Re: how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-22 Thread Juey Chong Ong
Andre, Thanks for the suggestions. I might look into the materials you mentioned. Maybe a few layers of it will do the trick. --jc On Friday, Feb 20, 2004, at 14:09 America/New_York, Andre Langevin wrote: A solution is to make your own case, with some dampering material and duct tape.I b

Re: how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-22 Thread Juey Chong Ong
On Friday, Feb 20, 2004, at 14:48 America/New_York, Paul Stenquist wrote: Buy a Leica. Lol!!! I did thinking about asking whether I should buy a Leica, but I didn't want to add OT to the Subject: line. :-) --jc

Re: how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-20 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Good choice for stealth ... but, the KH has but the 35mm lens, iirc. No option for interchangeability. Fine if that one focal length is OK ... frank theriault wrote: > > Better yet, a Konica Hexar in stealth mode. Is there a quieter camera > around? Too bad it's been discontinued. > > >If t

Re: how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
Buy a Leica. Juey Chong Ong wrote: > I need some suggestions/solutions to reduce the shutter noise of the > *ist-D. > > I shot the Cleveland Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall last week. I > used a blimp supplied by our handler. It's a heavy padded cloth draped > over the camera to reduce noise.

Re: how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-20 Thread Andre Langevin
Is there anything else I can do, short of putting the camera into some unwieldy acoustic chamber? --jc A solution is to make your own case, with some dampering material and duct tape.I began one for an LX with Evazote 5mm but it is a bit too thick and does not damper enough. "B-quiet" is a

how to reduce *ist-D shutter noise?

2004-02-20 Thread Juey Chong Ong
I need some suggestions/solutions to reduce the shutter noise of the *ist-D. I shot the Cleveland Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall last week. I used a blimp supplied by our handler. It's a heavy padded cloth draped over the camera to reduce noise. I put my Polartec jacket over the camera als