Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Frank Filippone" wrote: <The decisive moment is based on eye-brain-finger-mechanical linkage timing. <I remember the older photo mags used to publish articles on time from <shutter push to shutter open. Leica was of course #1. THe lowest delay. <Only recently have I seen these issues come up again in Canon and Nikon's <top cameras. I postulate that <the electro-mechanical operation of electronically controlled cameras will <be longer than the old Leicas.... <Has anyone tried testing the response time of their Leica M3 or M6 (or M6J <super camera) versus, say a Nikon F4 or F5? <The decisive moment could be sorely delayed....and missed with an <electronic shuttered camera. <I hope Leitz Gwermany is listening to this argument.... it is crucial. I have never noticed a delay with the Minolta CLE . Lucien