[Leica] Re: replacement for M8 shutter?

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

At my retirement party 2 weeks ago, I had my office partner use my M8 to 
shoot photos for me.  Over the 3 hour period I found that I could not hear 
the camera shutter sound unless I listened very closely, and then it was 
just a low level click.  The room was not sound deadened nor were there any 
other loud noises to mask the noise of the camera.  He also shot with his 
Canon SLR, which was readily noticeable for sound.  he noise is noticeable 
to the person taking the pictures, but that is because your ear is right up 
against the camera.  Unless the shutter of my M8 dies, or I somehow smash 
the LCD, there are currently no scratches on it after one year, I will not 
be purchasing this first upgrade.

By the way the AWB with the new firmware is so far dead on.

Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com>
>
> At 6:31 PM -0600 1/31/08, David Keenan wrote:
> >I have to say that I am impressed if not surprised that Leica is listening
> >to and defacto acknowledging that those of use who griped about the 
> >shutter
> >sound (and refuse to own an M8 because of it) were actually right all 
> >along.
> >
> >The new sound is more quiet but still sounds a bit clacky -- more like an
> >R-D1 then an M film camera. But still it is an improvement. I'd have to 
> >hold
> >and listen to a modified M8 before deciding how successful this update 
> >would
> >be for me.
> >
> >>Yes
> >
> >>>Is that really what Leica is talking about? A physical replacement of 
> >>>the
> >>>existing clap-trap shutter with something more "M-like"?
> >
> >Dave.
> 
> 
> 
> Yes, I recall your many posts on how you were very disappointed with 
> the M8, mostly because of the sound. This is apparently of the utmost 
> importance to you. So be it. Check it out.
> 
> I would prefer to have a camera that makes no more sound than a 
> digital P&S when you turn the beeps off; that's a lot quieter than an 
> M3 with a couple of hundred thousand frames under its Vulcanite. Very 
> occasionally I shoot under circumstances where the sound of a shutter 
> might bother someone and then I reach for a leaf shutter camera 
> (except for a SWC - what a racket!) or recently, an aforementioned 
> digital P&S. But 99.9% of the time it doesn't matter to me, and it 
> doesn't matter to the people around me. I'm holding this black metal 
> lump up to my face; that's noticeable, and people will see that. 
> They'll associate the sound with the camera, and that's reasonable 
> but it's at the very periphery of their attention.
> 
> If I jump up and down, and curse the sound of the camera - that's 
> _very_ noticeable.
> 
> As it is, I'll jump up and down a bit and curse the cost of the 
> upgrade, but not very much since I'll just forego the expense.
> 
> -- 
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