Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ted vs "lag time"
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 19:56:16 -0700
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David Young offered:
 > I think the reason you've never worried about "shutter lag" is that you
> have been blessed with Leica's, both M's and R's.  These  are about the
> fastest (ie: lowest shutter lag) cameras of their types.<<<

Hello David,
I don't doubt that for a moment, however I don't re-call it ever being
something of concern simply because I never knew it existed until I heard
people with digi cams mention something about lag between tripping the
shutter and the picture being taken.

Which I took to mean a failing with digital cameras. End of thought about
lag.  UNTIL!  Oops, it happens with a Leica? Well gee whiz eh, it never
happened to me. Or I believed so, maybe!

However, what I still can't understand is, if it's such a big topic, OK
certainly with el-cheapo digi cams and some P&shoots, that it's never been a
high ticket item of using cameras until I start reading it on the LUG from
concerned folks.

I'm not trying to be a nerd here, I just can't get overly excited over
something that in 50 plus years I'd never known about and yet still been a
successful sports photographer. I suppose in one's wildest imagination I may
have missed the "ultimate peak" action of a Carl Lewis or Ben Johnson, or
who knows. But what I did capture were still award winning photographs
without any knowledge of "lag time." Obviously not all of them, but a fair
number.

Now if I should ever go digital, not likely, I am now fully aware of this
lag factor folks have explained. And to those who've coped with me during
the past 24 hours trying to get lag through my head as a real thing to
understand, I thank you for your patience.

And once again the "old dog" has learned a new trick or two.
ted



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