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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: quiet (WAS: Bessa R2)
From: Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl>
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 07:39:46 +0100
References: <00a201c3ec24$e16f6e60$6501a8c0@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <40231FD4.612F3D7A@chello.nl>

Konica hexar in silent mode. You can hardly hear the shutter yourself.

Best regards,

Michiel Fokkema

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I do sometimes wish my Bessa R2 were quieter. I use it as my "fast film"
> camera, and during a recent childrens musical performance I was shooting
> relatively close to the stage. During quiet passages in the music the
> shutter was decidedly audible, so I refrained from shooting then. But in
> general, the shutter noise does not matter--mostly I shoot in low light
> in bars or on the street, where it is a non-issue.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> "B. D. Colen" wrote:
> 
>>Quite is GROSSLY over-rated. I, too, used to buy into the myth of quiet.
>>But I quickly discovered  that what matters is how the photographer
>>behaves, carries him or herself, and not the decibel level of the camera
>>- except in those settings where quite is specifically required.
>>
>>Best
>>B. D.
>>
> 
> 
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