Swan Fly Past

[BDennis]

A panning shot of a close Mute Swan fly-past, just a small crop.

I got some leaning buildings behind due to rolling shutter effect as I always use the electronic shutter.

OM-1 + 150-400mm f4.5 at 400mm, exposure 1/1250s f5 ISO200 using Auto-ISO in M mode


Swan Flight by Bill Dennis, on Flickr

Bill

[rustyarrow]

Well caught

[davcoll]

Nice one Bill.

Dave

[Bobblejack]

Is there an advantage to only using electronic shutter? And, conversely, is there a disadvantage to using mechanical shutter? I have never completely understood.

[griffljg]

Advantages of electronic shutter:
-> No wear and tear on the shutter
-> Can use faster shutter speeds
-> Can use Pro Capture
-> No shutter noise

Disadvantages of electronic shutter:
-> Rolling shutter effect
-> May be some banding effect under some artificial lighting conditions
-> May be some additional noise at higher ISOs

Advantages of mechanical shutter:
-> You can hear the shutter activate
-> No banding effects under artificial lighting conditions
-> No rolling shutter effect

Disadvantages of mechanical shutter:
-> Wear and tear on the shutter (400,000 shutter activations on the OM-1)
-> Shutter noise
-> Lower maximum shutter speeds
->

Those are the ones that I can think of at the moment. I may have forgotten some.

I must say that, in my experience, the rolling shutter effect in the OM-1 is hardly noticeable and I haven't noticed any additional noise at higher ISO values. I now use electronic shutter almost exclusively, except for taking photos indoors under questionable lighting conditions when I am not using a flash.

[Bobblejack]

Thanks for that comprehensive explanation. Dare I ask what the advantages/disadvantages are of anti-shock vs silent?

[griffljg]

As anti-shock still uses the mechanical shutter for closing the shutter, the advantages and disadvantages are the same as for the mechanical shutter, with the exception of shutter shock elimination.

[griffljg]

Beautiful shot Bill. Well caught!

[BDennis]

Beautiful shot Bill. Well caught!

Thanks Larry - I love it when they do a fly-past like this and can never resist taking some shots!

Good summary of advantages / disadvantages of electronic and mechanical shutter modes.

Bill

[BDennis]

Is there an advantage to only using electronic shutter? And, conversely, is there a disadvantage to using mechanical shutter? I have never completely understood.

In this video he explains the various shutter modes

The rolling shutter effects can be eliminated by using the mechanical shutter.

Bill

[Bobblejack]

Looks to me, from this video, that the best general setting should be Anti-shock

[griffljg]

Thomas Eisl actually suggests using silent shutter for general photography, as most of the time you will probably not encounter conditions which require that you use the other shutter modes. From my point of view, I can't see a need to ever use mechanical shutter in preference to anti-shock.

[Mark2112]

That shot should qualify for a Woolies FlyBy card!