Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/09

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Subject: [Leica] Lag misunderstanding
From: LRZeitlin@aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:01:46 EDT

Howard writes:

<<In the real world, and certainly for most things that photographers 
point a camera towards, rhythm and timing is much more of a factor than 
reaction time.  Photographs catch the height of action by 
*anticipating* the rhythm of something and by *timing* their exposure 
to coincide with the photographically optimal moment. >>

Howard,

I thought I said that. If you recall, I wrote

"If we know 
ourselves and our equipment well and have a familiarity with the sport, we 
can 
largely compensate for the lag but it is wise to know what delay we can 
expect 
in trying to catch that decisive moment."

I don't know why you guys object to knowing that the camera doesn't take a 
picture the instant you decide to press the shutter. Denial perhaps?

Larry Z

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