Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And the mirror has to go up first. Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Robert Meier <robertmeier at usjet.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:59:38 -0600 (CST) > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M > > SLR's that have to autofocus before the shutter goes are not faster than > an M > Leica. > > > On Nov 6, 2012, at 2:43 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Marty Deveney OFFERED: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 7:44 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M >> >>>> 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?<<<<<<<<<<< >> >> Marty Mon ami, >> Absolute truth at this moment of reading your posts on Leica lag! And me >> writing this. >> >> The "lag as you describe" in my 50 plus years of using Leica range >> finders/SLR's quite often several at the same time hanging off my body has >> never ever entered one iota of a mille-second of my thoughts, concerns, >> nor >> that it was even happening." To prove my point good Sir, please look at >> my >> webpage TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM and look at a few mille-second photos of >> "ACTIONS!" That if you even thought about shooting the moment.... "YOU >> WOULD >> MISS IT!" >> >> You see I always figure, as with many other techie things I read on the >> LUG. >> If you don't know anything about it? .......... YOU DON'T HAVE THEM >> HAPPEN! >> WHY? >> >> Well yer far too busy shooting the action without wasting time slowing >> down >> your own reflexes thinking about them, so this stuff just doesn't happen! >> :-) >> >> Well OK I know I'm being a tad facetious. But, "What you don't know wont >> hurt >> you!" >> >> "SHOOT IT WITHOUT THINKING!" >> >> The content of the moment is the most important always! And if you are >> twittering your brain about some "lag thing?" YOU WILL MISS THE CONTENT >> MOMENT! May have something to do with my concept!" "DON'T THINK! SHOOT >> IT!" >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> >> >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information