"Bright, Christy [IBD]" <christy.bright@citigroup.com> writes:
>The lag time on the shutter will take some
> getting used to, but it sounds like that's almost impossible to avoid >with digital unless you're willing to spend 2 grand.
This business of lag time, which used to be expressed in tens of
milliseconds in the Fred Flintstone era of Leica M 3s and Nikon Fs,
turned into tenths of a second with the advent of AF, and now
into much more with the lower-tier digital cameras.
The problem is that in any system, chaos increases exponentially
across time....so if you are shooting anything that is not choregraphed or somewhat predictable, yet moves fast, a longer lag time means a much higher percentage of missed expressions, decisive moments, gestures, smiles, blinks, etc. One can only surmount it by becoming
better at predicting the future a few more tenths of a second. Sounds
simple, but it is not. Of course, for static subjects, this is of no consequence.
--- Luis
