Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Quiet wedding cameras
From: "Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@harbornet.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 22:54:53 -0700
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Used a Speed Graphic and a Linhof in the 50s and no one heard a thing.
Great cameras for weddings and especially for the formals.

Ted in Olalla

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From: "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Quiet wedding cameras


>
>
> > The quietest camera I've used to shoot a wedding was a twin lens
Mamiyaflex C2 with 65mm and 105mm lenses.
>
> For me, the ultimate in wedding quiet was and still is my baby Speed
Graphic, using the Compur shutter in the lens rather than the focal
plane shutter. Put a 120 roll-film back on that sucker and it's
unbelievably silent. And then if you want to make a lot of noise to let
people know that you're really taking their picture, you can use the
focal-plane shutter with a Grafmatic back.
>
> I used this in the 1960's when it wasn't even retro. Now it's
deliciously quaint and brides love it.
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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Other photographers at the wedding)
Message from Jim Brick <jim@brick.org> ([Leica] Re: Quiet wedding cameras)
Message from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] Re: Quiet wedding cameras)