The quietest SLR

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For me the biggest difference between SLRs and rangefinders isn't so much the viewfinder, but the sound and mirror slap.

So what in your opinion is the most discreet SLR that you've used?
 
Even though it has a motor advance, the Contax Aria is very descreetly quiet.
The mirror is barely noticable. Same for the Contax RX.
Mechanical Cameras I would say th OM's are as quiet as the get.
Still I would choose an Aria or RX. The shutter/mirror slap is inpercevable from the slight sound of the advance.
My 2c.
 
It currently resides in the cupboard but my Sigma SD1M has the quietest shutter I've heard in an SLR or DSLR. How they made it so quiet I'm not sure but it makes about the same amount of sound as my M2 ... possibly less!
 
This one is easy to answer -- the Canon EOS 7e had whisper quiet shutter and an effectively silent motor wind and rewind. Paired with a silent focusing lens, it is quite a combination. I love it with my Sigma 35mm Art.
 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kshapero/5960666971/in/set-72157627398361115

A Rangefinered F? My friend, Pete Smith, turned my shutter button into a two step process. First step takes the shot, then the second punch on the shutter button slaps the mirror. This allows me to, 1. Make my shot almost totally silent and 2. there is virtually no vibration, allowing me to shot at 1/15 or even 1/8 of a second without shake. After that I just press the shutter button again to allow me to advance the shot. Voila it really works very nicely. Of course I can always just shot the old fashion way by pressing the shutter button a little harder for the full deal. Cool?
 
kshapero said:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kshapero/5960666971/in/set-72157627398361115

A Rangefinered F? My friend, Pete Smith, turned my shutter button into a two step process. First step takes the shot, then the second punch on the shutter button slaps the mirror. This allows me to, 1. Make my shot almost totally silent and 2. there is virtually no vibration, allowing me to shot at 1/15 or even 1/8 of a second without shake. After that I just press the shutter button again to allow me to advance the shot. Voila it really works very nicely. Of course I can always just shot the old fashion way by pressing the shutter button a little harder for the full deal. Cool?
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So the first press lifts the mirror and trips the shutter, then the second returns the mirror?
 
Haven't tried all the models mentioned but the quietest SLR I have personally used is an Exa (original model) at it's 1/25 sec. shutter setting. The higher shutter speeds on that camera make more noise but 1/25 is very quiet.
 
In my collection the quietest SLRs are an Exa, a Miranda D, and an Edixa Reflex (without intstant mirror return). None of these cameras is any louder than an RF with a focal plane shutter. I remember the Canon Pellix being very quiet too, but I haven't seen one in about ten years so I can't test this.
 
photomoof said:
It does not reduce vibration at all, it only makes the F mirror slap not be part of the photo.

To reduce vibration the mod must add a button to pre-release the mirror, as was done on F as the "Questar" modification.

http://www.pacificrimcamera.com/pp/nikon/fcel.htm



Pete could do the Questar mod, but sadly he has passed away. There is really no one else I would trust with an F.
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Sorry if I misunderstand, but this means it's a mirror lock up mode with a delayed mirror return?

My quietest SLR so far is the Contax RX, sound probably on par with an olympus stylus.
 
photomoof said:
It does not reduce vibration at all, it only makes the F mirror slap not be part of the photo.
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Well, that' exactly the ting I'm interested in. Care to explain how mirror down movement can be a part of the photo? I know nothing about Nikon F, but all slow motion videos of a dslr shutter/mirror movements I've seen show that mirror down movement only starts when shutter is fully closed. So, how can mirror slap be a part of the photo?
 
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