The earlier designs of this camera featured a very different body built of thick plastic, sort of a self-blimp. I see those on ebay quite a bit:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UbBsI76qqPJF1hNLLMwY_njEyCKVUELt/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19OBW4zqLO7nX-b3ikP07hymqV2kIugkG/view?usp=sharing
Has anyone had experience working with those? How quiet were they if at all? The video in this thread of the most recent model is very loud, but it's a very different design with thin walls.
They are not expensive to buy on ebay. However, restoring those might be a bit more cumbersome, because the battery (very heavy from what I understand) is inside the camera. There is a door (I can see on pictures) to remove/replace the battery, but I'm not sure how easy that is to do. If the camera is indeed somewhat quiet (there must be a reason for those thick walls), it would make it an interesting choice: 1) low price and 2) interchangeable D-mount lens.
Anyone has experience with making these cameras work (replacing the battery)?
