On 24 Apr 2002 at 19:54, Tonghang Zhou wrote: > Nothing beats a range finder for the quietness, an advantage of Leica.
Have a listen to the leaf shutter on a Mamiya 7 :-) > The LX's shutter has this distinctive ping in it unlike any other > camera I know. Perhaps the shutter spring is a bit strong. I don't > think the mirror is loud. Later LX containing the re-designed shutter mechanism seem to have lost the ping. > But the black LX with grip B is just the coolist looking camera you ever > see. The famed Nikon F3 doesn't come close. I put a K35/3.5 on my LX > with the Nikon HN-2 black metal hood. It's the daintiest thing. > And very very functional, and very very reliable. The wooden grips for the LX are way cooler than the Grip B, they should start flowing soon :-) http://www.home.aone.net.au/audiobias/ I love the look, feel and robustness of the old Tak 28f3.5 hood on my A28f2 and LX. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
