Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] Re: shutter sounds
From: "David Kieltyka" <daverk@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:15:16 -0400

Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> wrote:

> Did anybody buy the Bessa-L to go with their 15mm lens? I did,
> thinking that I would like the fact that the exposure lights are
> visible on the back, making it possible to take sneaky, waist-
> level shots. Well, that shutter is loud!  KA-CHUNK!!  Maybe it's
> just compared to the M's that I'm used to, but it certainly isn't a
> sneaky shutter sound.

I picked up a Bessa-R along with the 15mm Heliar, figuring it would be nice
to have a second LTM body with rangefinder coupling to go with my IIIf and
Leitz LTM lenses. The shutter sure ain't quiet so I think stealth operation
is out. <g> It seems to be a decently made camera, though, and it handles
well with the accessory grip (which unfortunately doesn't provide for tripod
mounting).

- -Dave-