Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Shutter lag
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri Oct 6 21:18:17 2006
References: <C14C758E.16886%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <D3F4656A-0F62-439C-A0C7-B1936C6256A5@mindspring.com> <DF36C76B-5E2D-44FE-878D-4D3B488A7D1A@shaw.ca>

Once in a blue moon;^)

Ric


On Oct 6, 2006, at 11:25 PM, John Collier wrote:

> I cannot comment with any authority on digital SLR shutter lag but,  
> with my M camera, I frequently think that I probably just missed  
> the moment I was after. However, when the chromes come back, there  
> it is.
>
> My one funny experience with SLR shutter lag and mirror black out  
> involved an SL2 with a 2x converter fronting a 400/6.8. I was  
> aimlessly shooting a bird perched at our feeder and I noticed a  
> change of expression between before and after exposure. The bird  
> seemed to be positively grinning after I took the shot. Sure  
> enough, when the prints came back...
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jbcollier_001/album139/ 
> getting_the_bird.jpg.html
>
> Please forgive the a poor surface scan of a print but I was  
> giggling too much to expect anything better.
>
> I am not slow. I can take a hint. I sold the SL2 and haven't looked  
> back.
>
> John
>
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In reply to: Message from bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Re: Shutter lag)
Message from ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Re: Shutter lag)
Message from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Re: Shutter lag)