FrankS
Registered User
On the manual and the electronic Bessas, the shutter blades are the same: 2 sets of metal multi-blades, so no (or very small) diff. in sound.
It is a Blue Moon, you know? 🙂back alley said:it's an historic day...i agree with both frank and bertram...
mackigator said:Ok, this thread has made me curious enough to record my camera's shutter sounds. I have a Voigtlander Bessa R2, a Konica Minolta Hexar RF, a Minolta CLE, an Olympus XA, and a Panasonic Lumix LX1 (digital point and shoot). See/hear the comparison by going to this URL:
http://www.clarkmackey.com
I'll leave it up for at least a few days.
mackigator said:Ok, this thread has made me curious enough to record the shutter sounds of my cameras. I have a Voigtlander Bessa R2, a Konica Minolta Hexar RF, a Minolta CLE, an Olympus XA, and a Panasonic Lumix LX1 (digital point and shoot). See/hear the comparison by going to this URL:
http://www.clarkmackey.com
I'll leave it up for at least a few days.
gareth said:Yes the Bessa is loud.
OurManInTangier said:However I have never been questioned, quizzed, threatened or caught because of the sound of my shutter firing, whereas there have been many times all of the above have happened simply because someone saw me put a camera to my eye.