[Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M

[wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)]

Jon Streeter wrote:

>I posed my original question here, on the LEICA Users Group, in the hope 
>that I'd find someone with on-point experience to share.  My question is -- 
> 
>at the risk of repeating myself -- has anyone returned to a Leica film 
>camera after using DSLRs or digital Ms, shot portraits with it, and thought 
>the results were somehow better, that you got more hits than with DSLRs or 
>digital Ms, and then wondering if it's because the reason you're getting 
>such great facial expressions and gestures and movements might just be 
>because the Leica M has a shorter shutter lag than the DSLRs?  It's pretty 
>much a yes-or-no question, with embellishments and invitations to delve 
>further into the subject most welcome.

Delving further into the subject, I switched back to the Leicaflex SL for 
its shorter shutter lag (and better viewfinder) after several years trying 
to make the R4s work for me.  One of my R4s bodies had so much lag that I 
could watch through the viewfinder as the lens stopped down before the 
mirror flipped up.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com