Noise from Cameras is obnoxious as HELL ! (Page 8): What is there to do about it but live with it? Do you think the White House, or any place else that has news conferences is going to...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

David in Dallas wrote:

I complained about this in a post several months ago. I was essentially told to shut up and live with it.

What is there to do about it but live with it? Do you think the White House, or any place else that has news conferences is going to see this thread and crack down on camera noise? They aren't going to tell photojournalists they all have to get quiet cameras.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

quixdraw wrote:

Actually - I set my Mirrorless cameras, all of which have a silent mode, to have a shutter sound. It amuses me, and I take photos only for pleasure.

The first thing I do with every camera is to turn sound OFF.
I can see what is happening - I do not want to hear it.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

JohnSwanda wrote:

What is there to do about it but live with it? Do you think the White House, or any place else that has news conferences is going to see this thread and crack down on camera noise? They aren't going to tell photojournalists they all have to get quiet cameras.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

JohnSwanda wrote:

What is there to do about it but live with it? Do you think the White House, or any place else that has news conferences is going to see this thread and crack down on camera noise? They aren't going to tell photojournalists they all have to get quiet cameras.

I get some minor satisfaction by making my feelings known. This is a discussion board, after all.

Quixdraw Loc: x

Not a lot different than hearing the Click of the safety going off on a fine rifle. What you are used to -different strokes...

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

hassighedgehog wrote:

Besides, you need to have that satisfying click to know the shot was actually taken. (: (:

SOME kind of indication!.

Stemma Loc: Lancaster, PA

boberic wrote:

It's noisy because of the film winder.

You think they're still using film!?

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

JohnSwanda wrote:

What is there to do about it but live with it? Do you think the White House, or any place else that has news conferences is going to see this thread and crack down on camera noise? They aren't going to tell photojournalists they all have to get quiet cameras.

Annoying camera sounds on broadcasts indicate either the noise doesn't bother the director, or they do and he hopes they will bother the viewing audience, too. He decides who gets the audio at the event and how the levels are treated. Even if he doesn't care about sound, the same decisions are either delegated or left to chance. It has nothing to do with cameras. Poor audio will always be around long after all the cameras go silent.

bylinecl

Can't speak for all courtrooms, as I've only reported in Orange County and Los Angeles County, California. In these jurisdictions, limiting or allowing cameras in the courtroom are strictly the presiding judge's domain. For years several judges only allowed Leica's, or mirrorless cameras because of the noise issue.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

TriX wrote:

Because they have electronically operated MECHANICAL shutters.

The flopping mirror is the loudest part ....

rcarol

rmalarz wrote:

My 69 year old Leica IIIf is quite quiet, even to someone with excellent hearing.
--Bob

Leica probably had the quietest shutter that I have "never" heard.

Tomfl101 Loc: Mount Airy, MD

I do a fair amount of conference photography as a paid pro. My goal is to get the best possible expression from the speakers. Taking single shots will rarely result in a pleasing expression of someone continuously speaking. It usually takes a dozen or so exposures to find peak-quality images for submission. I’m sure the press will also use the worst possible image sometimes in order to embarrass the speaker, but for the most part they are looking to make the subject and therefore the photographer look good.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

quixdraw wrote:

Not a lot different than hearing the Click of the safety going off on a fine rifle. What you are used to -different strokes...

I always do my safety silently in order to not give my position away.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Longshadow wrote:

SOME kind of indication!.

My mirrorless flashes a little red dot when you make an exposure with the silent electronic shutter. (And yes, it is REALLY silent. I do hear the AF motor and the diaphragm stopping down, but no other mechanical parts.)

It came in handy when photographing a play my son acted in a couple of years ago.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

burkphoto wrote:

My mirrorless flashes a little red dot when you make an exposure with the silent electronic shutter. (And yes, it is REALLY silent. I do hear the AF motor and the diaphragm stopping down, but no other mechanical parts.)

It came in handy when photographing a play my son acted in a couple of years ago.

I use my Pentax Q-7 at times when silence will be appreciated {and I won't be evicted}.
Yes, it has only a 1/1.7" sensor, but it takes adequate photos in that setting, and it does unfailingly take photo when I press shutter button, so in actual practice I don't worry about captures until I get home.