Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's a different answer to a different question - Obviously, if the minister says only rangefinders, then that's the equipment you use. Interestingly enough, about a year ago when I shot a wedding in a tiny, 200-year-old church with just my Ms - I was right up next to the altar - my daughter, who was assisting me and was sitting in the back of the church, told me she heard every single shot I took... :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Wesson, Leo W Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:13 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-) B.D. I recently shot a wedding in a church in Dallas where the minister would only allow rangefinder cameras without motordrives to be used during the ceremony! Leo > ---------- > From: Austin Franklin > Reply To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:51 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-) > > 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 > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html