[Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M

[jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)]

I am well aware of this approach.  It does seem logical that as events 
appear to flow like a river, we can almost anticipate what will happen next; 
indeed, certain of our assumptions even seem to be accurate.  It's also true 
that the future, even the tiniest fraction of a second of it, is unknowable, 
though as the election frenzy mounts it's obvious that there are plenty 
among us willing, for a fee, to predict it.  Life is full of surprises, and 
the lesson that generally goes unlearned is not that a particular thing took 
us by surprise but that we can never be ready for a surprise.  If that 
surprise is a fleeting expression in a candid or photojournalistic portrait 
session, it's more likely to be captured by a camera that responds quickly.  
In my experience, by no means anything more than a personal impression, that 
camera has been my Leica M3, M6, and Model A while we're at it.  Also, 
come.to think of it, my Rolleiflex would be in this group.  However, for 
other situations, so-called street photography or candid weddings for 
example, in which changing light and situations require refocusing and 
changing camera settings, my Canon 20D and 5D have been very close to the 
answer to my dreams.  I still prefer the look of images made by my Leica 
lenses, however.  

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M
Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 11:28 pm


The 1/10th of a second is not a problem most of the time. When shooting
documentary / street / portrait, you just need to anticipate. Don't look at
what happens this instance, but think what will happen 1/10th second later!
-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>

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