Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Sonny, This discussion has been very enlightening, though I don't own a Sony.? But, the iPhone also has a silent mode, and I have used that from time to time in public places.? Quite handy. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 2/18/2018 5:35 AM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > On four Sony cameras that I?ve owned, three had Silent Shutter as an actual > setting. The original A7r that was stolen from me did not. > > When set to SS, there?s no sound from the camera upon exposure save lens > aperture or focus, barely audible. > > First shutter may behave similar, but I do believe it emits a sound. > > As to the color bits issue, I find it negligible. > > Color is the strong point of the A7r2 and a7r3, as it is on the A7s. Else I > would not dare the attempt on roses and other pure red and orange flowers > that I do. > Just look at my body of work for examples. For something like 16 years > I?ve been posting my flowers on this site. Leica, Panasonic, oly, Pentax; > I?ve tried them all. When I got to Sony I stopped looking. > I spend a bit of time editing my pictures but color is not usually part of > the effort. > > Sonny > > > > On Sun, Feb 18, 2018 at 1:30 AM Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > >> We are not on different pages.... >> Silent shutter means electronic first and ending shutter. basically, no >> shutter movement at all. (Or, in the limit, no shutter at all) >> >> You are correct, as some models have electronic first shutter capability, >> both front and ending electronic shutter, some neither. >> >> Specifically, I have the A7 and A7II. I was trying to point out the >> tradeoff of a LESS quiet ( First Shutter ) or, in my interest, less >> vibration vs less color depth. >> >> Scott... to answer your question, I have never had to do much in the line >> of image color tweaking.... sometimes, I change WB from auto to a specific >> condition ( for example, cloudy) and sometimes saturation is upped a tiny >> amount....but otherwise, I find the colors fine...... >> Maybe I have low expectations? Perhaps I like non-oversaturated colors? >> II should add that mostly I shoot landscapes. >> >> Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net >> On Sunday, February 18, 2018, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at >> leica-users.org> >> wrote: >> >> I don't thinkfirst curtain and Silent shooting is exactly the same. Silent >> is only avaiable in some Sony models, notably the A7s ans s2, and the A7r2 >> and A7r3. There may be more. Guidelines for silent shooting: >> http://helpguide.sony.net/ilc/1420/v1/en/contents/TP0000525767.html First >> Curtain info: >> https://sony-paa-pa-en-web--paa.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/87419/~/what-is-the-electronic-front-curtain-shutter-function%3F >> On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 12:55 PM, Scott Gregory via LUG < >> lug at leica-users.org > wrote: > Frank it seems your compromise quote is >> accurate > From what I read. And wondering how much of what one reads is >> true. For > example I have seen posts in various forms about Sony that the >> colour out > of the camera needs a lot of processing. Are you finding >> that? >>>> Scott > > > On Feb 17, 2018, at 1:14 PM, Frank Filippone < >> red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > > > There has been a flurry of talk >> about the use of this feature. ( this > is the discussion about distorted >> fast moving subjects when used with the > e-shutter which migrated from >> discussions of noisy cameras during > Pesidential news announcements) > > >> > >>> Sony has announced a scientific paper for a imaging sensor with an A/D > >> converter behind each sensor pixel. Using this technology would mean that >> > >> all the pixels woud be time registered at one time, and the distortion of >> > >> fast moving subjects would be eliminated. > > > > More importanty, it >> would >> also mean there is no need for a mechanical > shutter mechanism. > > > > >> The President?s office would again be a silent place.... or so one would > >> hope. > > > > Note that I have been using this e-shutter feature since I >> purchased my > 2 Sonys..... > > I am now experimenting with the feature >> since it has a downside. 12 vs > 14 bit color depth. > > > > Everything is >> a compromise.... is it better to have more color depth at > the expense of >> shutter shake just before the image is captured? > > > > Frank Filippone >> Red735i at verizon.net > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See >> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- >> Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest >> Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA >> _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. 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