A Guide to Camera Shutter Designs: Focal-Plane, Leaf, and the Rest by PetaPixel

[Andreas Thaler]

To take a photograph is to encapsulate a singular moment in time and space in the form of an image. In order to do that, no matter what kind of equipment we are using, we need a sort of tool to divide the past and future from the singular present, the precise moment that we wish to capture – no matter how long or how fleeting it might be.

Table of Contents​

• Basics of Camera Shutter Operation
• Advanced, Modern Shutter Designs
• The Best of Both Worlds: What You Need to Know About Electronic Shutters
• A Quick Overview of Some Lesser-Known Shutter Designs

A clear and comprehensive treatise of a kind rarely found.

Highly recommended!