Jawnathin wrote:
That was a pretty big drop and the sensor shield did its job. It protected the sensor and Matt was able to continue shooting the rest of his event. Without a shield the sensor would have been damaged or coated with dirt, knocking the camera out of commission.
A mechnical shutter is not as robust and damage may cause the camera to be inoperable. It may have been possible to continue using the electronic shutter at the risk of banding or rolling shutter but that would have been a challenge at an archery shoot.
For general protection, I'd take a shutter shield over no protection or the mechanical shutter every time. Compared to a shutter, the shield is more robust, less likely to need repair, and not essential to taking an exposure.
We are in agreement. For protecting the sensor the shutter shield is best, the mechanical shutter used as a shield next best, and no shield the least protective.
Feb 02, 2024 at 02:10 PM
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