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Kent Fraser June 13th, 2005 02:09 PM

Oh the noise!
 
I've had my GL2 for about two years. Right out of the box the tape transport was very noisey when the tape was loaded or the heads engaged or disengaged. Is this normal with the GL2 or do I have a lemon? Kind of embarrasing when shooting an event and need to change tapes. Otherwise, I couldn't be happier with it.

Kent

DJ Kinney June 13th, 2005 02:27 PM

Interesting. I guess I have nothing to compare it to, except consumer grade Canons. I mean, it's really relative. I suppose I could say that I would be very uncomfortable changing tapes during a church service, but on a normal day, at a birthday, I wouldn't think that something was "wrong" with it. I wouldn't hear it over the laughter of small children, say.

My final two cents: it doesn't have a soft touch, no. It whines and pops when the compartment opens. It is too loud to change tapes during wedding vows or "moments of silence."

DJ

Steve Olds June 13th, 2005 02:52 PM

Mine makes the same noise. I have a CHEAP Sony that makes less noise.

Steve

Adam Christopher June 13th, 2005 06:59 PM

I havent noticed any excessive noise from mine, even in wuiet situations.

Alan Craven June 14th, 2005 12:08 AM

I am convinced that my XM1 became noisier after a service. This is true of both the load/unload cassette whirrs and whines, and also the tape transport noise. The L audio track now has a constant whine at around 1.5kHz.

Trond Saetre June 14th, 2005 04:55 AM

Same thing with my XM2. Noisy load/unload tape. Exactly the same noise as with a low end Canon MV550i (pal ZR50MC) I had earlier. So I believe it is common for Canon cameras to make some noise during the load/unload tape.

Cosmin Rotaru June 14th, 2005 10:49 AM

I have an XM2 - very noisy mechanism, indeed. Is not the first time I read this question. The answers are the same, too. :)

Darko Flajpan June 14th, 2005 01:58 PM

I picked up my camera from service last week (not official Canon, but broadcast equipment service) due to famous REMOVE THE CASSETTE message. Paid 89 Euros for repair, and must say that camera makes less noise on power-on and eject operations than before. Also, it seems to me that mechanism runs much smoother than before.


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