On Mar 13, 2011, at 9:51 PM, John Francis wrote: > > It's noisier on a DSLR for several reasons. For one thing, > everything happens fast - much faster than in those older all- > mechanical bodies, with a fastest shutter speed of 1/1000s. > The faster you operate any machine, the noisier it usually is. > Plus the re-arming happens as part of the exposure; you don't > have the option of splitting exposure and re-cocking into two > separate parts, and doing the second part slowly and quietly. > And, finally, not only does everything happen fast - you've > also got extra noise from the electric motors doing the work.
All of which makes the K-5, which is nearly silent, an outstanding technical achievement. Paul > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.