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Minority report: I have the III and the lag is a royal pain: even with MUP and MF set, it still makes a noise like R2D2 scratching his *** before it'll condescend to take a shot. You'll only get the decisive moment if you're psychic. This has started to annoy me so much that I am using my P45+ back more and more on a cambo because there's no appreciable shutter lag with a Schneider!Yes it is, but still not DSLR short. Best I can estimate is that the lag on the AFD3 with newer firmware is about half the lag on the AFD2 -- but make sure the AFD3 has current firmware as it did improve the shutter lag a bit.
I guess questions of exaggeration are all relative but my feeling is that with the mirror already up and focus already manually set, there's no excuse whatsoever for the quarter second of 'I'm trying to focus, oops, just remembered I don't need to' noises the camera issues. Granted, my work is mostly landscape type of stuff but in Iceland recently I was trying to catch waves breaking at very precise moments and it was really annoying! I can see why the shutter can't be as fast as an M8 but I can't see why it can't compete with a decent 35mm DSLR, especially with the mirror up. The most recent camera FW update was supposed to improve things but to me the difference was marginal.My hope is that tashley is exaggerating a bit. My AFDIII still has a lag but it is much faster than the AFDII. My style is such that I've just taken it in account and press the shutter button a micro-second sooner than I do with my Sony a900.
Granted, on my Horseman, the Rodenstock has no shutter lag, so I guess it's all relative.
Can the AFDIII shutter get faster? YES Please. Is it abominable? Not in my opinion.
Jack has a great point. If you have the latest firmware for your AFD III, you will notice a decrease in shutter lag and an increase in the auto-focus speed.Tim: Which firmware do yo have in your Phase AFD3 body?
It is true the RZ is fully mechanical on the release and so the "lag" is only as much as the time it takes you to complete the push motion (i.e. instant and tactile). Also A-Priority is certainly possible.Out of curiosity-- I've never shot with an RZ67.
I am looking to do handheld outdoor shooting but the AFD shutter lag is too much to bear.
How would an RZ67 feel?
Manual focus of course. But can you shoot aperture priority?
Sorry for the relatively newbie quality to this question.
Eric
Hey Jack,Tim: Which firmware do yo have in your Phase AFD3 body?
Correction: I put the film back on my AFD II. Almost no shutter lag. A joy! But I don't shoot film anymore...Excuse my ignorance, but is the shutter lag evident when using a film back, or just when using a digital back?
Duncan