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Re: [OM] Shutter Shock (Return of the absent minded.) [was Question]

Subject: Re: [OM] Shutter Shock (Return of the absent minded.) [was Question]
From: Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:29:58 -0600
Nope.  They fire just fine.  


Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie

"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins

"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard

On Jan 20, 2013, at 8:50, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul:
> So, no problems with the T32's mis-matched connectors (OM arrangement vs 
> OM-D's)? I was worried that the OM TTL connectors might short out on the 
> shoe.
> 
> Martin
> 
> On 19/01/2013 5:14 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>> Did you notice that it screwed up flash sync?   I ran into that when I tried 
>> a T32 on manual.
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Braun
>> Certified Music Junkie
>> 
>> "It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
>> 
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
>> 
>> On Jan 19, 2013, at 15:13, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Setting the shutter shock to 1/8 second was one of the first things I
>>> did upon setting up the camera.  I'm not sure I've taken a single shot
>>> without it.  I does make a funny ka-thunk sound but 1/8 second is fairly
>>> fast and I doubt I'll notice the delay.  Well, maybe in the spring if I
>>> have to shoot one of the grandkid's soccer games.
>>> 
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 1/18/2013 2:56 PM, Moose wrote:
>>>> I too have been semi-incommunicado. We left for three days in the 
>>>> Monterey/Carmel area. My response to your first
>>>> version of the question was the last one I made before turning off the 
>>>> laptop to pack it.
>>>> 
>>>> I carefully packed power cords and mouse - and LEFT the computer home!
>>>> 
>>>> I kept up, sorta, with the list on my iPhone for a day, but lots of 
>>>> traffic, way too many posts ostensibly about coffee
>>>> and the way the GMail mobile app works led me to just let it go until I 
>>>> got home.
>>>> 
>>>> I still haven't gone through the all the list mail, nor separated the 
>>>> endless drivel about a beverage of no interest to
>>>> me from the inevitable subject drift.
>>>> 
>>>> Skimming subjects, I did notice your repeat of the question, wondered if I 
>>>> had hallucinated answering it, and did so again.
>>>> 
>>>> Much as I was surprised by the shutter shock problem of the E-M5, I was 
>>>> even more shocked by those of the Pens and the
>>>> Pannys. Lots and lots of people have been taking lots and lots of photos 
>>>> with these cameras and quite often declaring
>>>> themselves quite pleased.
>>>> 
>>>> Having been troubled/puzzled by some apparent discrepancies in my E-M5 
>>>> images, trying to guess where the problem might
>>>> be, and deciding to pay much more attention to my technique for a while, I 
>>>> was both surprised, then pleased, to discover
>>>> that the problem wasn't me, or the lenses, but the camera - and that there 
>>>> is a cure, not ideal, perhaps, but built-in,
>>>> immediately available, at no additional charge.
>>>> 
>>>> Then Mike posted the link to these further tests, and I discovered that my 
>>>> E-M5 is likely the least troubled of the Oly
>>>> µ4/3s cameras, and troubled WAY less than at least one Panny.
>>>> 
>>>> My guess is that all the Pens, at least prior to the latest two, all have 
>>>> the shutter mechanism. One way to check on the
>>>> E-PL5 is the instructions. If they have the same 'Anti-Shock' settings in 
>>>> the menus as the E-M5, you can bet that it's
>>>> still there.
>>>> 
>>>> Seems like it's a difficult problem, and the only solution may be complete 
>>>> shutter redesign or an electronic first
>>>> curtain, ala Canon (at least the 60D, probably others), which might 
>>>> require a new sensor?
>>>> 
>>>> I've just done my first large number of shots with widely varying 
>>>> subjects, light, lenses, shutter speeds and ISOs since
>>>> finding out about shutter shock. I intentionally made no effort to avoid 
>>>> the trouble shutter speeds. So I hope to find
>>>> out if things have changed for the better.
>>>> 
>>>> The shutter sound is definitely different, and there seems to be some 
>>>> subtle sense of shots taking longer. Fortunately,
>>>> switching Anti-Shock on and off is quick and easy. Perhaps just as 
>>>> important, seeing whether is is on or off is instant.
>>>> 
>>>> Asked And Answered Moose
>>>> 
>>>> On 1/18/2013 7:05 AM, Bob Benson wrote:
>>>>> Thanks for answering my shutter shock question. I apologize for 
>>>>> duplicating
>>>>> the question;  I've been for a few days at a family funeral at a remote 
>>>>> site
>>>>> in way eastern ohio (that's redundant actually);  internet access poor, 
>>>>> and
>>>>> I wasn't able to tell whether my original question actually got in.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again, thanks, and apologize.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bob Benson
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