Sound dampen on DSLR body

[birddog114]

For someone who's complaining the noisy sound of the shutter.

http://www.soundblimp.com/what.htm

Nice toy eh!!!!!!

[huynhie]

I saw one getting used on the extra features DVD of this movie

[shakey]

If the noisy shutter is distracting to your subject (golfers, snooker players, brain surgeons) then get a good P&S instead. If its distracting to the audience tell them to get a life (unless of course you are photographing something in Opera House, church, or striptease joint)

[wendellt]

this will effectively lessen the annoying noise from my damaged d2X

[birddog114]

If the noisy shutter is distracting to your subject (golfers, snooker players, brain surgeons) then get a good P&S instead. If its distracting to the audience tell them to get a life (unless of course you are photographing something in Opera House, church, or striptease joint)

Shakey,
There're more PPs doing many shooting within some certain areas, which required silent, less noise not disturbing the surrounded environment or distracting other people.
And that leads to the invention of these toys, they ain't cheap.
You never know, one day you may need it

[Grev]

That thing makes photographers look like terrorists.

[Nnnnsic]

That thing makes photographers look like terrorists.

Wear one of OCAU's "I'm not a terrorist, I'm a photographer" shirts while you use it.

[JZA70-mel]

Makes your camera look like some vintage box camera!

Maybe a black cloth to go over your head as an accessory?

[jben_net]

Year ur right - totally vintage maybe another accessory could be one of those really old flash devices that look like a kind of controlled explosion!

[birddog114]

Year ur right - totally vintage maybe another accessory could be one of those really old flash devices that look like a kind of controlled explosion!

Then no one notices about what you have, peace in mind.

[LOZ]

NO need for this on my old Leica M7 one of the great advantages of this camera is how quite it is . What a pitty it is that they can't make a good digital

[wendellt]

been studying the contraption

therer is no interface in order to change aerture, shutter, iso via the command dials

only to press the shutter

for $800 i think this is a rip off

was considering it if i wanted to shoot a theatre or sydney dance production

buying a Leica may be better

[big pix]

I remember wrapping a Nikon F3 in what ever was around to make the camera quieter, and to keep the sound man happy while doing stills on a series of TV commercials....... ahhhh the good old days of using what you could......

[birddog114]

been studying the contraption

therer is no interface in order to change aerture, shutter, iso via the command dials

only to press the shutter

for $800 i think this is a rip off

was considering it if i wanted to shoot a theatre or sydney dance production

buying a Leica may be better

Wendellt,

When people uses the DSLR in capturing some subjects, with the remote wire or wireless and the camera was hidden inside the bush, especially with most nature small bugs, critters, for researching and studying, then they need this.

Most researcher they do not want to disturb the surrounded nature environments of all those critters and wirless systems to embed into the DSLR cost thousand dollars and the camera needed some kind of protection, coz it'll be exposed full time out of the sun or rain or hails.

$800.00 is not a rip-off price for these devices, not for your areas or normal use, but definitely for some groups whom they have some funds and ready to order 5 - 20 units/ time.

[jdear]

say goodbye to your LCD feedback!

J

[DaveB]

There are other options. Check out this article from 2000 at Rob Galbraith's site. The Camera Muzzle doesn't remove as much noise as the Sound Blimp, but it does let you control the camera a bit more. You don't get to see the rear LCD though.
That article's a bit old, but the Muzzle is still listed in the catalog at Robert's. US$119 + shipping.

[Dargan]

That's $800 USD too!

[birddog114]

These devices as said, mainly used for scientific research, the camera will be preset and plant in distance with the user or a mobile control trailer/ car/ office, user doesn't need to chimp in, apart from the sound blimp, user can camouflage the box and hiding the camera, it may stay in the area for a long period.

In the old days, user has to remove the camera after the roll of film runs out and replaces another roll, now they don't have to do it, with the wireless attached and this Sound Blimp + sound/ motion/ heat activation devices, they can view the photos straight away from distance.

I got involed with these guys very often and they all are scientics.
Yes of course, it's mainly Govt. jobs and very few private blokes engage in it, that where are my sales of DSLR gone to.

Last year, one of company in Sydney, they bought 4x D2x and number of wideangle lenses( 20/2.8 ) to venture into their invention of building something like a "robot cop", the outer shell was stripped off except the mount, and place it all in their new designed shell with sound dampen and total wireless controllable all the functions of the D2x via a notebook or PC (Control station), I was invited to see their works and eval at the end and these devices were gone to the North America + Europe markets as they said & planned.

[gstark]

In the old days, user has to remove the camera after the roll of film runs out and replaces another roll,

Or they used a bulk film back.