Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/25

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Subject: [Leica] a quick hello, now M 8.2
From: mingthein at gmail.com (Thein Onn Ming)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:46:48 +0800
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I'm sure it must be possible. The D3 syncs to 1/320, has an 8000 top  
speed and is actually extremely quiet - shoot one in mirror-up mode.  
The shutter is just a silent 'tic'. It's the mirror that makes all  
the noise...

Ming

On May 26, 2009, at 6:40 AM, Marty Deveney wrote:

> Flash is what Nikons are for.  It's not that I don't like flash with
> the M8 or 8.2, I simply never use a flash with a Leica M.  They have
> always been available light cameras for me and they always will be.
> When I travel, I don't take a flash - I have a Noctilux and fast film.
>    It would be nice if Leica could find a way to make the shutter
> quiet and have a 1/250 synch speed and a 1/8000 top shutter speed, but
> if that's not possible I'll take quiet over fast for my purposes.  I'm
> not doubting that it is a problem for some people, it just isn't for
> me.
>
> Marty

THEIN Onn Ming
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