Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]2 of my dSLR's are faster than the F5 film camera when it comes to shutter lag. The F5 was considered the fastest film camera. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard"Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Digital angst - shutter lag > Larry, a good dSLR should not have significant time lag over a Leica. It is > probably the autofocusing time. > > This is done using the R-D1 > http://www.dragonsgate.net/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=8011, the lag time > is probably similar to an M. I can't imagine the M8 will be much different > from the other Ms: there is still no mirror box to slap and no autofocus. > > At 01:26 PM 10/6/2006, Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > > >I finally decided that the thing that bothers me the most about > >digital photography isn't resolution or dynamic range or high ASA > >noise. It's shutter lag. We had three of our grandchildren over for > >the weekend, all hyperactive little girls 2 and three years old. My > >reflexes are still very fast for an old codger and I cut my > >photographic teeth on shooting the rapidly moving sports of soccer > >and hockey. Still, the lag between pressing the trigger and my DSLR > >actually taking the picture made many of the shots unusable. In > >sports photography the key is anticipating the action and clicking > >the trigger just before the peak. But I defy anyone to predict the > >motion of an active three year old. > > > >This led to the fomulation of Larry's Law of child photography: > > > >Photographing one child is easy. Photographing two children in the > >same frame is difficult. Photographing three children in the same > >frame is impossible. > > > >I never had a problem with shutter lag with my M3 Leicas. Does the M8 > >have a comparably short time between pressing the trigger and getting > >the exposure? No puffery now. I want real straight information. > > > >Larry Z