Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> This is one of the reasons why a Leica M is a better people photographing > machine than an SLR. The Leica has a delay of about 12-18 ms, only 1/5 > or 1/6 the length of those fast notes. The quickest current SLRs are > 125 ms or more, with many of the popular ones in the 200 - 300 range. > You have to add your own reaction time to these figures. Hi Peter, I believe the Contax RTS (III) has a very reduced shutter lag...I don't know what it is off hand (I'll look it up, but I believe it's at worst, 50ms, according to their very detailed Sequence Time Chart in the service manual), but I do know this camera was specifically designed to minimize shutter delay time. Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html