Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/27

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Subject: [Leica] leica m10 under attack
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:34:31 +1030
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The shutter lag of a Leica M3 is 0.016 s (it is the same for the other
mechanical Leica Ms), the M7 is 0.012 s and a Nikon D3 is about 0.041
s.  I've seen various times advertised for the M8/M9 but I
consistently timed my M8s and one of the M9s I trialled at ~0.08 s.
it's six times the mechanical Ms and twice the D3.

Marty

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Can any other M9 owners comment on this mentioned shutter lag or is there a
> technical source to quantify this?
> I have no means of measuring anything and can only comment that I have 
> never
> noticed any discernible lag at all with my M9 nor my M8.
> A couple of people elsewhere have mentioned this but there has been some
> confusion whether they were referring to travel/feel of the shutter release
> action, or writing speed to buffer perhaps.
> Knowing Marty I am sure that he has meant shutter lag precisely .
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 28 January 2010 10:18, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If such a thing existed I'd already have one and maybe two,
>> particularly if Leica also decreased the shutter lag.
>>
>> I've used a back for a photomicroscope based on a monochrome sensor
>> for B&W output that was enough to convince me that the dynamic range
>> alone would be enough to convince me.
>>
>> Marty
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Henning Wulff <henningw at 
>> archiphoto.com>
>> wrote:
>> > From what I've seen of the Kodak 760, I would go for a B&W M9/10. You'd
>> gain
>> > about 2 stops of sensitivity, 2 stops of dynamic range and also a
>> noticeable
>> > increase in resolution.
>> >
>> > I haven't got an M9, but I would go for a B&W M9 before a colour M9.
>> >
>> >
>> > At 8:37 AM +0100 1/27/10, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> >>
>> >> He is suggesting what would likely be a 7000 Euro camera that cannot
>> even
>> >> take a color picture ?!
>> >>
>> >> Good thing he is not in a position of power at Leica, the company would
>> >> have been bankrupt by now...
>> >>
>> >> Nathan
>> >>
>> >> Nathan Wajsman
>> >> Alicante, Spain
>> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> >> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> >> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> >>
>> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0
>> >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Jan 27, 2010, at 8:21 AM, mehrdad wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> ?http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/hogan-leica.shtml
>> >>>
>> >>> ?the second article to appear @ luminous that is trying to shape a new
>> >>> lecia
>> >>> ?m10
>> >>>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > ? * ? ? ? ? ? ?Henning J. Wulff
>> > ?/|\ ? ? ?Wulff Photography & Design
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>> ?>
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