I went off and shot with Leica's for a while and came back to my LX. I now am VERY aware of how loud the shutter is but the volume doesn't bother me, what bothers me is the metallic ringing noise I hear when I release the shutter. Here is a video attempting to showcase the noise:
It is NOT mirror slap. The camera makes this sound even if the mirror is locked up or held in place with a soft pad.
It seems like its some internal mechanism or maybe even the shutter itself. The only way I have found the dampen the noise is to pull the film advance lever. the metallic ring stops immediately when the lever is turned.
I am going to be judged for this next part but so be it. If you physically stop the shutter from closing (put it in B, open shutter, insert block of foam, release shutter, remove block of foam) the shutter will go down to about 60% closed. You can then gently tug the shutter shut. Once you reach about 80% of the way closed, there is a "PANG" that causes the ringing. Before this pang, you cannot crank the film advance lever so whatever mechanism is making this noise also locks out the film advance lever. OR the action this mechanism takes causes the metal shutter of the LX to ring.
Here is an example video of me stopping the shutter and then pushing it back into place:
Aside from a little oil from my finger that I already cleaned off, the shutter seems undamaged by doing this. It cranks just fine after I return it and the speeds are fine.
I have looked all around for videos involving the LX shutter sound. Some videos I can notice the same ringing, other videos I can't hear it at all and the sound seems much more solid.
I am wondering if anyones LX makes a similar noise or knows a solution/cause of this sound.
The camera is 100% functional and doesn't seem to have any faults or issues, just a slightly annoying sound. I have put tons of film through it with no issue.