On the K10, the telling comparison is a conventional shutter release versus using the 2-sec delay. The latter makes it clear that the mirror and reset mechanisms are contributing most of the noise.
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sat, 7/18/09, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: K20 Shutter noise. > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> > Date: Saturday, July 18, 2009, 12:30 PM > Bertil, > Saying 'click versus clamor' is an excellent comparison of > K-7 vs K20. > I don't think it's as much mirror as shutter on the K20. > On the K-7, the sound includes some lower register notes. > I think they are coming from the mirror box. > Overall, the K-7 is quieter and sounds more damped. > Regards, Bob S. > > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Bertil > Holmberg<bertilholmb...@telia.com> > wrote: > > The K-7 shutter is quiet. It is also fast which > perhaps may reduce the > > percieved sound too. > > > > Try to say the words "click" and "clamour" in the same > voice and you see > > what I mean ;-) > > > > However, what we are noticing is not really the > shutter but the mirror > > mechanism, isn't it? > > > > Bertil > > > > 18 jul 2009 kl. 12:41 skrev pdml-requ...@pdml.net: > > > >> Probably came from the same people who say the out > of camera jpeg's are to > >> soft. > >> > >> I find the shutter noise on my K10D is quiet > enough, and the jpegs > >> sharp. I have to do a lot more work on the D200 > ones. > >> > >> Maybe send these reviewers an SF-1 and or a 6x7 to > compare. > >> > >> Dave > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM, P. J. > >> Alling<webstertwenty...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm getting a bit tired of reading all these > reviews of how noisy the K20 > >>> shutter is. ?Last night I was at an event > where there were a couple of > >>> other > >>> photographers with their DSLR of choice, a > Nikon D90 user and a Sony > >>> user, > >>> (I think he was using an A100, it had two > dials, on either side of the > >>> prism > >>> anyway), both commented favorably on how quiet > the shutter was on the > >>> K20. > >>> ?I don't know what the reviewers are comparing > the K20 shutter noise to > >>> but > >>> it sure isn't other real world DSLRs. > >> > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
