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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: narikin on December 04, 2009, 05:44:07 pm

Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: narikin on December 04, 2009, 05:44:07 pm
anyone know if sound-reducing camera blimps are available for MF bodies - like Mamiya 645 or Hassy types?
need to get quieter for an upcoming task.

thanks.
Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: Doug Peterson on December 05, 2009, 12:49:53 am
A Cambo Compact or Alpa Travel Camera use large format lenses (no mirror or other moving parts), the sound of which is very quiet.

Not sure what your application is, but for some specific applications this would be a solution.

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Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: Graham Mitchell on December 05, 2009, 02:30:06 am
This DIY might help: http://www.whistlerweddingphotos.com/blimp.html (http://www.whistlerweddingphotos.com/blimp.html)
Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: heinrichvoelkel on December 05, 2009, 07:22:20 am
camera muzzle  (http://www.robertsimaging.com/cmItemDetail.jsp?pid=6583)

it works quite well for DSLRs

you can buy and try, if it doesn't work for you, return it....
Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: narikin on December 05, 2009, 07:38:49 am
Quote from: dougpetersonci
A Cambo Compact or Alpa Travel Camera use large format lenses (no mirror or other moving parts), the sound of which is very quiet.

Not sure what your application is, but for some specific applications this would be a solution.
no, it needs be AF, so a blimped Phamiya it must be.
it is one reason I am considering a Leica S2, maybe with DSLR muzzle kit. much quieter.

I love those Cambo/Alpa cameras, but they just too slow in use for this.
 
Title: sound reducing blimps for MF?
Post by: TMARK on December 05, 2009, 08:14:43 pm
I would call Lens & Repro in New York.  If one is made, they will know about it.