Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Marty. This is exACTly the kind of info I was looking for. A digital M in theory would be a dream camera, allowing one to shoot to one's heart's in a wide range of ISOs and in black and white and color. But all these advantages are worthless if the camera has to think it over before taking the picture. Unforgivable in a Leica. I'll hang on to my relics and delight in the time I spend with them. I'd post a portrait if I could figure out how. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Kate Kirkwood and Leica Liker Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 7:44 pm > Now that the digital M > cameras have long shutter-lag times even when compared to DSLRs, suddenly > we're hearing that shutter lag doesn't matter, that nobody notices it. > Really? Nobody? For capturing fleeting expressions in a portrait session, > nobody has noticed it? The M8, M9 and Monochrom lag time is about 1/13s. To me it's the most substantial problem with all these cameras. It's been discussed here widely before: http://leica-users.org/v43/msg02993.html http://leica-users.org/v44/msg03170.html Leica has stated that the new M (typ 240) has new architecture that makes the camera faster and the shutter feel smoother. The dummy cameras that have been doing the rounds at the trade fairs seem to display at least the latter, while no-one has measured the former. Marty _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information