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Leica M shutter noise
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iml
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The quietest camera I own is the Ricoh GR-D. The Epson R-D1 is noisier, but not noisy enough to ever be a problem, and I do a lot of close-quarters street photography with it. I think the number of photographers for whom a deadly quiet shutter is a frequent necessity must be very small indeed, although it seems to get no end of discussion on internet forums for some reason. FWIW my DSLR is a Canon 300D, and the shutter on that is pretty quiet too.
Ian
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danielnorton
Daniel Norton
I'll have to agree with the point that once you use a Leica, you become obsessed with owning one. I haven't made the purchase yet, but an m6 or m7 is definitely in my future. That being said, my quietest camera is the Konica Hexar AF - in normal mode it's quieter than the Leicas, and in silent mode it is REALLY silent.
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HuubL
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Of my three M4s (well actually two M4s and an MDa) the MDa is definitely the quitest. It's also the smoothest, slickest of all the cameras I have (click signature below). Its film transport, shutter cocking, release, everything is just wonderful to experience.
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FrankS
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Huub, that's an impressive and ecclectic RF collection: Leica (M and screw), Canon, and Nikon S2!
HuubL
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Thanks,
Magus, as Frank said, it's an S2 (SP is on my wishlist, but I'm afraid that will be a very long-time wishlist). The S2 is very smooth also. The sound is different. Clearly more Tjwapp ;-)) and noisier than the Leicas.
Magus, as Frank said, it's an S2 (SP is on my wishlist, but I'm afraid that will be a very long-time wishlist). The S2 is very smooth also. The sound is different. Clearly more Tjwapp ;-)) and noisier than the Leicas.
