Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
So which are the quietest Leicas? I did some searching and the shutter of the Leica Minolta CL was very modest and the Cannonet GIII A was even less.Hi Asher:
The lens was an older Pre-Aspheric 50 Summilux and is not coded, and I do not generally bother with the IR filters. As for noise, none of the M cameras are really all that much quieter than the 5D; almost any P&S or 4/3rds camera is better than the M8 on the noise front. However, for whatever reasons, the M8 is clearly not perceived as intrusive and draws a lot less attention in general than a DSLR.
Cheers,
I'd like a camera with a great lens which is even quieter.
I think that some digicams can have the generated sound switched off but one is still left with the real shutter noise after that.
One needs the quietest shutter with the fastest lenses and the highest usable ISO as the performances are not well lit!
Maybe the M8 is sufficient for this task, but I'd go to a more stealthy film camera (or digicam) if it was better as the number of pictures one needs is low. This is a very slow methodical way of shooting. So film is not expensive.
Asher