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Jonathan Wienke

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« on: June 27, 2003, 12:26:08 pm »

Half-press the shutter button, and wait for the autofocus to do its thing, then press the shutter button all the way, and you will get the spec lag time. The additional time is the autofocus. The 1Ds has a much faster autofocus system than the under-$1200 point-and-shoots; you get what you pay for.
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« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2003, 09:32:14 pm »

Make sure the red-eye reduction is turned off.  Red-eye reduction causes a one second delay or so to allow for the pupil in the eye to constrict.
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2003, 08:29:38 am »

Using a new Canon G5, I'm experiencing significant shutter lag, regardless of the mode I set. My guess is a lag period of 0.5 to 1 seconds. Canon's specs rate this camera as having a lag of 0.1 seconds, almost comparable to a SLR. Practical use contradicts this specification.

My question is whether the 10D & 1Ds have a similar lag, or whether this is a flaw that's built into these less expensive models. Rather disappointing, to say the least. I come from a Leica rangefinder background, so the lag is often dismaying...
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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2003, 03:23:47 pm »

Jonathan--thanks!
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Ken Dunham

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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2003, 04:13:18 pm »

DPReview reports the Canon 10D shutter lag as being 190ms, vs 57ms for the 1Ds.
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