In article <4rh27j$p9e@pallo.cs.hut.fi>, ilu@niksula.hut.fi says...

>One thing to be aware about the F-801s (N8008s and probably
>the non-s versions too) is that for people photography,
>you should select some other model. The F-801s has a delay
>after you press the shutter button, sometimes less (if you
>press and hold it halfway for a moment before you shoot)
>and sometimes more; up to what seems like about half a
>second. (This is in manual focus mode of course).
>Some people get used to it; I haven't.

Hmmm, this is a new one to me, and I own two 8008's which
I use for shooting people commercially.....(with no problem
with delay - heck, I've caught baseballs in the air in front
of bats with them.....[MF, of course!]), and I have owned
several others. I suspect that yours may have a problem
needing repair. BTW, one important difference for me
between the 8008 and 8008s (since I don't use AF, or
spot-meters) is the center-weighted meter patch pattern
- in the 8008, it is roughly a circle about the same size
as the large circle in the finder; in the 8008s, it is
a doughnut-shaped patch [with a dead center]).
Hope This Helps