Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Lag misunderstanding
From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au>
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 11:42:30 +1000

Well, I enjoyed the comments -- makes me wonder what my "lag" time is 
;-)

On Saturday, Aug 9, 2003, at 23:01 Australia/Melbourne, 
LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote:

> Howard writes:
>
> <<In the real world, and certainly for most things that photographers
> point a camera towards, rhythm and timing is much more of a factor than
> reaction time.  Photographs catch the height of action by
> *anticipating* the rhythm of something and by *timing* their exposure
> to coincide with the photographically optimal moment. >>
>
> Howard,
>
> I thought I said that. If you recall, I wrote
>
> "If we know
> ourselves and our equipment well and have a familiarity with the 
> sport, we
> can
> largely compensate for the lag but it is wise to know what delay we can
> expect
> in trying to catch that decisive moment."
>
> I don't know why you guys object to knowing that the camera doesn't 
> take a
> picture the instant you decide to press the shutter. Denial perhaps?
>
> Larry Z
>
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Alastair

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