[Leica] Re: replacement for M8 shutter?

[henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff)]

At 6:31 PM -0600 1/31/08, David Keenan wrote:
>I have to say that I am impressed if not surprised that Leica is listening
>to and defacto acknowledging that those of use who griped about the shutter
>sound (and refuse to own an M8 because of it) were actually right all along.
>
>The new sound is more quiet but still sounds a bit clacky -- more like an
>R-D1 then an M film camera. But still it is an improvement. I'd have to hold
>and listen to a modified M8 before deciding how successful this update would
>be for me.
>
>>Yes
>
>>>Is that really what Leica is talking about? A physical replacement of the
>>>existing clap-trap shutter with something more "M-like"?
>
>Dave.



Yes, I recall your many posts on how you were very disappointed with 
the M8, mostly because of the sound. This is apparently of the utmost 
importance to you. So be it. Check it out.

I would prefer to have a camera that makes no more sound than a 
digital P&S when you turn the beeps off; that's a lot quieter than an 
M3 with a couple of hundred thousand frames under its Vulcanite. Very 
occasionally I shoot under circumstances where the sound of a shutter 
might bother someone and then I reach for a leaf shutter camera 
(except for a SWC - what a racket!) or recently, an aforementioned 
digital P&S. But 99.9% of the time it doesn't matter to me, and it 
doesn't matter to the people around me. I'm holding this black metal 
lump up to my face; that's noticeable, and people will see that. 
They'll associate the sound with the camera, and that's reasonable 
but it's at the very periphery of their attention.

If I jump up and down, and curse the sound of the camera - that's 
_very_ noticeable.

As it is, I'll jump up and down a bit and curse the cost of the 
upgrade, but not very much since I'll just forego the expense.

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