> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > they both sound like road-drills to me*. Surely motion picture cameras > > are quieter than this, at faster frame rates. Why do these have to be > > so loud? > > Maybe because the mirrors and shutters are bigger than motion picture > cameras? (of course it depends on the format. I've never heard an IMAX > camera running; then again, it is a bigger beast and may have some kind of > sound insulation?).
Sound insulation is common on movie cameras (and just about mandatory on anything large such as 70mm or Imax). I'm not sure how many are SLRs, either; the only ones I have used certainly weren't, and the shutter is a completely different sort of mechanism.
