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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: Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:50:36 -0500
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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