Shutter noise

[paulferesten]

<p>I am looking for a canon dslr witha quiet shutter. Could you rate the following from quietest to loudest.<br>

Thanks:<br>

10D<br>

20D<br>

40D<br>

7D<br>

5D<br>

5D Mark II</p>

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[peter_j2]

<p>What's up? Are you giving out first and second prizes?</p>

<p>This should be a start for your search.</p>

<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c7I5c_pY0</p>

<p>Do I win anything?</p>

[jim_j2]

<p>Paul,<br>

I've not heard of any of Canon's DSLR's to be known for their quiet shutter!</p>

<p>But this is something I don't fully understand.<br>

In my film bodies, I have the Canon Elan 7e, it's shutter is absolutely whisper quiet! Although not an engineer, it seems to me that a quiet shutter should be just as possible on a digital body as a film body.</p>

<p>I do some wildlife shooting and the shutter noise of my 50D is certainly noticible by the critter's and often spook!</p>

<p>That's a pretty good link that Peter J. provided, . . . yep my 50D sounds just like the video! </p>

[wgpinc]

<p>The shutter on my T2i is not too loud!</p>

[wgpinc]

<p>This is a recording of various Canon DSLR shutters. To my ears on this recording the 5D Mark II sounds the quietest.<br>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8c7I5c_pY0</p>

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[steve_dunn2]

<p>I moved from an Elan 7e to a 20D, and boy, was that a big change in sound! As mentioned above, the Elan 7e was one of the quietest cameras around. I've since replaced the 20D with a 7D, and the 7D's shutter is quieter. I can't rate the sounds of the others as I haven't owned them.</p>

 

<p>If you're going to be doing shooting in an environment in which shutter noise is a big deal, you can make any camera quieter using what's called a blimp. Google camera blimp and you'll get a few ideas.</p>

[matthijs]

Using live view or mirror lockup the Canons are pretty silent...

 

M.

[nathangardner]

<p>First of all, the full frame models (5D, 5D II) will be the loudest. Bigger mirror=louder slap. The Rebels are all fairly quiet. I would imagine all the others mentioned are probably pretty similar in loudness and a little louder than a rebel. The shutter sound you hear is the mirror slapping, the curtain doesn't make much noise at all. So if silence is something you're looking for, you may look into the new Sony cameras with translucent mirrors that don't raise up and make the "slap" noise. However, that may mean jumping ship. I would also bet the translucent mirror will become the new filter debate. I would have to think that light traveling through an extra mirror would have some effect on IQ.</p>

[carlos_smith2]

<p>I've had both the 50D (current) and the T1i/500D (sold), and have used (borrowed) the 10D and the 20D.</p>

<p>To me the 50D seems like the loudest of the four... but just barely more than the 10D and 20D.</p>

[peter_j2]

<blockquote>I would have to think that light traveling through an extra mirror would have some effect on IQ.</blockquote>

<p>O.T. I was reading a photographic magazine today (the name escapes me) and it was comparing the Sony SLT Alpha A55 and the Nikon D7000 with respect to high ISO noise. The author suspected that the light loss through the extra glass (mirror) may have contributed to more noise above ISO 1600 on the A55.</p>

[PuppyDigs]

<p>It's been awhile since I owned the 10D, but, if not the quietest on your list, is among the top 3 or 4! The loudest is probably the 5D2. It always surprises me after using a 7D. Whatever, all of the above are like furts in a hurricane compared to my old EOS 3 and FM3A...</p>

[linda_jones1]

<p>If you can manage setting the "s" [for silent shutter found on Focus button ] on the 7D and MKIII and maybe even the 40D, its very quiet for birding.<br>

The only problem is it is a one shot modem, so your FPS will be about 3, lol] The files are very sharp using it. I really like it and don't know why Canon has such an annoying sound. It must be from the mirror slap.</p>

[steven_crist]

<p>Official library photographer?</p>

[tallplumphotography]

<p>I had someone turn to me at a moderately noisy event and tell my my XSi "had a nice sound to it."</p>

 

[PuppyDigs]

<p>I like the purr of a motor drive accented with mirror slap and shutter quack. The slap 'n quack ring strangely hollow in DSLRs without the cool robotic grind of film advance. My MD-12 motor drive (FM series) was the best sounding motor drive, just like the ones in movies. My EOS 3/PB-E2 was raw, ugly and gritty. Sounded like a Dremel<em> tool</em> cutting through cheap plastic.</p>

[jussihirvonen]

<p>I recently switched from 20D to 40D. The latter is noticeably quieter, although I don't know what a 20D would sound like out of the box, since both were used when I got them, 40D only 5000 counts though. I assume the noise does not change dramatically over time, unless it is about to give in.</p>

[bob_osullivan]

<p>The most obvious question, WHY?<br>

Why do you care?</p>

[andre_reinders]

<p>I own a 20D and a 50D. The 20D is louder by 25-50%.<br>

I shoot musical and stage shows in a theater setting on a regular basis, and when the performances are quiet, I am certainly conscious about shooting with the 20D, even to the point of timing my shots with the louder sounds coming from the performances. I have toyed with the idea of replacing the 20D with a 40D or another 50D for that specific reason, but it is a short contract, and my photography is a side business so I don't think it is justified.<br>

Online research and listening to shutter recordings online lead me to believe that the 40D and 50D are similar, but the 20D is louder and also has a harsher sound. The 50D is lower in tone.<br>

The blimps are expensive.</p>