Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Konica hexar in silent mode. You can hardly hear the shutter yourself. Best regards, Michiel Fokkema Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I do sometimes wish my Bessa R2 were quieter. I use it as my "fast film" > camera, and during a recent childrens musical performance I was shooting > relatively close to the stage. During quiet passages in the music the > shutter was decidedly audible, so I refrained from shooting then. But in > general, the shutter noise does not matter--mostly I shoot in low light > in bars or on the street, where it is a non-issue. > > Nathan > > "B. D. Colen" wrote: > >>Quite is GROSSLY over-rated. I, too, used to buy into the myth of quiet. >>But I quickly discovered that what matters is how the photographer >>behaves, carries him or herself, and not the decibel level of the camera >>- except in those settings where quite is specifically required. >> >>Best >>B. D. >> > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html