Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Larry, when I shoot families I shoot kids - all ages - and I have yet to blow shots due to shutter lag - using the E-1, 500, and 330 (mostly the E-1 and 330), although I've certainly blown some because I'm not quick enough. :-) On 10/6/06 5:56 PM, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > On Oct 6, 2006, at 5:04 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > >> Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: >>> 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. >> Larry, >> >> What DSLR are you using? On my 1DII and older 1D the shutter lag is >> nil. I have never had an issue with this. Maybe on some lower end >> DSLR's from a few years ago but I thought the newer cameras had pretty >> much done away with that. > > > I'm using an Olympus E-500, but I got an annoying lag using the E-330 > and a new Canon DSLR. But perhaps my tolerance for shutter lag is > lower than most. I never had a problem using the Leica or a Olympus > OM 1 or 4 SLR. I guess it must be due to the focus time. Next time > I'll try the manual focus mode and see if it helps. The shortest > shutter lag times I ever experienced were on between the lens shutter > cameras like the Rollei 35 and the Kodak Medalist. > > Larry Z > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information