Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] R8 Shutter release time lag
From: Harrison McClary <harrison@mcclary.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 1999 19:34:19 -0500

AMEN Ted...I also never heard of this "time lag" thing.  Good thing I 
guess or I may have missed all of those photos that got me into the 
position where I was covering World Series baseball games, and Super Bowl 
NFL football games..I would have been worrying about how much sooner I 
had to push the button instead of shooting when it felt right.....

I think the old adage "Them that can do" applies to photography.  I know 
so much of the way I work is done on "feel". Then I get to talking to 
other photographers or hobbyists and I feel stupid 'cause I don't 
understand a lot of the technical stuff they are saying....oh well I know 
light, moment, emotion, composition and the film I use and do pretty well 
and make my clients happy so I guess that is enough. 

On 10/9/99 5:58 PM Ted Grant wrote:

>In all my years of doing Olympics and many other sports, I have never
>thought of, knew off, didn't care to hear of, anything pertaining to
>"camera release lag time" until I got on the LUG. Then I realized "how
>badly" I'd been doing these many years not knowing it! :)  Yeah right.:)


Best regards,
Harrison McClary
email: harrison@mcclary.net
http://www.mcclary.net
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