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From: David J Taylor on 3 Jul 2010 03:08 "nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:020720102226416461%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... [] > unless the dslr isn't in a bag and the compact is in a pocket. if > someone is on a shoot, they'd likely have the dslr out and ready. Better add the extra time pushing those P&S zoom-in and zoom-out buttons alternately to get the framing approximately right as well.... David
From: LOL! on 3 Jul 2010 03:15 On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:26:41 -0700, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >In article <ikgt265pi0e0r6jnomf75qgf5b8aa63dkj(a)4ax.com>, John Navas ><jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> >> I've always connsider shutter lag as shutter lag in that it's the differnce >> >> in time between activate the shutter button (in a sense that's the picture >> >> you wish to take) compared to the time it takes the electronics to open the >> >> shutter and store the image in it's buffer. >> >> Focausing has nothin gto do with shutter lag. >> > >> >Startup time matters; to extend the lens. >> >> It does. Likewise the time to drag a big dSLR out of the bag and get it >> ready to shoot. And I normally keep the lens extended when I'm on >> shoot. > >unless the dslr isn't in a bag and the compact is in a pocket. if >someone is on a shoot, they'd likely have the dslr out and ready. > >are you that threatened that you must resort to contrived scenarios? Here's an uncontrived scenario 90% of the time: Change lenses in time. OOOPS! Too late! The subject skedaddled! LOL!
From: nospam on 3 Jul 2010 03:20 In article <i0mnkj$j1f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > > unless the dslr isn't in a bag and the compact is in a pocket. if > > someone is on a shoot, they'd likely have the dslr out and ready. > > Better add the extra time pushing those P&S zoom-in and zoom-out buttons > alternately to get the framing approximately right as well.... you just need proper training in how to remove a camera from its bag. that you lack the skills in bag removal does not mean that camera bags are flawed. especially the ones with the buckles that have tiny buttons. :)
From: David J Taylor on 3 Jul 2010 03:24 "nospam" <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:030720100020034621%nospam(a)nospam.invalid... > In article <i0mnkj$j1f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, David J Taylor > <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > >> > unless the dslr isn't in a bag and the compact is in a pocket. if >> > someone is on a shoot, they'd likely have the dslr out and ready. >> >> Better add the extra time pushing those P&S zoom-in and zoom-out >> buttons >> alternately to get the framing approximately right as well.... > > you just need proper training in how to remove a camera from its bag. > > that you lack the skills in bag removal does not mean that camera bags > are flawed. > > especially the ones with the buckles that have tiny buttons. > > :) LOL! Good job my camera stays out of the bag when I'm using it, and is too big to fit into a pocket! <G> David
From: Wolfgang Weisselberg on 3 Jul 2010 05:44
John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > SMS <scharf.steven(a)geemail.com> wrote: >>being low-light/high ISO capability, and #2 being AF lag). ^^^^^^ > FZ28 > <http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Panasonic-Lumix-DMCFZ28-10658> > Shutter lag times started off looking promising at 0.04sec but it ^^^^^^^^^^^ > FZ8 > <http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz8/page5.asp> > Again focus (using the high speed AF mode) is very fast. For a P&S, not for a DSLR. > Shutter lag [... a bit slower than some other P&S ...] ^^^^^^^^^^^ > -- > "It is better to sit in silence and appear ignorant, > than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." -Mark Twain > "A little learning is a dangerous thing." -Alexander Pope > "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, > as being unwilling to learn." -Benjamin Franklin It seems you learned little about lag times and removed all doubt that you are ignorant what the difference between AF lag and shutter lag is. Now, let's see if B. Franklin also describes you. -Wolfgang |