Elliot Harper Posted March 22 Share #1 Posted March 22 Advertisement (gone after registration) For the last of a year or two of owning the camera, it only happened once or twice and it happened again. When turning it off, I can hear the shutter closed and blip of second later it opened again and the camera was off after then. I know it doesn’t matter but I’m really curious what triggered this behaviour? Usually the camera just quietly turns off leaving the shutter open and sensor exposed. But why sometime it tried to close the shutter first and then open it again before turning off? And I can’t create a scenario consistently to reproduce this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Elliot Harper Posted March 22 Author Share #2 Posted March 22 By the way it might be worth mentioning it happened when I have a M mount lens adapted to it. It doesn’t happen when a native SL lens is mounted. But it rarely happens even with M lens adapted so I can’t really say if it’s lens related Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted March 23 Share #3 Posted March 23 Mine has done this a couple of times, but it has only happened shortly after taking a photo. I haven't tried to reproduce this, but it might happen if the camera is writing a file to the card when turned off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted March 23 Share #4 Posted March 23 I believe it is taking a dark frame. Every few weeks or so it will take a dark frame to determine if there are any hot pixels or other anomalies. It then maps out those pixels to keep them from ruining photos. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Levin Posted March 24 Share #5 Posted March 24 SL3 here, and I notice that once in a while when shutting down camera I will hear what sounds like some kind of shutter sound. Never thought about the “pixel mapping” aspect. Leica 24-90 on camera. Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolyproductions Posted March 24 Share #6 Posted March 24 Yes this happens regularly with my SL2-S and SL3 cameras. I got so used to it that I stopped noticing. Interesting to hear the likely reason, makes sense. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Harper Posted March 24 Author Share #7 Posted March 24 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think pixel mapping theory is plausible. I don't think it has anything to do with writing/reading to SD cards though because it happened so random when I didn't do anything with the camera other than messing around with some settings. It is very interesting. I did a lot of research and couldn't find anyone on internet mentioning it. This product has been on the market for almost a decade and nobody even cares about this behavior? Or am I being too curious. Anyway, glad I am not the only one experiencing this. I thought my SL2-S was special 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted March 24 Share #8 Posted March 24 Does it not say in the manual? Lots of cameras do this…it was not a mystery to me because of that, but I cannot recall specifically why I know, lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Harper Posted March 24 Author Share #9 Posted March 24 4 minutes ago, Stuart Richardson said: Does it not say in the manual? Lots of cameras do this…it was not a mystery to me because of that, but I cannot recall specifically why I know, lol. You are right, it's in the manual. Guess I never read the manual It says it does this automatically every 2 weeks. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/419967-did-sl2-s-try-to-close-and-reopen-shutter-when-being-turned-off/?do=findComment&comment=5776456'>More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted March 24 Share #10 Posted March 24 I was always a diligent student, lol. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted March 24 Share #11 Posted March 24 RTFM . . . (Edit. I never did😬) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Harper Posted March 24 Author Share #12 Posted March 24 (edited) 1 hour ago, LocalHero1953 said: RTFM . . . (Edit. I never did😬) The only time I read through the whole manual was a decade ago on Nikon flashes, i.e. SB-900, That thing is so complicated with so few buttons. I literally can't turn it to the mode I want if I don't read the manual. Nowadays, on the modern cameras, everything is on the LCD screen with big texts/menus. I feel I am smart enough to figure it out by simply navigating it through. I guess I am not smart enough then. To be honest, given the fact how few people know this on this forum and this post was mostly muted/ignored, it tells me that not many SL users know this feature. Edited March 24 by Elliot Harper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LocalHero1953 Posted March 24 Share #13 Posted March 24 I agree - I try to start with every new camera by assuming it's intuitive. I managed with the SL until I found I was taking videos instead of stills - I found myself reading the manual on my phone screen in a car park. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Richardson Posted March 25 Share #14 Posted March 25 I usually wind up reading the manual because there is some annoying feature I need to have turned off or I will throw the camera out the window. For the SL2 it was pre-focus. Maybe other things too. I still have the original scrolling direction on all my macs...once I get used to something, it is hard for me to re-adapt. I think this is also why the SL3 was so unappealing to me. Perhaps the changes were appealing to new buyers, but for me they made the thought of change decidedly unappealing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Levin Posted March 25 Share #15 Posted March 25 Before I could afford to buy Leica, I downloaded the manual and went through it a lot. By the time I had camera in hand, I mostly had everything under control, with the exception of a few things that I learned on these forums. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 26 Share #16 Posted March 26 I think that most of us use the manual as a reference book. But then, most of us are familiar with previous iterations of Leica cameras. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archiver Posted March 26 Share #17 Posted March 26 2 hours ago, jaapv said: I think that most of us use the manual as a reference book. But then, most of us are familiar with previous iterations of Leica cameras. The SL2-S is only my second digital Leica, the first being the M9. Most of my other cameras are from Panasonic, with hugely different menus and function buttons. It's taken weeks to get to a point where I can comfortably shoot the way I like with the SL2-S. Even the focus behaviour for subject detection is different. On the other hand, it's rapidly becoming my most reached-for camera outside of work, due to the image quality and handling. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 26 Share #18 Posted March 26 I use Panasonic S5Ii (and quite a few before), always parallel to Leica. I admit that the difference is considerable but I don’t find it a hardship to do so. I set both cameras to a few user profiles that correspond to my use and just turn the right wheel on the Panasonic or tap the user profile on the Leica+wheel. I prefer the Panasonic for the “ analog” and fast wheel but like you prefer the Leica for the rest. BTW I find Leica’s menu system chaotic in comparison to Panasonic’s well-organized chapter and subchapter system but I suppose that is related to the way one’s mind works. i’m sure the AF differs from the M9 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Levin Posted March 26 Share #19 Posted March 26 Back on subject, do all the SL series cameras perform this pixel mapping, or did that start with a particular model? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Harper Posted March 26 Author Share #20 Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Jonathan Levin said: Back on subject, do all the SL series cameras perform this pixel mapping, or did that start with a particular model? And more, why? I think forcefully doing pixel mapping every other week without the option of turning it off, is overreaching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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