Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I shot some collegiate basketball recently with the 135/4, 90/2, and 50/1. I have shot thousands of exposures with the R's and severalthings I realized quickly using the M6. (1)The "exact moment" is more easily captured with the M6 due to the confidence that one gets from the minimal delay between the pushing of the shutter release and the actual shutter travel. There is essentially no delay with the M's compared to the R's (which have to take time to get the mirror up.) I know that the experienced sports photographers learn to anticipate that moment and fire accordingly, but for me it was simply easier to not have to anticipate that instant. (2)The viewfinder does not black out during exposure, and I am more sure of the picture I captured than with the R's. Finally, and most importantly, now that I have an R8 I do not have to say that I miss the motor drive of the R when using the M, because there is still no motor drive for the R8! Bennett