literiter
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In my case I can see an enormous advantage for rangefinder cameras particularly the Leica Ms.......... I own 2 of them.
Other than that I'm OK with both, my SLRs and my RFs.
Other than that I'm OK with both, my SLRs and my RFs.
CK Dexter Haven
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I know that i never know anything exactly.
I know that i never know anything exactly.
Except THIS. This is exactly true. I think.
Before i started reading rangefinder forums, i never gave it a moment's consideration that SLR users 'miss' the exact moment of exposure. I mean, c'mon - with an SLR, the 'blackout' period is milliseconds. I don't notice it. It seems like a non-issue to me. The only thing you could 'miss' is if someone blinks. It's not like you can shoot sports or action with a rangefinder, since follow-focus is just not going to happen. And, you have no real telephotos. So, it's kind of moot. And, as the original poster said: you have to correlate the timing of the little 'snik' sound with the actuation of the shutter, and who can really do that, accurate to milliseconds?
** I think the only reason this EVER became a 'feature' of rangefinders is when HC-B became so adored and all the Leica people decided that whatever HE did was what needed to be emulated.... And, to capture The Decisive Moment, you had to have a tool that 'best realizes when that moment occurs....' And, all of that nonsense is based on one picture of a dude jumping over a puddle. Quite a lame picture, if i'm ever asked. **
I know that i never know anything exactly.
Except THIS. This is exactly true. I think.
Before i started reading rangefinder forums, i never gave it a moment's consideration that SLR users 'miss' the exact moment of exposure. I mean, c'mon - with an SLR, the 'blackout' period is milliseconds. I don't notice it. It seems like a non-issue to me. The only thing you could 'miss' is if someone blinks. It's not like you can shoot sports or action with a rangefinder, since follow-focus is just not going to happen. And, you have no real telephotos. So, it's kind of moot. And, as the original poster said: you have to correlate the timing of the little 'snik' sound with the actuation of the shutter, and who can really do that, accurate to milliseconds?
** I think the only reason this EVER became a 'feature' of rangefinders is when HC-B became so adored and all the Leica people decided that whatever HE did was what needed to be emulated.... And, to capture The Decisive Moment, you had to have a tool that 'best realizes when that moment occurs....' And, all of that nonsense is based on one picture of a dude jumping over a puddle. Quite a lame picture, if i'm ever asked. **
Rprice
Camera Whore
Well for me... I just look at the back of the DSLR to see if I got the shot or not. 
I don't use a film SLR any more. But when I use my G2 or my Leica I usually just assume I got the shot till I develope the film. So my answer not a yes or a no, it's hopefully.
I don't use a film SLR any more. But when I use my G2 or my Leica I usually just assume I got the shot till I develope the film. So my answer not a yes or a no, it's hopefully. mh2000
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the difference in mirror black out and the uncertainty in exact time any shutter opens seem to to work out to a wash to me.
In general, I find RF cameras to be a handicap in most ways... I just like 'em and enjoy getting good photos from them anyway...
In general, I find RF cameras to be a handicap in most ways... I just like 'em and enjoy getting good photos from them anyway...
mh2000
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it's a cute photo... I still like it, but I could do just as well with a traditional SLR... especially since it was entirely staged!
>>And, all of that nonsense is based on one picture of a dude jumping over a puddle. Quite a lame picture, if i'm ever asked. **
>>And, all of that nonsense is based on one picture of a dude jumping over a puddle. Quite a lame picture, if i'm ever asked. **
climbing_vine
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And in fact, we do it constantly, which is why I don't think the mirror blackout makes much of a difference in the terms that have been discussed here. Somebody made reference upthread to the rangefinder view not interrupting your constant sight; this is exactly wrong. The human brain processes signals from the eyes much like a film strip, at a sampling rate that varies based on many factors.
That said, I sometimes find the mirror blackout distracting not because it makes me miss what's happening at the moment of exposure (a particularly dubious assertion if the exposure is at 1/60th or above), but because the sense of motion of it and the sound break my concentration of watching for whether I will immediately want another shot (I do mostly candid portraits and city wildlife stuff when I'm using 35mm these days). This is something I could no doubt correct if I got back in the SLR habit; I don't recall it bothering me so much before I started using rangefinders, though I may have been doing a lot more still life back then.