Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very well put...I remember spending some time in San Francisco playing with a Canon G2. I ended up -literally - leading my moving subjects the way one would lead ducks one was trying to shoot. Lead, push the shutter release - and pray that the subject arrived at the appointed spot at the same time the exposure was made...:-) Not an issue with Ms...Not a real issue with most good SLRs....a definite issue with P&S digitals, and even some higher-end digitals.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of David Young Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:51 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Ted vs "lag time" Ted said: >I understand what Doug Herr said when he explained about the effect of >LAG in the type of photography he's a master at. But if one never knew >that "release lag existed" and still captured award winning moments does >it make any difference knowing it or not knowing it? Ted: I think the reason you've never worried about "shutter lag" is that you have been blessed with Leica's, both M's and R's. These are about the fastest (ie: lowest shutter lag) cameras of their types. Some years ago, I'd bought Rose a small P&S. It had shutter lag so bad we eventually threw it in the garbage - still working at factory specs! Trying to take photos of an active two year old was impossible, for between the time you pressed the button and the camera actually took the photo, not only had the kids' expression changed; often he'd left! I have friends with small, current digi-cams that are as bad. Nobody (I hope) thinks about shutter lag when taking a photo. But if you don't consider it when you choose your camera, you can run into problems later. You "have chosen wisely". - ---------- David Young, | égalité, liberté, Victoria, CANADA | fraternité et Beaujolais. Website at: www.horizon.bc.ca/~dnr - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html