Best Sounding 35mm Pentax Film Shutter 2.0

**FozzFoster** · 03-29-2023, 11:30 AM

Well, the first poll seemed to get some attention, but there was a desire for higher resolution with the available cameras.
So here we go!
What Pentax 35mm camera (medium format is cheating!) sounds the best?

I personally vote for the K2, with it's satisfying 'chunk' instead of the 'tink' that some cameras make

(original poll: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/173-general-photography/453486-best-soun...m-shutter.html)

Last edited by FozzFoster; 03-29-2023 at 11:47 AM.

**Pentax Syntax** · 03-29-2023, 11:52 AM - **2 Likes**

Well I have only shot with 8 of the cameras listed dating back the spotmatic F so I haven’t experienced them all. Of those I have shot I like the sound of the pz-1p best….at over 4 frames per second continuous it was a beast!

**Ron Boggs** · 03-29-2023, 01:24 PM - **2 Likes**

MZ-S with its modern whir...less clunk. Maybe it's the sound of the scribes engraving the shooting data on the edge of each frame?

**gofour3** · 03-29-2023, 04:39 PM - **3 Likes**

Yep the K2 or K2DMD, as they're loud enough to freak out horses..... (Yep this did happen to me)

Phil.

**ChrisPlatt** · 03-29-2023, 06:02 PM

Most Pentax cameras with cloth focal plane shutters sound pretty similar.

I voted for the Pentax KX because it is my favorite and most often used Pentax model.

Chris

**K-Three** · 03-29-2023, 06:41 PM - **1 Like**

Hope your wrists are OK from typing them all out

**Terry C** · 03-30-2023, 02:28 AM

None of them would come close to my Nikon F3 with motor drive.

**RobA_Oz** · 03-30-2023, 03:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by gofour3

Yep the K2 or K2DMD, as they're loud enough to freak out horses..... (Yep this did happen to me)

Phil.

Mine’s not that loud, but it is satisfying.

On the other hand, the LX is loud. Maybe it’s just my copy, but the sound is more akin to a horse being slapped on the flanks with a large wet fish.

**Digitalis** · 03-30-2023, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by RobA_Oz

the sound is more akin to a horse being slapped on the flanks with a large wet fish.

Well that is a mental picture that won't be getting out of my head anytime soon..

My LX seems to be on the quieter side, as I had the seals on it replaced recently with more modern dampening materials. I remember how loud it used to be.

I'm kind of bummed out that my all time favorite Pentax camera shutter sound isn't on the list here - the Pentax 67II which sounds like someone wearing steel toed boots kicking a tin bucket.

**RobA_Oz** · 03-30-2023, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by Digitalis

Well that is a mental picture that won't be getting out of my head anytime soon..

Glad to be of service.

Originally posted by Digitalis

My LX seems to be on the quieter side, as I had the seals on it replaced recently with more modern dampening materials. I remember how loud it used to be.

Do you recall what those materials were? I’d appreciate taking the marine life out of mine.

View Poll Results: What 35mm Pentax camera series has the best sounding shutter?
Asahiflex I	0	0%
Asahiflex Ia	0	0%
Asahiflex IIb	0	0%
Asahiflex IIa	0	0%
Asahi Pentax 'AP'	0	0%
Pentax S	0	0%
Pentax K*	0	0%
Pentax S2	0	0%
Pentax S3	0	0%
Pentax S1	0	0%
Pentax Super S2	0	0%
Pentax SV	2	6.67%
Pentax S1a	1	3.33%
Pentax SL	0	0%
Pentax Spotmatic	2	6.67%
Pentax Spotmatic II	1	3.33%
Pentax Spotmatic IIa	0	0%
Pentax SP500	0	0%
Pentax SP1000	0	0%
Pentax Spotmatic F	0	0%
Pentax Electro Spotmatic	0	0%
Pentax ES	0	0%
Pentax ES II	1	3.33%
Pentax KM	0	0%
Pentax KX	3	10.00%
Pentax K2	3	10.00%
Pentax K2 DMD	1	3.33%
Pentax K1000	0	0%
Pentax MX	3	10.00%
Pentax ME	0	0%
Pentax ME Super	1	3.33%
Pentax MV	0	0%
Pentax MV1	0	0%
Pentax MG	0	0%
Pentax ME F	0	0%
Pentax LX	6	20.00%
Pentax Super A	0	0%
Pentax Program A	1	3.33%
Pentax A3	0	0%
Pentax P3	0	0%
Pentax P5	0	0%
Pentax P3N	0	0%
Pentax P30T	0	0%
Pentax SFX	0	0%
Pentax SF7	0	0%
Pentax SFXn	0	0%
Pentax Z-1	0	0%
Pentax Z-1p	2	6.67%
Pentax Z-5	0	0%
Pentax Z-5p	0	0%
Pentax Z-10	0	0%
Pentax Z-20	0	0%
Pentax Z-20p	0	0%
Pentax Z-50p	0	0%
Pentax Z-70*	0	0%
Pentax Z-70p	0	0%
Pentax MZ-5	0	0%
Pentax MZ-10	0	0%
Pentax MZ-M	0	0%
Pentax MZ-3	0	0%
Pentax MZ-5N	0	0%
Pentax MZ-50	0	0%
Pentax MZ-7	0	0%
Pentax MZ-30	0	0%
Pentax MZ-6	0	0%
Pentax MZ-S	3	10.00%
Pentax MZ-60	0	0%
Pentax *ist	0	0%
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03-29-2023, 11:30 AM	#1
FozzFoster Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Alberta Photos: Albums Posts: 6,808	Best Sounding 35mm Pentax Film Shutter 2.0 Well, the first poll seemed to get some attention, but there was a desire for higher resolution with the available cameras. So here we go! What Pentax 35mm camera (medium format is cheating!) sounds the best? I personally vote for the K2, with it's satisfying 'chunk' instead of the 'tink' that some cameras make (original poll: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/173-general-photography/453486-best-soun...m-shutter.html) Last edited by FozzFoster; 03-29-2023 at 11:47 AM.

03-29-2023, 06:02 PM	#5
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,697	Most Pentax cameras with cloth focal plane shutters sound pretty similar. I voted for the Pentax KX because it is my favorite and most often used Pentax model. Chris Last edited by ChrisPlatt; 03-30-2023 at 04:07 PM.

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Pentax Syntax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 595	Well I have only shot with 8 of the cameras listed dating back the spotmatic F so I haven’t experienced them all. Of those I have shot I like the sound of the pz-1p best….at over 4 frames per second continuous it was a beast!

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Ron Boggs Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: MT Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,350	MZ-S with its modern whir...less clunk. Maybe it's the sound of the scribes engraving the shooting data on the edge of each frame?

03-29-2023, 04:39 PM - 3 Likes	#4
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,092	Yep the K2 or K2DMD, as they're loud enough to freak out horses..... (Yep this did happen to me) Phil.

03-29-2023, 06:41 PM - 1 Like	#6
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Terry C Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North west Tasmania. Photos: Gallery Posts: 610	None of them would come close to my Nikon F3 with motor drive.

03-30-2023, 03:15 AM - 1 Like	#8
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by gofour3 Yep the K2 or K2DMD, as they're loud enough to freak out horses..... (Yep this did happen to me) Phil. Mine’s not that loud, but it is satisfying. On the other hand, the LX is loud. Maybe it’s just my copy, but the sound is more akin to a horse being slapped on the flanks with a large wet fish.

03-30-2023, 04:02 AM	#9
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by RobA_Oz the sound is more akin to a horse being slapped on the flanks with a large wet fish. Well that is a mental picture that won't be getting out of my head anytime soon.. My LX seems to be on the quieter side, as I had the seals on it replaced recently with more modern dampening materials. I remember how loud it used to be. I'm kind of bummed out that my all time favorite Pentax camera shutter sound isn't on the list here - the Pentax 67II which sounds like someone wearing steel toed boots kicking a tin bucket.

03-30-2023, 12:24 PM	#10
RobA_Oz Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tasmania, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,209	Originally posted by Digitalis Well that is a mental picture that won't be getting out of my head anytime soon.. Glad to be of service. Originally posted by Digitalis My LX seems to be on the quieter side, as I had the seals on it replaced recently with more modern dampening materials. I remember how loud it used to be. Do you recall what those materials were? I’d appreciate taking the marine life out of mine.