Hi

Both were 1/30 s using manual exposure. Tripod is rated for 5.4kg and head is rated for 4kg. SR was off, and I was using a remote to trigger.

Electronic shutter works (i think )in LV by electrically resetting the (already exposed) sensor so the image starts to be recorded. The trailing mechanical shutter then "closes" the exposure.

I will try and do some more extensive tests tomoorow at varying shutter speeds.

Still getting to know all the features on the K1, I was experimenting with a 2x teleconverter and DA*300mm lens. The lens was firmly anchored on a Gitzo basalt tripod with centre ball head, and using a remote (SR off) I took some shots of a building about 100 feet away. I used live view to focus at 100% magnification.

I was getting what I assume to be shutter induced shake. Trying the mirror lock-up made no difference. I then tried the electronic shutter feature in live view and it nailed it. This was repeatable time and time again.

Have a look at the two photos (100% crops) to see the difference. is this what is to be expected as the difference between shutter and electronic shutter.... or is my tripod not up to scratch ?

Nice set. The b+w one stands out for me.

Rest in peace Ben. Yes, Sam is lovely.

Great set of very interesting images and the colours are just right. Did you adjust the colours in pp ?

Really like the second to last one.

Nice. That last one looks like he is about to tap on the front of your lens. I like Robins.

Thanks all. Here is a link to the second shot so you can see it at a more reasonable size

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/349/31947991516_4a6ddff234_o.jpg

The camera detects movement (camera shake) and adjusts the sensor to compensate. When it knows you are using a 50mm lens it makes a small adjustment to the sensor. When it knows you are using a 250mm it makes a larger adjustment to the sensor. If you are using say a 50-250mm zoom, set the SR at 150mm and take a "shakey" picture at 50mm, the camera over compensates and actually introduces more blur to your shot. Now if you set the SR to 50mm and took a shot at 150 you would not get enough compensation, but this is less noticable than over-compensation. This is how I have always understood how it works anyhow.

Of course the optimum is to set it at the actual FL you are using, but if this is impractical, then setting it to the lowest FL that you feel you are likely to be using may be better than setting it to an average.

Very nice Phil. I can see the hare, are there in fact two in the shot?