Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01

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Subject: [Leica] Millimeters and milliseconds
From: Peter Klein <pklein@2alpha.net>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 18:13:45 -0700 (PDT)

Dante said:
> I think that when you consider that the M's release travel distance is
> longer, and that your reaction time is huge, that no system approach
> would make you more likely to hit with one over the other.  You are
> always leading.

You may be right about that, Dante.  Certainly the Hexar delay is less
than many SLRs.  Someone else mentioned in a private email that you
perceive the Hexar delay to be longer than it is, because you hear the
loud winder with more emphasis than the quiet shutter.

I suspect that people with longer-delay cameras learn to anticipate action
a little sooner.  It also may be that Ted's right, that no person can
really react fast enough to make the difference between 12 and 100
milliseconds count.  I do know that over the years I've gotten a greater
number of hits with a Leica than and SLR.  But maybe other factors are
involved.

- --Peter Klein
Seattle, WA

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