Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Sep 19, 2006, at 1:52 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > >>How long 'til the digital camera shutter will be replaced by a sensor >>which will be sensitized to light at the pressing of the "shutter >>release". Aperture adjustments would be achieved by electromagnetic >>control of the light cone. Virtually unlimited exposure times? >>(man am I bored) > > > There are some cameras out there today that do this, but so far a > mechanical shutter remains more consistent and reliable for still > photography use. > > Godfrey > >
Indeed. Several DSLR's have used a hybrid shutter (Nikon D1H, EOS 1D, Nikon D70 and D50), only the D50 didn't have any issues, and that's because it kept the max shutter speed down to 1/4000. The other bodies occasionally experienced artifacts at higher shutter speeds. Note that almost all P&S bodies which use electronic shutters have a max shutter speed well under 1/4000. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
