Most of the noise comes from the mirror, Shel. The lens mechanism is fairly silent.
The shutter is
no more noisy than on a Leica.
--graywolf
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
>
> Perhaps I was a bit vague with my question, but the thought occurred
> to me today, while adapting a Pentax hood to a Leica lens, that a
> fully manual SLR in the style of a Leica might be an interesting
> concept. Imagine - no batteries, no functions to fiddle with, no
> built-in winder or unneeded electronics, no need for a mechanism to
> operate the lens diaphragm, but a beautiful viewfinder, a nice, quiet
> shutter, a well-damped and quiet mirror - something like a Leica with
> a pentaprism.
--
Tom Rittenhouse
Graywolf Photo
Charlotte, NC, USA
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