Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I enjoyed the comments -- makes me wonder what my "lag" time is ;-) On Saturday, Aug 9, 2003, at 23:01 Australia/Melbourne, LRZeitlin@aol.com wrote: > Howard writes: > > <<In the real world, and certainly for most things that photographers > point a camera towards, rhythm and timing is much more of a factor than > reaction time. Photographs catch the height of action by > *anticipating* the rhythm of something and by *timing* their exposure > to coincide with the photographically optimal moment. >> > > Howard, > > I thought I said that. If you recall, I wrote > > "If we know > ourselves and our equipment well and have a familiarity with the > sport, we > can > largely compensate for the lag but it is wise to know what delay we can > expect > in trying to catch that decisive moment." > > I don't know why you guys object to knowing that the camera doesn't > take a > picture the instant you decide to press the shutter. Denial perhaps? > > Larry Z > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html