MadMarco
Mu-43 Veteran
I've been investigating the effects of shutter-shock on my E-M10.
I was a little disappointed with the sharpness of the photos that I was taking in some situations. Initially I thought that it was the stock Olympus 14-42 EZ lens which let's face it isn't the sharpest tool in the box, but for the size and convenience you shouldn't really expect much more. My Olympus 14-150 should have been a much better prospect as I remember it produced very nice results on my old E-PL2, but there was still something not quite right.
After a bit of digging around I started reading about shutter shock and the Anti-shock 0 second setting (Menu Settings E, Anti-Shock - 0sec). To get this to activate you need to go into Sequential Shooting and select Single Zero Shock (with the diamond). The difference in some cases can be considerable as you can see from the test photos below. The 0sec setting does not work in either high or low sequential shooting modes which is a shame.
The biggest difference is when shooting at longer focal lengths and slower shutter speeds. All photos were taken hand-held, but well braced. Shutter priority 1/60s, ISO200, crops from raw without any further processing. Please note that I didn't kill my "model", it's just that time of year in the UK when the wasps have just had enough of life.
Olympus 14-42 @42mm Normal
Olympus 14-42 @42mm 0Shock
Olympus 14-150 @150mm Normal
Olympus 14-150 @150mm 0Shock
Olympus 12-40 @40mm Normal
Olympus 12-40 @40mm 0Shock
I was a little disappointed with the sharpness of the photos that I was taking in some situations. Initially I thought that it was the stock Olympus 14-42 EZ lens which let's face it isn't the sharpest tool in the box, but for the size and convenience you shouldn't really expect much more. My Olympus 14-150 should have been a much better prospect as I remember it produced very nice results on my old E-PL2, but there was still something not quite right.
After a bit of digging around I started reading about shutter shock and the Anti-shock 0 second setting (Menu Settings E, Anti-Shock - 0sec). To get this to activate you need to go into Sequential Shooting and select Single Zero Shock (with the diamond). The difference in some cases can be considerable as you can see from the test photos below. The 0sec setting does not work in either high or low sequential shooting modes which is a shame.
The biggest difference is when shooting at longer focal lengths and slower shutter speeds. All photos were taken hand-held, but well braced. Shutter priority 1/60s, ISO200, crops from raw without any further processing. Please note that I didn't kill my "model", it's just that time of year in the UK when the wasps have just had enough of life.
Olympus 14-42 @42mm Normal
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Olympus 14-42 @42mm 0Shock
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Olympus 14-150 @150mm Normal
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Olympus 14-150 @150mm 0Shock
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Olympus 12-40 @40mm Normal
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Olympus 12-40 @40mm 0Shock
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