Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]All I know is this: when I came back to Leica a little over a year ago after 4 years of shooting with Canon and Olympus DSLRs, during the first couple of months I missed numerous shots by clicking too EARLY! My years with the DSLRs had trained me to account for shutter lag, and so when I switched to the M8 with its much shorter lag (even if it may be longer than it was on the M3), I would anticipate and compensate as if I were still shooting with the slow beasts. It took a couple of months to get back into Leica timing. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jan 29, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > > On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:07 AM, R. Clayton McKee wrote: > >> Quoth the Steve Barbour : >> >>> >>> I suppose that if the "delay" is below some absolute threshold, we >>> can't perceive it .... >> >> IIRC the late great Ted Williams claimed to be able to count the >> stitches on an incoming world-class fastball. I can barely even SEE >> an incoming fastball except when I'm shooting junior-level teeball. >> >> So I suspect there are huge variations across individuals as to >> perception thresholds. I also suspect that people who have better >> reflex/reaction levels will tend to find themselves doing the kind of >> work that tests and rewards those... which is why Ted shoots Olympics >> and I shoot teeball and am seriously contemplating returning to my >> first love - mountains and glaciers. ;> > > :-) > > I am sure you are right Clayton...and I love your analogy (s)... > > Good point that individual abilities to perceive delay may differ, if Ted > says he doesn't perceive delay... > > that's as good of a measuring stick as we are likely to get, > > Steve > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >