8000 or not to 8000?

[stonearabiapix]

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This is probably one of those questions that is purely academic. But here goes.

I have a m8 and I find myself using 1/8000sec frequently. So I can use wide apertures. I seem to use it a lot.

Would I be smarter not too, in an effort to save wear and tear on the shutter?

My reasoning is suggested from another post that gave me the impression that the retro fitted shutters, the 8.2 shutters are the same but without the 1/8000 speed.

T.

[Nicoleica]

I wouldn't worry if I were you. The shutter blades move at the same speed no matter what setting you use. And once you go faster than the flash sync speed, they are both moving together. It's only the gap between them that varies after that.

The later shutter with the maximum speed reduced to 1/4000th second achieved this by slowing the whole mechanism down a bit, and therefore reducing overall loading on the system. That's why the flash sync speed was reduced too.

[DES]

I wouldn't worry if I were you. The shutter blades move at the same speed no matter what setting you use. And once you go faster than the flash sync speed, they are both moving together. It's only the gap between them that varies after that.

The later shutter with the maximum speed reduced to 1/4000th second achieved this by slowing the whole mechanism down a bit, and therefore reducing overall loading on the system. That's why the flash sync speed was reduced too.

 

Way to go Nicole!!

[ho_co]

Way to go, Nicole, indeed!

 

Reducing the speed on later cameras simply cut vibration and noise.

 

Remember, the shutter in the M8 is almost identical to that in the R8 and R9, and those shutters are still running fine, albeit in a heavier housing.

 

Use it. That's the way the M8 was designed. The shutter may or may not break no matter what you do, so make use of what you've got!

[Dan States]

Ride it till the wheels fall off! If you baby it and it still croaks you will be even madder! At least if you beat it up a bit you will be able to justify the breakage:D

[Double Negative]

I love the fact that my M8 "Classic" has 1/8000s. I wish my M9 did... Because I often shoot fast lenses at/near wide open. So yeah, I use it!

[AncientCityPhoto]

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1/250 sync is great if you shooting with lighting too! I was thinking about a shutter upgrade for less noise but I would rather not lose the fast sync.

[cookedart]

Good to know about the 1/180 sync on the m8.2 shutter! I thought all I would give up was the 1/8000 sec, but it seems even less likely that I would 'upgrade' to the quieter shutter.

[cbretteville]

I enjoy the quiet shutter of my upgraded M8 every time I trip it. Don't miss the 1/8000 very often and hardly ever use a flash with Ms.

Carl

[Guest BigSplash]

I use the 1/8000 speed very much for the same reasons as the OP. I really think that the lack of 1/8000 is a retrograde step on the M9 or M8.2 and frankly the difference in noise level between M8 and the other shutter is in my view minimal, and in practise cannot be a differentiator in the real world .

[UliWer]

I think every position is justified:

 

- I did use 1/8000 with the M8 and not only in rare cases.

- I didn't miss anything shorter than 1/1000 with earlier M-Cameras.

- The lower noise of the M8.2/M9 shutter makes a big difference: when I released the M9 for the first time, I thought: "Something is wrong, it didn't release, it was too silent"; when I use the M8 now, I find the noise very ugly and loud, which didn't bother me much when I only had the M8.

- I havn't had an occasion to see the difference between flashlight and 1/250 or 1/180 though I can imagine, 1/250 is more helpful.