[Leica] D700 the on going non Leica thread

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You want quiet? Get a Rollei 35S or a Konica Hexar AF.

Phil Forrest


On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:44:11 -0500
Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:

> Any quieter and Nikon would lose D3 sales. The D3 has the
> professional shutter so more dampening in the box, the D700 does not.
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> You want quiet? Get an M3. :)
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> Chris Williams
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> On Oct 24, 2010, at 10:40 PM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
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> > Jayanand,
> >
> > I do not like the weight, but I also do not like my cameras
> > sounding like a canon going off.  The D700 would scare a heard of
> > buffalo off.  The D3 is no heavier than the DMR, and a whole lot
> > quieter than the D700.  Since I use my DMR for longer lenses
> > anyway, weight is not really a factor.  The D700 is a nice camera,
> > but they could have made it a bit quieter.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gene
> >
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