Ricoh GR1 Noisy?

[elmogs]

Hi Guys,
First time poster here. I have a Ricoh GR1 that I have had since 1997. It has been a great camera and I had to have it serviced once as the LCD was getting faint. Typical problem I hear.
Now I go and am getting ready to use it again.
I remember when I load the film in, there is the sound of it being taken up, that is normal and then it stops when it gets to the end of the roll. Now I start to take pictures.
Everytime that I snap one picture and the next one moves into position the sound of the advancement seems loud to me. Maybe I'm so used to Digital that I forgot but i'm not sure.
Can any of you other GR owners tell me if the film advancement is silent or if it does make noise.
Thanks for any help.

 

[odklizec]

Hi elmogs and welcome here! As far as I remember form my short experience with GR1v, the film rewinding was indeed loud. Much louder than any sound produced by GRDII, which I carried and used along with GR1v. So yes, I think it's normal? But maybe other GR1 users have different experience?

 

[elmogs]

Thanks for the reply. I just shot a roll and all the pictures came out properly exposed, sharp, and nice as I remembered. I guess I have been using a Leica for too long!

 

[ryca]

where did you service it elmogs? how much did it cost? did they replace lcd?