what is the greatest power winder noise...

alan doyle · Jun 14, 2009

please forgive the boys and toys nature of the question..

i was shooting today,i have a contax n1 a nikon f6 and a nikon f4s.
all the cameras have a very lovely positive fire and transport sound.
but the f4 i think makes the most perfect noise,a little brutal maybe but a sound that seems to instill confidence.the other thing that has surprised and impressed me about the f4 is it's backward and forward compatibility,with really old manual and modern autofocus lens.

Q.G. · Jun 15, 2009

The greatest power winder noise is that which you do not hear at all.
No power winder manages to be that quiet. Alas.

c.w. · Jun 15, 2009

I think the Hexar AF had an autowinder that was near silent (or, at least in silent mode) but i don't have one so i'm not sure (i'd like to though).

My Polaroid 232SL is pretty quiet. Or, at least when i'm using it it's quiet enough i can't hear it over "Who just took a picture?!"

xtolsniffer · Jun 15, 2009

Nikon FM2n and MD-11, noisy and just like the sound at the start of Duran Duran's 'girls on film'.

AlexG · Jun 15, 2009

alan doyle said:
please forgive the boys and toys nature of the question..

i was shooting today,i have a contax n1 a nikon f6 and a nikon f4s.
all the cameras have a very lovely positive fire and transport sound.
but the f4 i think makes the most perfect noise,a little brutal maybe but a sound that seems to instill confidence.the other thing that has surprised and impressed me about the f4 is it's backward and forward compatibility,with really old manual and modern autofocus lens.

I think the F4's winder sounds like a sick coughing cat. And it's not just my camera...they all sound like it (IMO)!

Anyways, my favorite winder sound has to be the Nikon F100. It sounds the way a :rolleyes:REAL:rolleyes: camera should sound like.

Also, any kind of medium format power winder sound make my ears happy. Especially the Bronica power winders. They sound like trains...quieter though, of course.

Edit: Does the Polaroid SX-70 film eject sound count? I get chills down my spine every time I hear one of things go off.

Christiaan Phleger · Jun 15, 2009

MD-4 running with a just off the charger MN-2 Ni-cad pack, lock the mirror up and let it fly. Truly awe inspiring, the tack-tack with that shutter is so sweet. The spring loaded snapback of the MD-12/11 is cool too, and is the 'Girls on Film' sound creator.

Java · Jun 15, 2009

Canon EOS 1 RS when set in RS mode, great sound but only lasts 3 1/2 seconds for a roll of film

alan doyle · Jun 15, 2009

AlexG said:
I think the F4's winder sounds like a sick coughing cat. And it's not just my camera...they all sound like it (IMO)!

i think you need too feed your cat some cream,maybe it does not like the chinese kodak ultra your giving it.
try some kodak solar flare patrol film,the cameras love it.

Rol_Lei Nut · Jun 15, 2009

The sound of a Leningrad firing (A Soviet 1950'-60's spring motor-driven Leica M semi-clone): The spring motor itself makes no noise, but the loud "Clack! Clock!" of the shutter cocking and firing sounds like a machine gun being loaded & cocked...
Enough to send people within hearing range dodging for cover!

Terrence Brennan · Jun 15, 2009

Motor drive sound

AlexG said:
I think the F4's winder sounds like a sick coughing cat. And it's not just my camera...they all sound like it (IMO)!

Anyways, my favorite winder sound has to be the Nikon F100. It sounds the way a :rolleyes:REAL:rolleyes: camera should sound like.

Also, any kind of medium format power winder sound make my ears happy. Especially the Bronica power winders. They sound like trains...quieter though, of course.

Edit: Does the Polaroid SX-70 film eject sound count? I get chills down my spine every time I hear one of things go off.

I can't say that I have ever heard any of those cameras, with the exception of the SX-70.

I own and use two Nikon Fs, with F-36 motors, and they make a "clack-whirr/squeel" sound when they trip. They command respect...at least from their owner!

Jeff Kubach · Jun 15, 2009

My motor drive on my Canon A-1 sounds pretty good to me.

Jeff

ic-racer · Jun 15, 2009

My Rollei SLX sounds pretty unique.

domaz · Jun 15, 2009

Too bad all these cameras were probably built before Brushless DC motors came into widespread use. These motors are basically silent. They are used in things like quiet computer fans- where the only sound you hear is from the movement of air.

Q.G. · Jun 15, 2009

But imagine that those fans would mesh with gears that mesh with other gears that [etc.]
It's not the motor alone.

mrred · Jun 15, 2009

If winders were supposed to be quiet, why do Digitals on TV sound like an F100 or my OM Winder 2? My D200 does sound kinda wimpy......

alan doyle · Jun 15, 2009

domaz said:
Too bad all these cameras were probably built before Brushless DC motors came into widespread use.

brushless motors,digital cameras konica hexar stealth we don't need these stinking things.
we want brutal full throttle analogue noise,the lovely sound of an estar base film shooting at 8 fps then jamming.thats what it's all about

Ken N · Jun 15, 2009

I love the sound of the Olympus MD2 on the OM-3Ti. 5 FPS of "snick, snick, snick, snick..." Quiet enough and fast enough that if you aren't paying attention or are not watching through the viewfinder during firing, you're not quite sure that you actually took a photograph.

Q.G. · Jun 15, 2009

I know these thingies.
You're not quite sure that they did their stuff if you don't pay attention???

But yes, they are relatively quiet.

Ralph Javins · Jun 16, 2009

Good morning, Alan;

Well, among the arsenal behind the locks here are a couple of Minolta X-700's with the MD-1 Motor Drive attached. At 3.5 frames per second with a 36 exposure roll of film, that is 10 seconds of music.

What was the question? . . . Oh, yes. Well, yes, it is about $ 25 to buy and get a 36 exposure roll of color film processed and printed. I had forgotten about that. But it did have a nice sound while it lasted.

EdColorado · Jun 17, 2009

I've never really worried too much about my cameras being quiet. I guess its all dependent on what you shoot and over the years my main subject has been motorsports. Compared to a F1 car passing 30ft in front of you any camera is quiet!
That said, my favorite motor drive sound is that of my two Canon T90s. I'd expect its because of all the years and all the rolls I've run through them but I love the sound. My Nikon F4S is OK but firing off a T90 just puts a smile on my face.

Ap507b · Jun 17, 2009

Another vote for the Nikon F3's MD4 & MN2 nicad combo. Sounds so crisp and very different to the sound made when running off of alkalines. My other two motor driven camera's, a Nikon FA /MD15 combo & a Nikon F5 don't even come close.

smiling gecko · Jun 17, 2009

sounds like...

as much as i like the unique sound of my rolleiflex 6002...

it's hard to get the sound of a nikon f2 w/the md2/mb2 combo outta my head!!

ooooooooohweee!!

whew, got that out of my system for awhile

p.s. the sound of a pentax auto 110 w/winder ia another thing:rolleyes:

tac · Jun 17, 2009

How about the sound of my right thumb on the winder of the M6?

Sirius Glass · Jun 18, 2009

AlexG said:
Anyways, my favorite winder sound has to be the Nikon F100. It sounds the way a :rolleyes:REAL:rolleyes: camera should sound like.

I agree, but most of the sound comes from the mirror. The film moving makes very little noise.

Steve

Vanishing Point Ent. · Jun 18, 2009

Why do the shutters sound like a squeaky Canon A Series shutter ?

mrred said:
If winders were supposed to be quiet, why do Digitals on TV sound like an F100 or my OM Winder 2? My D200 does sound kinda wimpy......

And why do the shutters sound like a squeaky Canon A Series shutter ?

Whoever dreamt up the idea to use a malfunctioning shutter as the standard sound of a shutter, instead of something pleasant & lubed ?

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