Shutter Lag for D50 and D70 (Can this be correct?)

[leslie_cheung]

Shutter lag <a href="http://www.alanlook.com/NikonCompare.htm " >chart</a> specifically d70/d70s/

d50 ultra short lag time compared to other nikon dslr. Or is it a typo?

[work-page]

Typo. Shutter lag on the d50 is in line with what you got on the F80.

[sam_thompson2]

These two websites confirm the fast shutter lag or lack there of the D50.

 

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_reviews/nikon_d50_pg8.html

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/D50/D50DAT.HTM

 

The D50 and D70 employ an electronic shutter at higher shutter speeds. So this means that the camera will fully open the focal plane shutter and then open the ccd "shutter" electronically. It also explains why these two cameras can flash sync at a super high speed.

 

But in real life practice unless you are using zone focusing the higher end cameras will autofocus a lot faster. This is why even thought the Sony T100 has a shutter lag of .008 seconds it still is really slow to take pics compared to a DSLR.

[sam_thompson2]

I just tried this website with my D50.

 

http://www.shooting-digital.com/columns/schwartz/shutter_release_test/default.asp

 

I got around .1 range. My camera phone got .4.

[tom_burke3]

Around .175 to .2 with AF on; around .1 with AF off. D80, 18-70 set at 35mm.

[michael_bradtke]

Well thats a fun web site to test your reaction time on.

[errolyoung]

I have the D70 and D70s. While the D70 is rated at 37 and the D70s at 10, I do not notice any practical difference.

 

Looks like a lot of info but little use.

 

Errol

[leslie_cheung]

I still think it's a typo. How can there be a difference between the d70 and the d70s? More

importantly, how can the d70 have the same lag as the d2x? Doesn't make sense if you ask

me...

[sam_thompson2]

I got my decimals wrong. .113 seconds would be 113 milliseconds not 11 milliseconds and 1/10 of second is 100 milliseconds. So it is probably a typo 100ms not 10ms.

[ShunCheung]

The D70 and D70s are almost identical cameras with 3 minor differences such as a larger LCD on the back, the D70s can take a shutter release cable and its pop-up flash that can cover 2 degrees wider. None of those should affect the shutter lag. Any significant difference is likely to be just some typo.

[tri-x1]

The differences in shutter lag aren't enough different (we're talking milliseconds here, folks) that I'm gonna throw my D100 away.

[tonybeach]

Wayne, I notice the shutter lag difference between my D70 and D200 cameras. It's the difference between having to anticipate shots with the D70 and not having to anticipate them with the D200 (note: you always have to anticipate the shot, it's part of "pre-visualization", but with the D200 the camera is noticably closer to being instantaneous). The D100 shutter lag is three times longer than the D200 shutter lag and slightly longer than the D70.

[ShunCheung]

<I>The D100 shutter lag is three times longer than the D200 shutter lag and slightly longer than the D70.</I>

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Anthony, where did you get such information? According to the following web site:

<A HREF="http://www.lightningtrigger.com/CameraCompatibility6/CameraCompatibility6.htm">

www.lightningtrigger.com/CameraCompatibility6/CameraCompatibility6.htm</A>, the D100 has a 60 millisecond shutter lag while the D200 is 50ms. The D200 is slightly faster but the difference is nowhere close to 3 times as much.

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I have both cameras and don't notice any significant difference either.

[tonybeach]

Shun, I cannot find my original source for this info. Checking through some websites I came up with this: http://www.impulseadventure.com/photo/shutter-lag.html and I may have mistakenly taken it from the total lag time. In that same column the D70 is listed as having a total lag time of .342 of a second, but such measurements become very problematic because they take into account variables such as lens and AF settings. Based on that site and this one: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/ND100/D10A7.HTM I need to revise my table and list the D100 shutter lag as only twice as slow as the D200 and not three times slower.

[ShunCheung]

My experience with the D100 and D200 is that their shutter lag is similar. I don't have any precise instrument to measure them. Again, according to the web site I mentioned above, they are rated at 60 and 50 milliseconds respectively. The difference is 1/100 sec, which is too small for humans (or at least me) to detect. IMO, continue to discuss that is merely splitting hair, as neither one has any shutter lag problems. However, the D100's AF is slow and it has a shallow image buffer; those are much bigger problems.

[nilanjan_sen]

Shun hit the nail on the head. The difference in AF speed, especially with the outer sensors, is more significant than the shutter lag.

[john falkenstine]

Incredible, the silly anal retentive details that folks get buried in yet can't show a decent image to discuss. I hope none of you are married, because if you are, sooner or later your wives will either dump you or get out the baseball bat while you're asleep... :)