Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michiel, Too electronic for my taste... Nathan Michiel Fokkema wrote: > > 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. > >> > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 Photo site: http://www.wajsmanphoto.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html