Need a near silent Camera...... 20D\30D isn't it.

I have been presented with the opportunity to shoot a recording session... but have found I don't have the right camera body. I have a 20D, 1D, 10D, and a Nikon D200. Of them, the 10D has the quitest shutter, but I fear not quite enough. The shutter flap on the 20d is rediculasly loud, the 1D is better but not enough better. The nikon in single frame mode is pretty quite, but I don't have a good lens selection for it yet. If the 5d or 1ds is better, I might be persuaded to pick up or rent one of those. On the other hand, I have played with the new Fuji's, and it's super quite... but am unsure of it's high ISO performance. I have a fuji f30 p/s and it blows the socks off of every other P/S for noise... and is near silent itself. That isn't saying all that much though as most P/S suck at higher ISOs... so the f30 really shines compared. But I really don't want to show up ill prepared, and would walk from the job if I can't do it right. If you all have any suggestions on a near silent but good high ISO camera... I am all ears.

The 5d is better but no where near silent. A P&S is all I know that is silent. With the sound turned off of course.

As far as I know, only P&S are silent in their operations. But what about those G-series cameras? Are they silent as well? If they are, they would probably make a good tool for the job since they can be hooked up to various Speedlites as well.

-Lik

How about using the 1D's silent mode? Or are you planning on using continuous mode?

How about staging the shots so you can get the best possible quality. Surely playing a few bars while you snap away would not be too tough? Or do both. Use a silent P&S during the actual recording and then take some staged with a quality body after.

http://www.soundblimp.​com/faqs.htm

This is what I've seen used in hollywood movie sets and very close to the mikes. If this doesn't do it, then nothing will.

You can make one yourself too. Doesn't take much imagination except for the lenstube, which you can order separately.

I've had the 20D, 30D and now tht 5D. The 20D was definitely the loudest, but the 5D is still loud...I cringe sometimes when I press the shutter button when I am in somewhere very quiet!

Yea, I just got my 20D on Friday and when I first shot some pictures my wife asked me if it was broken.

I've only shot a couple of recording sessions in sound proof studios with my D60 and the only way around it is as someone already suggested - stage it.

We (band) tried various techniques such as standing behind sound shields, using long FLs from across the other side of the room but even the best editing software couldn't remove the shutter - let alone the high pitch frequency of a recycling flash (if using of course).

During sound check is always the best time to start clicking as nothing will be recorded.

The quitest camera's I know of are twin lens reflex camera's where there is no mirror slap and the shutter is part of the aperture iris.

I know im gonna get ripped for this but one of the Nikon bodies has a very silent shutter. I cant remember which one it was but I was playing with it at circuit city and my first thought was "wow that thing is quiet". bUT it didnt have many focol points and its fps wasnt anything fast either. So as for the cameras Ive handled...that one was the quietest. I guess its good that I dont remember the model #.:p

Have you tried the 1D with personal function #21 (quiet mode) enabled?

foxbat wrote in post #3043813
Have you tried the 1D with personal function #21 (quiet mode) enabled?

muwah? Nope. ive handled a 1d but not played with. Just held it to see the weight.

good suggestions all. I haven't played with the 1d in silent mode.... I will give it a try today. As to staging the shots, I would prefer not to if I can. At that point pretty much anyone could take those shots, so I would add little value or a new perspective. Don't get me wrong, it would be dang fun still...

Wow.... I haven't seen one of those, and my grandfather used to shoot in that area as well. Go figure. You learn something every day. I will have to see if there are some creative ideas where I can rig some kind of sound proofing up. I am not sure this kind of opportunity will come too often, so I don't see spending a lot on something specific to this kind of shoot. But if I can rig up something... perhaps.

Thanks all for your ideas.

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #3042880
http://www.soundblimp.​com/faqs.htm

This is what I've seen used in hollywood movie sets and very close to the mikes. If this doesn't do it, then nothing will.

You can make one yourself too. Doesn't take much imagination except for the lenstube, which you can order separately.

Sound in a movie studio doesnt matter as its only a sink track the real audio (what you here is recorded in a sound studio after the final cut is made