RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - What are your quietest cameras?

["bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

But the problem here is that you've put together that list of cameras
assuming that the most important criterion is lack of noise. None of
those cameras, other than perhaps the Canon and the Rollei 35, is
vaguely comparable in terms of features and usefulness under different
photographic circumstances. Do you need 2 1/4, or 35? Do you need
interchangeable lenses, or will fixed lens do? Do you have a hand-held
meter, or do you want a built in? Do you need to use a focusable wide
angle?  I don't want to use a Mamyia 7 when what I need is an M6. And
this really gets to my point - silence is not, except under very special
circumstances, as much of an issue as we think it is, and it is
certainly less of an issue than the things I've mentioned above....

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of JP M
Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 12:51 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - What are
your quietest cameras?


The M6 certaintly is a quiet camera, much more
stealthy than any reflex I've ever owned.
However, if near silence were the major criteria by
which I was choosing what camera to use, well here's
my list in decending order of "quiet-ness":
1.  Mamiya 6
2.  Rolleiflex 2.8F
3.  Canon QL-17
3.  Rollei 35S
4.  IIIf
5.  M6
- --- Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> B.D.,
> 
> > Yes, the unobtrusiveness of the Ms is great. But
> first off, they are not
> > nearly as silent as we think they are. Yes, if
> there is any kind of
> > background noise, the "click" disappears - but so
> does the whine of a
> > single SLR.
> 
> Having photographed many young children for quite a
> few years now, I find
> that ANY of the SLRs I have used can be very
> distracting, and the M never,
> and I mean never, gets noticed when I take the
> picture.  I can see, at best,
> a little flinch subsequent to the firing of the SLR,
> but never see that with
> the Leica.  Of course, this is very situation
> dependant...at a kid's
> birthday party, you could shoot with a Howitzer, and
> not be noticed.
> 
> > Second, what is really important is the way the
> photographer works, the
> > way he or she relates to the subject, and not the
> decibel level of the
> > camera."
> 
> Hum.  That's true in some, but not all, situations.
> In fact, with the M,
> I've had some people actually ask if I've taken the
> picture!  I never get
> that with any of the SLRs I have!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin
> 
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