To my ear it's quiet. However you may think differently. I don't find the Ds to be louder than the D just different. The sound is higher pitched so it carries more.
Fernando wrote: > The other thing that I like from the *ist D is the mirror slap noise, > compared to the one of the *ist DS (and I'm assuming that the same > applies to the KxxD series) the latter is much louder, more intrusive > for candid photography (for what I use the *ist D, low light candid > photos with fast lenses) I also could swear that I can handhold slight > slower shutter speeds with the D (no SR obviously) but I have no > proof. The K10D mirror noise is also rather quiet (according to my > standards) but the body is larger. The *istD with the two pancakes I > have (and with the 43LTD) is such a pleasure to handle, as is the K10D > with zooms and bigger lenses; I would buy an ist D updated with the > K20D sensor, no SR, but I know is not going to come, the market has > spoken and I understand that this type of camera would not appeal to a > mass market (yeah I know about the entry level ones, I'm talking about > a semipro camera, with hyperprogram, lots of knobs and switches, etc. > a la *ist D) > > BTW Somebody knows how loud is the Oly E-420 mirror slap? > > > On 6/19/08, Lucas Rijnders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Op Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:09:11 +0200 schreef P. J. Alling >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>> The specifications say so. It's larger than the K100D which was larger >>> than the *ist-D, (When I tried one out it was comfortable to hold >>> though). >>> >> O.k. I *really* liked the small Olympus (E-420?) from the pictures, so I'm >> with Mark and Feranando. >> >> >>> Lucas Rijnders wrote: >>> >>>> Op Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:50:25 +0200 schreef Mark Roberts >>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Heck, if Pentax made a 10MP camera the size of the ist-D or DS I'd be >>>>> quite interested. >>>>> >>>> Is the K-200D that much larger? >>>> >> -- >> Ciao, Lucas >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
