Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy it! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
Gene51
Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
wide2tele wrote:
Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy it! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
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I relish the quiet serenity of my sojourns into the natural world, blending in and not drawing attention to myself. This is absolutely disrupted by the focus confirmation beep either on my camera or any cameras around me. I have learned to look for focus confirmation AND focus tracking by looking at the viewfinder indicators. When possible I use my mirrorless camera with all sounds turned off. And I stay away from other amateurs that insist on using the beep.
So, to answer your question, I don't beep.
I exist… It does not beep… I killed it, so I must be dead too…
I might be deaf too, who knows…
no beep for me, i quite like the silence
wide2tele wrote:
Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy i t! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
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I do not like the beep.
I look at focus confirmation in the viewfinder.
C’mon someone must beep???
I’m going to go stand next to the first serious looking photographer I see and start focusing all over the place to see what happens.
I might put it on YouTube.
wide2tele wrote:
Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy it! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
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No beep or fake shutter sound but I do love real shutter and mirror sound and I do miss the motor drive film winding sound. But please no fake sound or beep.
DirtFarmer
Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
I find the beep intrusive.
However, I have been living with the mirror slap since my first SLR around 1955.
wide2tele wrote:
Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy it! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
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Answers so far have been interesting. Personally, though, I find that there is plenty of information to monitor in the viewfinder, so I choose to enable audible focus confirmation. If I find myself in a situation where the beep is a distraction, I simply switch to continuous AF, which immediately solves the problem, since that mode does not provide audio focus confirmation. That approach has yet to fail me in 15 years of digital shooting, although I have forgotten to switch back a couple of times.
wide2tele wrote:
C’mon someone must beep???
Some of them are definitely beeping, they just don't want to admit it!
wide2tele wrote:
Once upon a time, photography was associated with the really cool sound of a motor driven film camera advancing the film. Then, digital photography came along and took that cool sound away.
Photography can still sound pretty cool in a studio environment with a bunch of studio lights all firing. Unfortunately, it's not a sound all photographers get to experience.
So what sounds are left? Well...we have the autofocus confirmation beep! Now, the beep has often been regarded as "not professional" and some photographers will cringe if they hear it.
There are also times we do need the camera to be silent but there are also many times we do not.
The beep is actually a helpful sound to inform you focus has been achieved. It really doesn't deserve to have the poor reputation it does as it can be a helpful tool.
I have decided I really like the confirmation beep sound on my Nikon D200 and it's quite cute. I'm going to turn it on and enjoy it! With our fun sounds being taken away and with mirrorless cameras looking like they will soon remove the majority of sounds from photography, I'm making the most of what is left. I am going to shoot with the autofocus confirmation beep on.
Do you beep or not beep?
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I beep.
I also like checking the last shot on occasion, IDGAS what others think.
Regarded as "not professional", by whom, a bunch of people on their high horses?
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
Beeping may be meaningful for and older camera like the D200, but current cameras acquire focus so fast that it seems superfluous. I mostly use the electronic shutter, beeping off. I love the silent experience of image-making.
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