Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/31

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Millimeters and milliseconds
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 21:37:32 -0400

> 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

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