RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-)

[Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>]

Probably on Solms Payroll !  :)

if not does he want to join LUG?

ernie


At 10:12 AM 1/28/03 -0600, you wrote:
>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
> >
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