Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think if one finds digital lacking, one will find the shutters of digital cameras lagging. ;-) On 10/6/06 6:04 PM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > 2 of my dSLR's are faster than the F5 film camera when it comes to shutter > lag. The F5 was considered the fastest film camera. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard"Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Digital angst - shutter lag > > >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information