Are we talking DSLR's or point and shoot Digitals? With a DSLR, the shutter lag is practically non-existent. I shoot with a Nikon D70 DSLR that I use for everything from sports, racing, weddings, fires, etc.
With a point-and-shoot digital, the shutter lag can be very frustrating. I used one every now and then and have found you have to anticipate the shot - get the focal point preset and wait for the action to come to you. Of course it's easier for racing photography than for a football game. :-) Larry -----Original Message----- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard P. Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CGUYS] over shooting The digital shutter lag is something I was never able to overcome. By the time the camera had figured out that it was taking a picture, the moment was over. Now I use digital for primarily still/staged shots. If I capture "a moment" in digital, it is more often accidental, as opposed to a mechanical shutter which one could anticipate and depend upon. Richard P. >> As to "over-shooting": even holding down the shutter-release does not >> guarantee capture of Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment", that exact image >> one hopes for, and which can occur even at the interstices of 6fps rambo >> shooting. >> > > Catching the "decisive moment" with a digital camera is especially > challenging due to over-long shutter lag. (I never said everything about > digital photography was better.) > > > ************************************************************************ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************ * ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
