Carlos Herrera Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Hi everyone! I was reading that the Arri SXT and Sony F65 use Mechanical shutters, while other cinema bodies have rolling and global shutters. What exactly does the phrase "mechanical shutter" mean in relation to these cinema cameras? I'm pretty confused, since I thought there was only global and rolling shutters. Sorry for such a naive question; but I would like to know :) Thank you! -Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jay Young Posted August 31, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted August 31, 2017 Those cameras use physically spinning shutter disk in front of the sensor. The Arri sensor is still a rolling shutter sensor, however the spinning mirror shutter negates a lot of the wobbly effects. This also allows the use of optical viewfinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 A mechanical shutter is what is found in film cameras, and a couple of high end digital cameras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_disc_shutter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 31, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted August 31, 2017 The ARRI Alexa Studio has a mechanical shutter and an optical viewfinder, not the Alexa SXT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Herrera Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 The ARRI Alexa Studio has a mechanical shutter and an optical viewfinder, not the Alexa SXT. Oh, I see. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Herrera Posted August 31, 2017 Author Share Posted August 31, 2017 A mechanical shutter is what is found in film cameras, and a couple of high end digital cameras. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_disc_shutter This was a helpful link. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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