Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V5 #69
From: Alexey Merz <alexey@webcom.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 23:50:33 +0000

I (Alexey@webcom.com) wrote:
>>A T4S can be had for $150 or so. My only 
>>complaints about this camera are that it's mildly bulkier than some
>>other p/s cameras, and its shutter lag is longer than I'd like. 

...and George Huczek <ghuczek@sk.sympatico.ca> replied:
>The shutter lag is unbearably long with the Yashica T4.  It takes it 
>almost three quarters of a second for the shutter to fire once you 
>press the shutter release.  A lot can happen in that time.  

No kidding!

>So much for trying to capture the decisive moment.

The T4 is the ultimate decisive moment camera. I press the shutter
release, and the camera decides on the moment ;-). 

I brought this up with the local Kyoyaschicontacerica rep as the 
single most important change that I'd want to see in the T6, and
he refused to acknowledge that shutter lag is a problem. Actually,
he was a bit rude about it.

Of course, I had an M6 with 35 Summilux ASPH on my shoulder... 
perhaps he sensed where my true loyalties lie? 
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Alexey Merz | URL: http://www.webcom.com/alexey | email: alexey@webcom.com