Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/06

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Shutter lag
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Fri Oct 6 18:05:26 2006

Big difference Walt between the shutter lag on your - what is it, an Exacta,
or are you up to a Nikon F now? :-) - and the Nikon F5, Canon EOS1v
whatever, or the good digital SLRs. In fact, I don't know that the
rangefinders still have an advantage in this department...except for the
fact that with a rangefinder you can see what happens as the shutter
releases - assuming your old eyes are still that sharp. :-)

B. D.
P.S. Send me a stamped mailer and I'll send you some of my pills. :-)

On 10/6/06 8:40 PM, "Walt Johnson" <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote:

> B.D.
> 
> Shutter lag or lack there of would be a good subject for
> contests/discussions. I think it is very evident in digitals and
> slrs....That's one of the main reasons I prefer rangefinders.
> 
> fast finger wally
> 
> B. D. Colen wrote:
> 
>> Well, Larry, when I shoot families I shoot kids - all ages - and I have 
>> yet
>> to blow shots due to shutter lag - using the E-1, 500, and 330 (mostly the
>> E-1 and 330), although I've certainly blown some because I'm not quick
>> enough. :-)
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/6/06 5:56 PM, "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>> On Oct 6, 2006, at 5:04 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
>>> 
>>>    
>>> 
>>>> Lawrence Zeitlin wrote:
>>>>      
>>>> 
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>        
>>>>> 
>>>> Larry,
>>>> 
>>>> What DSLR are you using?  On my 1DII and older 1D the shutter lag is
>>>> nil.  I have never had an issue with this.  Maybe on some lower end
>>>> DSLR's from a few years ago but I thought the newer cameras had pretty
>>>> much done away with that.
>>>>      
>>>> 
>>> I'm using an Olympus E-500, but I got an annoying lag using the E-330
>>> and a new Canon DSLR. But perhaps my tolerance for shutter lag is
>>> lower than most. I never had a problem using the Leica or a Olympus
>>> OM 1 or 4 SLR. I guess it must be due to the focus time. Next time
>>> I'll try the manual focus mode and see if it helps. The shortest
>>> shutter lag times I ever experienced were on between the lens shutter
>>> cameras like the Rollei 35 and the Kodak Medalist.
>>> 
>>> Larry Z
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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