sm23221 Posted March 8, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) It may have been discussed before but which M has the quietest shutter? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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giordano Posted March 8, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 8, 2011 Maybe this one: (On Thorsten Overgaard's Leica history pages) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 8, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 8, 2011 My subjective vote goes to the M7. Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 8, 2011 Share #4 Posted March 8, 2011 Sure? I like the M3. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 8, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 8, 2011 Assuming it is the same as the M2, yes definitely. I think it's something to do with being electronic. Regards, Bill 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 8, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 8, 2011 Hi The Barnacks tend to be noisier than the Ms. The Film Ms vary as much within a model, as they do between models. Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebidwell Posted March 8, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 8, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have to say the shutter on my M6 is so quiet I can hardly hear it !!!!!! But then I don't suppose it has anything to do with being a little hard of hearing would it ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 8, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 8, 2011 Pardon? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted March 8, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2011 In my experience they all make a slightly different sound - the M7 makes a quiet and harmonic 'thwock' sound, the M6 is a very slightly louder 'clack' (but still relatively quiet) and the M2 is a 'snick'. Of these I'd say the 'snick' of the M2 is marginally quietest of the bunch, but compared to the digital Ms they're all practically silent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 8, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 8, 2011 I would have said that the M7 was more of a "thwip" and the M2 a "thwidd". The MP appears to be louder than either - a sort of "THwidd". Of course at lower shutter speeds all of them sound like "thwisssssssstt" Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted March 8, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 8, 2011 I'd agree with Bill, the M7 is quietest especially At lower speeds when it's silent v mechanical whirring. Leica Ms aren't silent, a leaf shutter camera is as quiet as you can get. It's rather like the Rolls Royce ads that said the only noise you could hear when being driven in one was the ticking of the clock. They wouldn't get away with it now!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted March 8, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 8, 2011 Sorry, but shouldn't be TWOCK, THWIP and SCNIK be discussed in the collectible forum? Stefan ( to be on the safe side) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm23221 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share #13 Posted March 8, 2011 The sound varies noticeably within the same model? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted March 9, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 9, 2011 The sound varies noticeably within the same model? Yes, and the feelings of winding and shutter firing are all noticeably different. None of my M4 sounds the same. When I trigger the shutter, the "shutter feeling and travel" depends on model too. I think that those small differences come from these "hand adjusted M4" and number of replaced (or not) shutter modules. Arnaud Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomasis7 Posted March 9, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 9, 2011 strangely my m4 is quieter than m3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xmas Posted March 9, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 9, 2011 Yes, and the feelings of winding and shutter firing are all noticeably different.None of my M4 sounds the same. When I trigger the shutter, the "shutter feeling and travel" depends on model too. I think that those small differences come from these "hand adjusted M4" and number of replaced (or not) shutter modules. Arnaud Confirmed M2, M4 and M4-2 all have large difference, between individual models. Some of the audio is from the shutter brakes, which do wear a bit... and the spring tension can vary... M4-2 and later are not individually adjusted, for most parameters... Noel Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin_d Posted March 10, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2011 Just to round out the nomination list, the M5 . I can't really compare with the other Ms but I have read reviews saying this is so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 10, 2011 Share #18 Posted March 10, 2011 I'd just like to say that the M25 is about the noisiest; some of the sections are still concrete blocks... Regards, Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted March 10, 2011 Share #19 Posted March 10, 2011 I have an M4-P, an M6 TTL, and (soon to be sold) an M7. I agree with what others have said that the M7 seems to be (haven't actually measured it) a tiny bit quieter than the other ones and that each of them sounds a bit different. However, the more important point I'd like to make is that it doesn't make a difference in practice. The Ms are quiet enough to be missed in environments with a certain sound level like a busy street. But so are many other cameras. The shutter still makes noticeable sounds in relatively silent rooms, though, no matter which model you have. I would for example think that my old 35 RD is quieter. It still isn't so quiet that you can't hear it... I think the right word for the sound of cameras like the M is that they are "unobtrusive". If you dream of shooting others without being noticed, forget about it. However, if your goal is to take a few photos in a silent setting without getting on others' nerves, an M might do a better job than many SLRs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted March 13, 2011 Share #20 Posted March 13, 2011 The quietest camera I have ever heard is the Sigma DP1. It uses an electronic leaf shutter that makes the tiniest 'snck' sound, quieter than other digital compacts like the Canon G10 and S90, which are very quiet indeed. Its lens extension is louder. The Olympus XA2 has a twangy 'clickclick' by comparison, and my M7, while quiet, is still loud enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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