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2020-05-28 Reader Questions on Hasselblad X1D II: Leaf Shutter Vibration vs Electronic Shutter

2017-10-17 Reader Comment: D850 Negative Behavior with Shutter Vibration

2016-05-15 Pentax K1: Assessing Shutter Vibration

2016-02-24 Pentax K3 II: Does it Have an Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)? what about K1?

2015-08-07 Sony A7R II: Assessing Shutter Vibration with the Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) at 280mm

2015-01-12 Reader Questions: Fujifilm X system, Sony A7x Discounting and 4K Video, Arca Swiss Cube Geared Head

2014-11-21 Sony Image Stabilization

2014-07-24 A conversation with Ming Thein on the Pentax 645Z and Nikon D810 and More

2014-07-18 Pentax 645z: Real-World Dynamic Range

2014-07-12 Sony A7s vs A7R

Blur from Camera or Support

Sharpness loss by camera or support or technique..

1. Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shake vs Electronic First Curtain / EFC Shutter
2. Examples of Blur by Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shake

Pentax K-1

36-megapixel full-frame DSLR with SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode..

1. Shutter Shake Evaluated at 140mm, Siemens Target

Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 77mm f/1.8

Full frame medium telephoto..

1. Aperture Series: Mosaic (Pentax K-1 SuperRes + StdRes)

Pentax 645Z Overall

50-Megapixel Medium Format DSLR with Live View.

1. Shutter Vibration: Landscape and Portrait Orientation, 90mm

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..

1. Aperture Series: Red Barn (Sony A7R)

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

1. Limitations of Sony A7R II Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)
2. Electronic First Curtain Shutter Vibration Assessment

Sony Alpha A7R

Full frame compact mirrorless with interchangeable lenses..

1. Sony A7R Focal Plane Shutter

Sony Alpha A7R Shutter Vibration

Vibration from the shutter highly damaging to image sharpness..

1. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration
2. Mitigating Sony A7R Shutter Vibration
3. A7R Shutter Vibration, Reader Comments
4. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 55mm (Dolls)
5. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 50mm (Chart)
6. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 90mm with Mass Mitigation (Chart)
7. Sony A7R Shutter Vibration at 55mm (Wine Bottle Label)
8. A7 Shutter Vibration (none) at 280mm
9. A7R Shutter Vibration at 135mm
10. A7R Shutter Vibration at 180mm
11. A7R Shutter Vibration at 180mm, Portrait Orientation
12. A7R Shutter Vibration at 280mm

Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Sonnar

Compact normal lens for full-frame Sony mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Red Barn (Sony A7R)
2. Aperture Series: Creek Wends its Way Through Boulders (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..

1. Loxia 35/2 Biogon vs Sony 35/2.8 Sonnar: Log Cabin Mine Main Building (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar

Manual focus normal lens for full-frame mirrorless..

1. Aperture Series: Lee Vining Creek Morning Backlighting (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8M

Moderate telephoto macro lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X. Useful on full frame too!.

1. Aperture Series: Green Grass (Sony A7R, 4 X 5 Crop)

Leica M Typ 240 Usability Issues

Specific issues affecting usability..

1. Usability: Shutter Vibration

Shooting Leica R Lenses on Leica M

General discussion of R lenses on M..

1. Mitigating Vibration Caused by the M240 Shutter

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

Compact lens for portraiture or similar..

1. Aperture Series: Barcroft Blue Building (M240)
2. Aperture Series: Green Machine (M240)
3. Aperture Series: Moots Moot X YBB 29er (M240)
4. Aperture Series: Barcroft Weather Box (M240)
5. Aperture Series: Barcroft Sensor Building (M240)
6. Aperture Series: White Mountains STOP Sign (M240)
7. 90/2 APO vs 100/2.8 APO-Macro: Barcroft Blue Building (M240)
8. Aperture Series: Electrical Substation (M240)

Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R

Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..

1. Aperture Series: Green Machine (M240)

Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R

World’s best mid-range telephoto lens..

1. Aperture Series: Telephone Pole Insulators (M240)
2. Aperture Series: Wyman Cabin (M240)

Zeiss ZM 85mm f/4 Tele-Tessar

Compact high performance medium telephoto..

1. Aperture Series: Teak Bench at Dusk with Grass (Sony A7R)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2020

2020-05-28 Reader Questions on Hasselblad X1D II: Leaf Shutter Vibration vs Electronic Shutter

2017

2017-10-17 Reader Comment: D850 Negative Behavior with Shutter Vibration

2016

2016-05-15 Pentax K1: Assessing Shutter Vibration

2016-02-24 Pentax K3 II: Does it Have an Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter)? what about K1?

2015

2015-08-07 Sony A7R II: Assessing Shutter Vibration with the Electronic First Curtain Shutter (EFC Shutter) at 280mm

2015-01-12 Reader Questions: Fujifilm X system, Sony A7x Discounting and 4K Video, Arca Swiss Cube Geared Head

2014

2014-11-21 Sony Image Stabilization

2014-07-24 A conversation with Ming Thein on the Pentax 645Z and Nikon D810 and More

2014-07-18 Pentax 645z: Real-World Dynamic Range

2014-07-12 Sony A7s vs A7R

2014-07-12 Pentax 645z: Shutter Vibration / Shutter Shock Analysis at 90mm

2014-04-17 Pentax 645Z: Does Not Have EFC Shutter (Electronic First Curtain)

2014-04-16 Sony A7R: A Practical Effort to Mitigate Shutter Vibration at 90mm

2014-04-14 Sony A7R: Is Shutter Vibration an Issue at 50mm?

2014-02-15 Readers Comment on the Sony A7 / A7R

2014-02-03 Guide to Leica: M240 Shutter Vibration with Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R (used with R-Adapter M)

2014-02-02 Photographers Ask Sony to Address the A7R Shutter Vibration Issue (Update)

2014-01-23 Photographers Ask Sony to Address the A7R Shutter Vibration Issue

2014-01-21 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Mitigation Strategies

2014-01-16 Update on Sony A7R Shutter Vibration

2013

2013-12-24 Reader Comment on Sony A7R Shutter Vibration

2013-12-22 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Does Adding Mass (weight) Help?

2013-12-20 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar on Sony A7R Aperture Series (Red Barn) and Shutter Vibration at 55mm

2013-12-20 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Studio Assessment with 55m f/1.8 Sonnar

2013-12-20 Sony A7R Shutter Vibration: Can it Be Mitigated by Sony via Firmware Behavioral Change?

2013-12-15 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm in Portrait Orientation

2013-12-11 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 180mm

2013-12-11 Sony A7R: Shutter Vibration at 135mm

2013-12-11 Sony A7R vs A7: Shutter Vibration at 280mm

2013-12-03 Sony A7R + 35/2.8: Arrives Tomorrow

2013-12-01 Sony A7R: Lens Support and Lens Mount Torque with Adapted Lenses (Sag, Warp Potential, Shutter Vibration)

2013-10-25 Leica M240: Shutter Vibration Appears to Damage Image Sharpness