Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]huh. Like I said a couple of weeks ago, I get absolutely no lag with the LX3 - but that's with 1) manual focus engaged, and 2) the camera set to 'external viewfinder' , which powers off the LCD - great for stealth and saving batteries, aside from getting off the instantaneous shot. "immediately after auto-focus" is achieved is not immediately. F8 and don't be late! ----- Original Message ---- From: Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thu, November 12, 2009 3:26:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Links for X-1 Luminous Landscape and Reid Review's Reviews All live view cameras have this problem; even SLR's like the Canon 5DMkII have this lag when used in live view mode. At 11:45 AM -0800 11/12/09, H. Ball Arche wrote: > "The X1's shutter response is not instantaneous. There's about a quarter > second lag. I believe that the reason for this is that sensor is, of > course, always live for LCD previewing. When the shutter is pressed the > len's leaf shutter needs to be closed, the sensor's electronic shutter > primed, the shutter opened and closed for the actual exposure, the > electronic shutter closed, and then the sensor turned on again for > previewing." > > > > That's a deal-breaker for me. I wonder if the LCD can be turned off, and > would this close the leaf shutter? > > Also, it sounds as if manual focus is clumsy and nothing to indicate DOF. > > -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw at archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information