Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, a good dSLR should not have significant time lag over a Leica. It is probably the autofocusing time. This is done using the R-D1 http://www.dragonsgate.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=8011, the lag time is probably similar to an M. I can't imagine the M8 will be much different from the other Ms: there is still no mirror box to slap and no autofocus. At 01:26 PM 10/6/2006, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >I finally decided that the thing that bothers me the most about >digital photography isn't resolution or dynamic range or high ASA >noise. It's shutter lag. We had three of our grandchildren over for >the weekend, all hyperactive little girls 2 and three years old. My >reflexes are still very fast for an old codger and I cut my >photographic teeth on shooting the rapidly moving sports of soccer >and hockey. Still, the lag between pressing the trigger and my DSLR >actually taking the picture made many of the shots unusable. In >sports photography the key is anticipating the action and clicking >the trigger just before the peak. But I defy anyone to predict the >motion of an active three year old. > >This led to the fomulation of Larry's Law of child photography: > >Photographing one child is easy. Photographing two children in the >same frame is difficult. Photographing three children in the same >frame is impossible. > >I never had a problem with shutter lag with my M3 Leicas. Does the M8 >have a comparably short time between pressing the trigger and getting >the exposure? No puffery now. I want real straight information. > >Larry Z // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please use richard at imagecraft.com)