Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica R8 focus insight/outsight sought
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 10:24:01 -0400

David Strang wrote:
> 
> The most glaring problem with the R8
> besides the lack of a motor drive (the Winder is .... a winder) is the
> incredibly long delay from trigger pull to shutter release. 

David,

This comment puzzled me. No less an esteemed authority than Popular
Photography magazine (:-) noted that the trigger to shutter release time
for the R8 was unusually short. Other than a ker-chunk sound when
shooting with the camera, I haven't noticed anything unusual regarding a
"delay." 

Who's right?

David W. Almy
Annapolis