Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But Geoff, you did not address what is possibly the greatest positive aspect of the half-case ;-) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 22, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > John, I have the Luigi half case. Subjectively it does reduce the > shutter > recocking noise to my ears a little when holding the camera to my > face. I > have asked people sitting two seats from me at a school concert if > they > heard the shutter. They said no. I am still conscious of the noise > and don't > use it in quiet periods. > Some of the perception is certainly in the photogs head (in both > senses), > because the cameras is next to your head! Except for those concert > situations I have never been bothered by the operating noise nor been > noticed just because of the camera noise. That is different to the > action of > raising the camera and pointing it of course. That applies to any > camera. > No doubt you know there is an option to have a quieter shutter > installed in > the M8 and it is standard in the M8.2. Only in the M8.2 can you > control when > the shutter recocks after you take the shot though. Sadly an M8.2 > here is > almost twice the current (discounted) price of the M8! > > By the way people very often assume I have an 'old fashioned ' > camera due to > the leather case and strap. > > 2009/2/23 John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> > >> The other day I was yet again trying out an M8 and I wondered if >> anyone has >> used an M8 with one of Luigi's half cases. My question is not if it >> drives >> the opposite sex into a frenzy of barely contained passion, no >> doubt a >> useful side effect, but whether it helps dampen the noise. >> >> I distressed the camera sales person no end but waving the camera >> about >> while shooting -- even held it behind my back. The noise is really >> only >> objectionable to the shooter. Held away and its just fine. Short of >> waiting >> for my hearing to fail as my eyesight already has, I was hoping the >> half >> leather case might take the edge off a bit. >> >> Regards, >> >> John >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'She looks like an angel moving too fast for its glory' > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information