Shutter Type Used: Wondering what type of shutter the majority of photographers use: Mechanical or Electronic? and what Camera System.

CoachP Loc: Louisiana

Wondering what type of shutter the majority of photographers use: Mechanical or Electronic? and what Camera System.

rwm283main Loc: Terryville, CT

Mechanical. I will use electronic if I am taking photos at a concert, granddaughter’s school programs, etc.
Fujifilm X series cameras.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Beats me...
I have two older cameras.
Mechanical???

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Only a select few have an option. The newest and highest-end mirrorless models are all electronic. Older mirrorless and DSLRosaurs are mechanical. A middle-group of digital mirrorless have both mechanical and electronic options. Only sports (action) and wildlife digital mirrorless shooters would even be interested in the issue.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Mechanical.

BebuLamar

My phone has electronic shutter only. No mechanical.

therwol Loc: USA

CHG_CANON wrote:

Only a select few have an option. The newest and highest-end mirrorless models are all electronic. Older mirrorless and DSLRosaurs are mechanical. A middle-group of digital mirrorless have both mechanical and electronic options. Only sports (action) and wildlife digital mirrorless shooters would even be interested in the issue.

My Nikon D850 has both mechanical and electronic. The electronic shutter is useful to avoid vibration when shooting static subjects like landscapes, but it has to be used in the Live View mode. It is almost worthless for "action" photography for three reasons. 1. You have to use the screen on the back of the camera for composition, and that's a pain, even impossible to use in bright sunlight. 2. It has a significant rolling shutter effect that may come into play under some circumstances. 3. The Contrast Detection autofocus in the Live View mode is slow, hunts and doesn't follow moving subjects well. These issues are all addressed by some of the newer mirrorless cameras.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

therwol wrote:

My Nikon D850 has both mechanical and electronic. ... (show quote)

All DSLRosaurs have 'live view', especially those that include a video functional, though that usage is probably not the purpose of the OP's question, as noted in your own use-case.

imagextrordinair Loc: Halden, Norway

CHG_CANON wrote:

Only a select few have an option. The newest and highest-end mirrorless models are all electronic. Older mirrorless and DSLRosaurs are mechanical. A middle-group of digital mirrorless have both mechanical and electronic options. Only sports (action) and wildlife digital mirrorless shooters would even be interested in the issue.

Not entirely true...

Both of my Canon 1DX MK3 DSLRosaurs have excellent electronic shutters... yes they also have mechanical shutters, and I use that option. With both a mechanical shutter rated at 500,000 and the electronic shutter as good as any mirrorless wonder... that seems to be an advantage, not a detriment... more like DLSRosaurs vs Mirrorasourass

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E-shutter and max fps. NO sports, bifs, etc.

BebuLamar

CHG_CANON wrote:

All DSLRosaurs have 'live view', especially those that include a video functional, though that usage is probably not the purpose of the OP's question, as noted in your own use-case.

My camera does have live view mode but no electronic shutter. In fact in live view the shutter works harder and noisier than in the viewfinder mode.

Dan' de Bourgogne

CoachP wrote:

Wondering what type of shutter the majority of photographers use: Mechanical or Electronic? and what Camera System.

My old Nikon D70s has a "duo shutte"r: mechanic and electronic...so it can synch an external Off Camera Flash at up to 1/8000 sec:"electronic" shutter is working...but the pop up flash does limit the synch at 1/500 sec (mechanic)

Orphoto Loc: Oregon

The last 2 iterations of Nikon high level DSLRs (D810 & D850) had an electronic front curtain release (not via live view) as long as the shutter speed was under 1/2000. I use it routinely unless there is a good reason not to.

rcarol

CHG_CANON wrote:

Only a select few have an option. The newest and highest-end mirrorless models are all electronic. Older mirrorless and DSLRosaurs are mechanical. A middle-group of digital mirrorless have both mechanical and electronic options. Only sports (action) and wildlife digital mirrorless shooters would even be interested in the issue.

It might be important to event photographers as well.

tcthome Loc: NJ

CoachP wrote:

Wondering what type of shutter the majority of photographers use: Mechanical or Electronic? and what Camera System.

D810/Nikon