>> Heck, can I get into this thread? If I recall correctly, the one >> of the accessories available for the Canon F! was a sound blimp.
> Why not a blimped LX? Pentax makes one. Fits over your arm to the > elbow, and snugs up to the lens front. Was in an LX brochure I've > seen, or have. I've got one of these critters that I bought used (and pretty beat up, too, but just how often do you see one of these that you can afford to be choosy, but I digress...). It does go down your arm, but only a little past your wrist. There's enough room inside for an LX and a winder (although if I'm trying to minimize noise, I would try to avoid using the winder). It does deaden the sound somewhat, but I think a naked ME Super is still quieter than a "gloved" LX - <g>. By the way, although it is usually shown emphasizing its use with an LX in the typical Pentax "Lenses and Accessories" catalog, it also fits other bodies, too - in fact, I have an old Pentax Dealer Catalog from 1982 that describes it as a "Blimp Case MX LX". Another useful gadget for enclosing the ME Super (or any other M body) is the Short Soft Case ME/MX. (I understand that Pentax made a Short Soft Case for the K bodies, too, but I haven't seen one myself.) Unlike the Blimp, it doesn't surround your hand - it goes only around the body (without winder). It has a flap that unsnaps to let you wind the film and to operate the exposure and shutter controls (which, of course, does present a bit of a "sound leak" area), and it has a "gasketed" round opening in front for the tail end of a lens to pass through (like with the Blimp). So, you take your super quiet ME Super, put it inside a Short Soft Case ME/MX, and you can then be accused of acoustically "gilding the lily" (but you ~won't~ be accused of making much noise - <g>). Actually, even putting just the bottom half of an eveready case on a body helps a little bit with sound attenuation. However, the Short Soft Case provides a fairly elegant modest improvement over that, and the Blimp Case provides a somewhat ungainly small further improvement over the Short Soft Case. Fred - 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 .
