[Leica] Marty, shutter lag in digital M

[john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)]

Indeed, P&S cameras are the only ones I have really noticed a shutter lag on 
- although the golf swing example was a scenario I have never shot ;-) 

john

-----Original Message-----
 On Behalf Of Bill Pearce

When shooting film, I used a 'blad almost daily. Mine has taken a really lot 
of photos of construction workers, and never a lag problem there. Schlepped 
it and a few lenses up a safety cage ladder in a refinery several times and 
it seemed lighter than my D3 and lenses that I used later. Oh, hand held? 
never a problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Rabiner

The slowest decisive moment time lag goes to Hasselblad in which 57 actions 
have to happen before the exposure finally happens.
On the long list magazines used to run when they got into this topic like 
when the "Real Time" Contax RTS came out the Hasselblad was decimal points 
away slower from all the rest.
This never stopped it from being the official wedding camera used by the top 
people for many decades with a flash. And also used in commercial fashion 
and catalog situations where getting the decisive moment was very much part 
of the program.
A wedding is like shooting a war. Things are flying and happening fast. If 
you can shoot a wedding you can shoot anything. Shooting weddings used to 
prime all my reflexes for shooting some photojournalism  I'd do in Portland 
and street shooting before I switched from Nikon to Hasselblad.
I don't think I ever lost a shot becuae of that switch.
It might take three times longer for the exposure to happen. But as Ted says 
I think you just learn to anticipate.
So its really not just about shutter lag. Its nice when its fast but no big 
deal when its not. Kind of just like the loudness issue.
If it was people would have never gone from Leica to SLR's in the 60's.
I think the only thing which came close to competing with Leica M's shutter 
lag wise was a twin lens Rolleiflex. I think I shot two weddings with mine.
Really awkward getting the flash on and off and changing film.