Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]thanks for the number, finally an actual figure 'Y is the same order as X' literally means (I think) that Y and X have the same exponent, so 1 is the same order as 9 and 19 is the same order as 87. but what I personally meant was that it feels experientially the same (to me). I shoot a lot of stuff that relies on hitting the moment exactly (fast moving kids, currently, more than anything) and the 1Ds is certainly as good as the M for that... better in many respects since you can get much closer with a wide lens and not worry about parallax. On Wednesday, August 6, 2003, at 08:42 AM, Felix Lopez de Maturana wrote: >> Most Canon EOS series owners I know split off the focus function to a >> separate button on the back that falls under the thumb. Focus with the >> thumb, AE with half pressure, click. The lag on my 1Ds is staggeringly >> small. Certainly of the same order as the M. > > Johnny > > 87 milliseconds, so a little bit slower. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html