On the Hasselblad X2d, which shutter method, ‘Leaf’ shutter or ‘Electronic’ shutter is best and why? And best for what kind of work?
The Leaf shutter exposes the entire frame at once from the inside or center outward, while the Electronic shutter exposes the frame, line by line, from top to bottom. Thus, the Electronic shutter is subject to what is called ‘rolling shutter’, while the Leaf shutter is not.
Other than the above, either shutter exposes the sensor to light. I would imagine that the Leaf shutter is subject to any mechanical artifacts of motion that exist, while the Electronic shutter has no moving parts, only the reading of the sensor, line by line, from top to bottom.
I took a photo of a very detailed still life and could not discover any real difference between either shutter method. Of course, if there were movement in the scene, the Leaf shutter would capture that with less artifacts.
The Leaf shutter makes more noise and also produces vibrations I would imagine, which favors the Electronic shutter, IMO.
I am still new to the Hasselblad X2D and would appreciate any thoughts on these two shutter methods, their pros and cons. Which do you use and why? Do the clicks from using the Leaf shutter wear out the lens?
