Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Rick Womer
Compared to my PZ-1, PZ-1p, and (especially) Super Programs, the istD shutter noise is a whisper. I have shot chamber music recitals with the PZ-1p without disturbing anyone, so comparing the istD and istDS noise is rather like comparing the noise of a fly fart and a flea sneeze. Rick --- Lucas

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread John Bailey
Rick and Lucas, Thanks for the replies. I noticed that in the reviews that the istD did not sound the same. And that the tests were done in a very empty sounding room. (a lab maybe?) The review tests are really frame rate tests against the std C/N cameras. I agree that my film slrs are louder

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Others on the list compared the photos I presented of the DS mirror box and the D mirror box. There is a structural difference and, playing with the two cameras in the shop, they have a different timbre to the noise they make. I sometimes think the DS makes a loud and clattery sound, but

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Shel Belinkoff
A few days ago I was in my favorite tea house in which there's a small, horseshoe-shaped counter around which a few people, including myself, were sitting. I fired off a few shots with the DS and no one around the counter seemed to hear or take notice. It was surprising how unobtrusive the

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread E.R.N. Reed
Rick Womer wrote: Compared to my PZ-1, PZ-1p, and (especially) Super Programs, the istD shutter noise is a whisper. And as to the LX ... much as I love my LX ...

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
E.R.N. Reed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And as to the LX ... much as I love my LX ... Now that you say so, is it correct that the shutter noise/mirror slap of my LX is way stronger than that of my MX? Ralf -- Ralf R. Radermacher - DL9KCG - Köln/Cologne, Germany private homepage:

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-30 Thread Aaron Reynolds
On Mar 30, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: Now that you say so, is it correct that the shutter noise/mirror slap of my LX is way stronger than that of my MX? I would say so. My LX is much louder than my ME Super. -Aaron

istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-29 Thread John Bailey
I apologize if this has this been asked before! :^) How does the istD shutter release sound compared to the istDS/DS2? Is the istD quieter and of a lower frequency? Thanks, John

Re: istDS and istD shutter release sound?

2006-03-29 Thread Lucas Rijnders
Op Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:53:04 +0200 schreef John Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I apologize if this has this been asked before! :^) How does the istD shutter release sound compared to the istDS/DS2? Is the istD quieter and of a lower frequency? Dpreview.com includes a sound recording of the