Electronic shutter ,silent shutter what ever you call it opinions on its

[spudhead]

So as above opinions on silent shutter electronic shutter, on the a9 I pretty much use it as default not so much on the a7iii, so opinions please, plus points and negative points

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I personally hate it. I like to hear my shutter click, it'd reassuring, and on the RIV it's quiet anyway, my wife never hears it, despite being near me a lot of the time. My other issue with it is the chance of rolling shutter issues, which look awful. I get that it allows silly high frame rates, but I personally don't see the need for more than 10fps.

 

[pmenear]

Big fan of silent shutter on the A1, I use it exclusively. My Nikons have spooked away so much wildlife over the years I'm often afraid to press the shutter because it will be the last shot I get. Not only is it good for wildlife but no more dirty looks/comments from birders in public hides. I have seen rolling shutter with it on a swallows wings once but that has been the only time I've noticed it.

 

[Unframed Dave]

Big fan of silent shutter on the A1, I use it exclusively. My Nikons have spooked away so much wildlife over the years I'm often afraid to press the shutter because it will be the last shot I get. Not only is it good for wildlife but no more dirty looks/comments from birders in public hides. I have seen rolling shutter with it on a swallows wings once but that has been the only time I've noticed it.

Devil's advocate, the nikon shutter is quite a beast, more Russian in manufacturing style than Japanese, and I've sat next to Kev in a hide and not realised he was taking any photos.

 

[Deleted Member 5003]

I expect that future cameras may not have a mechanical shutter as per the recent Nikon Z9......
Nikon having announced only in The past day or two they will drop SLR’s Completely.

It is clear the camera technology of the future will revolve around the digital/electronic shutter
and for the consumer will provide cameras with greater shot longevity and limited moving
parts which many camera failures/faults revolve around.

The industry rode the film to digital wave, the demise of the dslr(on going), the switch to
mirrorless etc etc so I don’t think the demise of the mechanical shutter is going to be a
major stumbling block and like in the past the consumer will just have to get used to it...
as bad as that sounds.

As a Nikon to Sony shooter I don’t have any issues with electronic shutters and feel the
pros outweigh the cons.......no point hanging onto ghosts of a byegone era. Ultimately
it is the cost we payN for new ideas,developments and innovations which ultimately
enhance the quality of our lives.

 

[spudhead]

I personally hate it. I like to hear my shutter click, it'd reassuring, and on the RIV it's quiet anyway, my wife never hears it, despite being near me a lot of the time. My other issue with it is the chance of rolling shutter issues, which look awful. I get that it allows silly high frame rates, but I personally don't see the need for more than 10fps.

Hi Kev I already knew your opinion and respect your chocie, I do not use the silent shutter for speed on the a9 because as you say I do not need the frame rate , but do think its use removes a small amount of camera shake for me.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

On my A7RIII I always use mechanical shutter. I think of it like this, I ride motocross and the new electric bikes that are out are absolutely insane! But, they can be as awesome as they want, and even if they are better than the petrol powered ones, I still love the noise and feeling of a combustion engine. Same as with the shutters, even if the electronic one was better, I'd still just love the sound of the mechanical shutter over that silence.

 

[Tim Mayo]

I almost always use the electronic / silent shutter on the a9 and the a1 as there is little risk of any rolling shutter effect thanks to the very fast sensor read out speed. I prefer to keep the audible shutter sound turned on though so I know when I'm actually taking photos. I'd only use it with a none stacked sensor camera such as the a7IV or a7R IV if I needed to be very quiet and my subject was fairly static.

 

[Clix Pix]

I use silent shutter on the A1, as that is the camera which I use mostly for outdoors shooting/wildlife/birds and need and want not only the ability to shoot at a high frame rate with bursts, but also to not make noise that will scare away my subjects. Even if I'm not shooting a rapid series but a bird sitting quietly on a branch, I prefer for the camera to be silent when I press the shutter release button.

On the A7R IV, which is the camera I use most often indoors and for tabletops, closeups and macros, where the subjects don't care about noise and I don't need to fire off a rapid burst but use single-shot or low setting for fps, the mechanical shutter does just fine.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I almost always use the electronic / silent shutter on the a9 and the a1 as there is little risk of any rolling shutter effect thanks to the very fast sensor read out speed. I prefer to keep the audible shutter sound turned on though so I know when I'm actually taking photos. I'd only use it with a none stacked sensor camera such as the a7IV or a7R IV if I needed to be very quiet and my subject was fairly static.

Is there an audible shutter for the silent on the RIV?

 

[AlphaWorld]

I use electronic shutter exclusively on the A1 - I like the silence, and it’s necessary for high speed bursts. I have only turned on “fake shutter” noise once for a model in a studio

I use mechanical shutter almost exclusively on the A7RIV because of rolling shutter issues.

I would use electronic on a stacked sensor; mechanical on an unstacked sensor. Might opt for mechanical if having major problems with flicker (banding). Still working on anti-flicker under artificial light like LED or fluorescent - don’t shoot under it very often - the auto anti-flicker on the A1 works fairly well, but I need to work out the fine-tuning.