Use mirror lockup. The KX is incredibly noisy with the mirror down, with
it up all I hear is a click when the shutter is 1/125-1/1000. As a matter
of fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the KX and K2 are both the noisiest and
quietest Pentaxes, depending on if the mirror is locked up or not :) As
for the motor advance, I don't know. The MZ series is pretty loud, but I
bet if you got one of those 5 fps MX or LX motor drives going, it would be
even louder.
BTW, I wonder what camera(s) they were using on that safari, as metallic
shutter sound they describe doesn't sound (hehe) like a newer camera.
Todd
At 11:32 AM 5/23/01 -0700, you wrote:
>I guess I won't be taking my K2DMD on African safari anytime soon.
>
>This brings up a good question:
>
>What is the quietest SLR Pentax makes?
>
>For shutter action?
>Powered film advance?
>
>
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