I really can't grasp why manufacturers don't have an interlock to force the shutter closed while swapping lenses... with the completely electronic control architecture of mirrorless cameras, it would be simple to implement and the additional shutter cycles would be a drop in the bucket compared to the regular duty cycle of the mirrorless format (from open; close, open, close, open).
I guess they're thinking a filthy sensor is better than a damaged shutter? It could easily be a customization setting, with a disclaimer of potential shutter damage if you select "close on lens swap" ...or is it the 5 cent switch that would be required to detect lens presence?
They used to trust us not to geek the shutter while loading film!
Don’t even need a switch to do this. When you start to disconnect the lens, the computer in the camera would detect that and close the shutter.I really can't grasp why manufacturers don't have an interlock to force the shutter closed while swapping lenses... with the completely electronic control architecture of mirrorless cameras, it would be simple to implement and the additional shutter cycles would be a drop in the bucket compared to the regular duty cycle of the mirrorless format (from open; close, open, close, open).
I guess they're thinking a filthy sensor is better than a damaged shutter? It could easily be a customization setting, with a disclaimer of potential shutter damage if you select "close on lens swap" ...or is it the 5 cent switch that would be required to detect lens presence?
They used to trust us not to geek the shutter while loading film!
Don’t even need a switch to do this. When you start to disconnect the lens, the computer in the camera would detect that and close the shutter.
There is a camera that closes the shutter when the lens is off. I trying to wrack my memory which model it is. I think it's one of the Canons.I really can't grasp why manufacturers don't have an interlock to force the shutter closed while swapping lenses... with the completely electronic control architecture of mirrorless cameras, it would be simple to implement and the additional shutter cycles would be a drop in the bucket compared to the regular duty cycle of the mirrorless format (from open; close, open, close, open).
I guess they're thinking a filthy sensor is better than a damaged shutter? It could easily be a customization setting, with a disclaimer of potential shutter damage if you select "close on lens swap" ...or is it the 5 cent switch that would be required to detect lens presence?
They used to trust us not to geek the shutter while loading film!