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Subject: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M
From: jon.streeter at cox.net (jon.streeter)
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:12:53 -0800

It is not an issue for some; for others it is.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone

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From: "Scott Gregory" <scottgregory at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: [Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M
Date: Tue, Nov 6, 2012 3:53 am


Cannot believe how critical you guys are with this shutter lag discussion. I 
do street shooting all the time and never notice a problem or have an issue 
and have used both an M8 and now the 9. 

Scott 

Scott

On 2012-11-06, at 12:23 AM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> wrote:

> Thank you, Marty.  This is exACTly the kind of info I was looking for.  A 
> digital M in theory would be a dream camera, allowing one to shoot to 
> one's heart's in a wide range of ISOs and in black and white and color.  
> But all these advantages are worthless if the camera has to think it over 
> before taking the picture.  Unforgivable in a Leica.  I'll hang on to my 
> relics and delight in the time I spend with them.  I'd post a portrait if 
> I could figure out how.  
> 
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Marty Deveney" <benedenia at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Kate Kirkwood and Leica Liker
> Date: Mon, Nov 5, 2012 7:44 pm
> 
> 
>> Now that the digital M
>> cameras have long shutter-lag times even when compared to DSLRs, suddenly
>> we're hearing that shutter lag doesn't matter, that nobody notices it.
>> Really?  Nobody?  For capturing fleeting expressions in a portrait 
>> session,
>> nobody has noticed it?
> 
> The M8, M9 and Monochrom lag time is about 1/13s.  To me it's the most
> substantial problem with all these cameras.  It's been discussed here
> widely before:
> http://leica-users.org/v43/msg02993.html
> http://leica-users.org/v44/msg03170.html
> 
> Leica has stated that the new M (typ 240) has new architecture that
> makes the camera faster and the shutter feel smoother.  The dummy
> cameras that have been doing the rounds at the trade fairs seem to
> display at least the latter, while no-one has measured the former.
> 
> Marty
> 
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