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Subject: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M
From: jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 07:14:07 -0800

Imagine how tempted I am to say, Well, if it's good enough for Tina 
Manley....  :D

I have been toying with the idea of converting every piece of photographic 
equipment I own to cash for the acquisition of the latest M.  

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

----- Reply message -----
From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M
Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 5:50 am


Same here.  It's so much faster than auto-focus in most digital cameras!
 My M8, M9 and MM are plenty fast for me.

Tina

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Scott Gregory <scottgregory at mac.com> 
wrote:

> Cannot believe how critical you guys are with this shutter lag discussion.
> I do street shooting all the time and never notice a problem or have an
> issue and have used both an M8 and now the 9.
>
> Scott
>
> Scott
>
> On 2012-11-06, at 12:23 AM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Marty.  This is exACTly the kind of info I was looking for.
>  A digital M in theory would be a dream camera, allowing one to shoot to
> one's heart's in a wide range of ISOs and in black and white and color.
>  But all these advantages are worthless if the camera has to think it over
> before taking the picture.  Unforgivable in a Leica.  I'll hang on to my
> relics and delight in the time I spend with them.  I'd post a portrait if I
> could figure out how.
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
> >
> > ----- Reply message -----
> > From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com>
> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: [Leica] Kate Kirkwood and Leica Liker
> > Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 7:44 pm
> >
> >
> >> Now that the digital M
> >> cameras have long shutter-lag times even when compared to DSLRs,
> suddenly
> >> we're hearing that shutter lag doesn't matter, that nobody notices it.
> >> Really?  Nobody?  For capturing fleeting expressions in a portrait
> session,
> >> nobody has noticed it?
> >
> > The M8, M9 and Monochrom lag time is about 1/13s.  To me it's the most
> > substantial problem with all these cameras.  It's been discussed here
> > widely before:
> > http://leica-users.org/v43/msg02993.html
> > http://leica-users.org/v44/msg03170.html
> >
> > Leica has stated that the new M (typ 240) has new architecture that
> > makes the camera faster and the shutter feel smoother.  The dummy
> > cameras that have been doing the rounds at the trade fairs seem to
> > display at least the latter, while no-one has measured the former.
> >
> > Marty
> >
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Tina Manley, ASMP
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