Rob-F
Likes Leicas
After owning an M3 and an M4P two of the biggest disappointments with the M8 when I bought it were the unsophisticated sound of its shutter when actuated and the teeny, tiny viewfinder magnification. I thought I could get used to these but really never did. It was the viewfinder issue that caused me to sell it in the end as my eyes grew older, but the shutter sound still annoyed me. Imagine buying a Mercedes car and finding its exhaust sounded like a 1950s Volkswagen. It was that kind of "cringe" feeling (even if no one else noticed.)
I guess there might be an optimum amount of clacking and clunking. I agree there is such a thing as too much of it. My Nikon FE2s clack, although there is no clunking. The fast CLACKLE when I press the shutter, tells me I have a picture, and that I got my picture quickly and for sure. I sold both my my Leica SLRs because, even after DAG tried to improve them, I couldn't get that satisfying feeling. They seemed lazy and slow. Instead of a clean click, I got something like, ahh, whoosh glukkle. I could tell the camera had operated, bjut the mirror was up just a little too long, leaving me agnostic as to what might have taken place out there in the world during the time I'd been deprived of my vision. The Leica's leisurely approach to exposing a frame, was no doubt intended to avoid mirror slap. But I never ever lost a shot to mirror slap, with any Nikon.I always liked the feel and sound of the Leica M3, M2 and M4 shutters, especially when fitted with one of Tom A's mini-softies. My M6 TTL doesn't feel/sound the same, and that's a shame.
The one camera that I've had for over thirty years, and rarely get's used, is a Nikon FM-2N, and the sole reason is I can't stand the sound and feel of that shutter. It clacks and clunks like a cheap camera that's about to die. Works perfectly, spot on shutter accuracy, FFD is perfect, but it just sounds and feels like crap to use. So yeah, I agree with the guy in the video. It's not just things need to work, they need to feel and sound good too, for consumers to desire them.
Best,
-Tim
Leica M, that's another matter entirely. Except for the M5, which took too long to get the meter stick out of there, I press the button, and click and I know I have a picture.
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