this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2023
14 points (100.0% liked)

Photography

4916 readers
17 users here now

c/photography is a community centered on the practice of amateur and professional photography. You can come here to discuss the gear, the technique and the culture related to the art of photography. You can also share your work, appreciate the others' and constructively critique each others work.

Please, be sure to read the rules before posting.

THE RULES

  1. Be nice to each other

This Lemmy Community is open to civil, friendly discussion about our common interest, photography. Excessively rude, mean, unfriendly, or hostile conduct is not permitted.

  1. Keep content on topic

All discussion threads must be photography related such as latest gear or art news, gear acquisition advices, photography related questions, etc...

  1. No politics or religion

This Lemmy Community is about photography and discussion around photography, not religion or politics.

  1. No classified ads or job offers

All is in the title. This is a casual discussion community.

  1. No spam or self-promotion

One post, one photo in the limit of 3 pictures in a 24 hours timespan. Do not flood the community with your pictures. Be patient, select your best work, and enjoy.

  1. If you want contructive critiques, use [Critique Wanted] in your title.

  2. Flair NSFW posts (nudity, gore, ...)

  3. Do not share your portfolio (instagram, flickr, or else...)

The aim of this community is to invite everyone to discuss around your photography. If you drop everything with one link, this become pointless. Portfolio posts will be deleted. You can however share your portfolio link in the comment section if another member wants to see more of your work.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
14
Rolling shutter on Electronic vs First Curtain (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I'm trying to understand why rolling shutter is a problem with electronic shutters, but not with electronic first curtain shutter modes. I've done lots of digging trying to get to the underlying reason for the difference, but I haven't had any luck, just various people talking about the fact it is a problem.

So fediverse photogs, who can help me with an answer?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] Ottomateeverything 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I wouldn't worry too much about shutter wear - they're rated really highly, so while it is wear, I don't know that you'd realistically ever encounter an issue unless you were using the same body for tons and tons of work, and not replacing it for a very long time.

In my experience, the tradeoff is more "rolling shutter problems" vs "the loud noise of the shutter click". There are times and places where the shutter click can ruin moments, be outright forbidden, or will distract people. There are others where fast motion is occurring and the rolling shutter is an issue.

To me it's more of a question of "do I need to be silent? Then I need to use electronic". But if not, I may as well use electronic front/physical rear or just both physical. I think the "electronic front or mechanical front" is the more tricky question. I just don't use full electronic unless really necessary because I'm more worried about ruining shots than I am about my camera lasting 20+ years.

[โ€“] IMALlama 1 points 1 year ago

Totally agree. That said, some cameras have way quieter mechanical shutters than others. For example, my A7III is pretty loud and sharp sounding. I used a Z6II for a bit and it was quieter and... less obtrusive? Fuji's X-H2s (can't speak for any of their other cameras) is very quiet.