Hi,
this happens with my Contax RXs too. The ping seems to depend on which
lens is on the body. For instance, the 35/1.4 pings like a u-boat, but
the 50/1.4 doesn't. The ping tone varies from body to body aswell.
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Bob
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Tuesday, June 19, 2001, 2:57:50 PM, you wrote:
> As you may recall, I have several LX, and the newer ones seem
> to be quieter than the older cameras. The earlier bodies
> exhibit a somewhat loud "ping" when the shutter is tripped.
> The new one is much quieter, with a more substantial "thunk"
> when tripping the shutter. Some have said that the sound of
> the older shutter sometimes changes when the camera has been
> CLAed.
> Last week I noticed something very odd. My newest LX (which I
> purchased brand new about a year ago) made a pinging sound
> just like the oldest LX. This, of course, upset me greatly,
> as I thought something was amiss, or that, when changing
> focussing screens, I'd done some damage. However, when the
> lens was removed, the camera sounded just like it did when
> new. I played around with different lenses, and with some the
> camera sounded louder and produced the "ping" I mentioned
> earlier. With other lenses the camera produced that nice,
> quiet, solid "thunk".
> You might want to see if your camera, which I believe is an
> older one, behaves similarly.
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