It is good to see your test results on E-M5, it differ very little from a
M8. Now you have no excuse of missing a "decisive moment" due to a slow
camera :-)
C.H.Ling
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From: "Peter Klein" <pklein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>I ran some more tests today. Last night's trial was 5 shots for each
> category. Today I did 10 shots each, and added the Leica M8 just for
> fun. Averages were:
>
> E-M5, EVF on "Normal" frame rate (120 fps):-----319 ms
> E-M5, EVF on "Fast" frame rate (240 fps):-------255 ms
> E-M5, Bare-eyed:--------------------------------223 ms
> Leica M8:---------------------------------------206 ms
>
> There is less difference between the categories than last night, but it
> does seem that the Fast EVF frame rate does help significantly. What's
> also interesting is that the Leica M8 timings varied more widely than
> any of the E-M5 timings. I attribute this to the M8's "notchy" shutter
> release.
>
> I had no problem with watching the clock to "count up" to each shot,
> because I wasn't trying to measure my reaction time. I was trying to
> give myself the best chance of hitting the shutter at the right instant
> so I would be measuring the camera's contribution as much as possible.
>
> I don't think the absolute numbers tell us much, because my variable
> reaction time is one of the components. However, I think it's safe to
> say that the E-M5 Fast EVF does win over the Normal frame rate, and it's
> not much worse than viewing the scene bare-eyed. And while the Leica M8
> wins on average overall, sometimes it doesn't when we get down to
> individual shots.
>
> --Peter
>
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