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Re: Electronic or mechanical shutter?

Rafavox wrote:

Do you guys mostly use electronic shutter instead of mechanical, I can see advantages like avoiding wear and tear of the shutter mechanism. What is the general rule for that? electronic 99% of the time and for fast moving objects like cars, birds, planes etc mechanical

As has been mentioned, shutter selection is very situation-dependent (and body-dependent).  For instance owners of the R3 will find fewer restrictions than those with say an R7.

I was thrilled when the R6 Mark II was announced having a much faster readout speed than my Mark I.  It was the primary deciding factor in my decision to upgrade.  The R6(ii) is my main event/sports body.  Electronic shutter can be invaluable in many instances (IME).

The R5 is my birding/wildlife body, and the fast(er) readout speed was a big deciding factor in choosing it over the R6 when they came out.  Here again eShutter can be really useful.

The R7 IMO seemed purpose-built for my macros.  I use eShutter bursts a lot with my LEDs.  Rolling shutter is seldom an issue.

It’s nice to have choices.  Universal Shutter will come into play at some point.  Until then, we’ll still have to use our photography smarts.  

R2

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