Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>>>>>>>>> I was just looking at a table which showed the release time lag for the EOS 1N, EOS 3, and EOS A2e. They were 55ms, 64ms, 105ms respectively. I looked in my R8 manual and the Leica book and could not find this figure published for any of their cameras. I have found the R8 to be pretty quick, but was interested in how it compares. <<<<<<<<<<< From Popular Photography's test of the R8, published in their July, 1997 issue, under the heading "System Time Lag": "Tested with 50 mm f/1.4 lens at EV12, aperture-priority mode at f/5.6. Time between pressing shutter button and actual exposure is commendably short at 125 ms." Other Pop Photo time lag test results for comparison: Canon EOS 1N: 229 ms (doesn't specify Manual Focus or Auto Focus) Canon EOS Elan IIE: 210.5 ms (specifies this is in MF) Contax AX: 80 ms in MF, 430 ms in AF Contax RTS III: 70 ms Contax G2: 160 ms in MF, 180 ms in AF Nikon F100: 140 ms (doesn't specify AF or MF) Nikon F5: 72 ms in MF, 330 ms in AF