Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M sound levels (was M4-P opinions)
From: "Mikiro M" <arbos3@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 20:05:21 CET

Ben T wrote:
>I swear, my M4-P was "definitely" louder than my M6HM.  There's no
>question in my mind.

Ben, I believe what you say. :-)
A friend of mine recently had his M4 overhauled, and it returned with a 
new shutter membrane (I heard it is made of material similar to that for 
parachute.  Is it true?).  He tells me the shutter sound has changed 
very much: less harsh and quieter than that of his M6.  The repairman 
told him that old and worn shutter membrane gives noisy sound.

Allow me to be meticulous.;-)  I have two M6 (classic).  Their numbers 
are both over 2000000.  To my ear, one gives louder and more harsh sound 
(which I dislike) than the other.  My wife did not believe it, so we did 
a test.  I had her make a shutter sound, and I listened with my eyes 
closed.  I could tell which of the two she used in nine out of ten.  I 
have to admit that it is hard when the shutter is faster than 1/250.

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Mikiro
Strasbourg, Europe
http://members.tripod.com/arbos3/cigogne/index.html


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