Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For all of those who think lag time is unimportant, I must agree that in most instances, with better quality equipment, it is largely irrelevant. However, I have discovered one area where it becomes very important... and that is the photographing of lightning. There are, I have learned, several homebuilt and commercial lightening detectors that will trigger the electrical remote contacts of a motorized camera... including the R8 w/winder! Such circuits will respond within 1 ms, but the camera must have a quick 'lag time' got get the mirror up and out of the way before the lightning bolt is gone. This works with most modern SLR's, as lightning flashes can last several hundred milliseconds and often come in series, about 40 ms apart. But if they're on autofocus, or need to meter first, they won't work! For those gearheads who simply want to know what cameras have what shutter lag times, they should consult http://www.fone.net/~rfrankd/CameraCompatibility6/CameraCompatibility6.htm Which lists numerous SLR's in various formats. Personally, I'm with Ted. I won't worry about it. Unless I'm selecting another camera, or taking shots of lightning. Cheers! - ---------- David Young, | égalité, liberté, Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html