Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/28

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-)
From: "Wesson, Leo W" <LWWesson@pier1.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:12:35 -0600

B.D.

 I recently shot a wedding in a church in Dallas where the minister would only allow rangefinder cameras without motordrives to be used during the ceremony!

Leo

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> From: 	Austin Franklin
> Reply To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Sent: 	Tuesday, January 28, 2003 9:51 AM
> To: 	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: 	RE: [Leica] Is the issue of camera noise over-rated? - Talk amongst yourselves...:-)
> 
> B.D.,
> 
> > Yes, the unobtrusiveness of the Ms is great. But first off, they are not
> > nearly as silent as we think they are. Yes, if there is any kind of
> > background noise, the "click" disappears - but so does the whine of a
> > single SLR.
> 
> Having photographed many young children for quite a few years now, I find
> that ANY of the SLRs I have used can be very distracting, and the M never,
> and I mean never, gets noticed when I take the picture.  I can see, at best,
> a little flinch subsequent to the firing of the SLR, but never see that with
> the Leica.  Of course, this is very situation dependant...at a kid's
> birthday party, you could shoot with a Howitzer, and not be noticed.
> 
> > Second, what is really important is the way the photographer works, the
> > way he or she relates to the subject, and not the decibel level of the
> > camera."
> 
> Hum.  That's true in some, but not all, situations.  In fact, with the M,
> I've had some people actually ask if I've taken the picture!  I never get
> that with any of the SLRs I have!
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Austin
> 
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