Originally posted by tlong423 but I can say that auto-rewind NOW would be really weird in most settings, given that no one would be accustomed to hearing that sound in the digital world (kind of like hearing a fax-modem, a home answering machine, or Tom Brokaw).
True.
While none of my cameras have auto-rewind, the A3 does have an inbuilt motorwind, and the ME now has an external winder.
The A3 would get a few looks when teh shutter did it's usual "clack! BZZZZZZZZ"
But not as many as the ME does.
Then again, the A3 could pass for digital, the ME with the winder, 28mm lens, rubber hood, old flash, and a bright red strap tends to get noticed.