EX3 $8320 at B&H

a high shutter speed will only exacerbate the effect. the ex1 has a "shutter off" switch on the body below the lens. flipping this switch, your shutter speed becomes your framerate. this should minimize some effect of rolling shutter, especially flashes. if you're shooting 24p, your framerate effectively becomes 1/24, with all the benefits and problems that entails.
 
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The problem is always there but on 1/24 you actually get some full frame (global) exposure time. Very short exposure times make the problem extremely obvious because even lines that are close together do not get any common exposure time. The horror clips are usually at pretty fast exposures, probably auto shutter in daylight.
 
Duhhh. It finally dawned on me that this "rolling shutter" issue is almost exactly the same problem you have with traditional focal plane shutters on a 35mm camera. For example, when you were shooting with an electronic flash, your cameras' shutter speed could not exceed a given setting (typically 1/60th, 1/125th) because you HAD to have the entire film aperture open to receive the light from the strobe. Exceed those shutter speeds and your strobe would only illuminate the sliver of film that was open to the incoming light. Can anyone else confirm (not that I'm doubting you, Henry) that the shutter "speed" of the EX1 does indeed follow the frame rate when you turn the shutter off? This would at least give you a fighting chance to capture an entire "frame" of video when a strobe goes off.
 
Thank you for your vimeo video. I bought two EX1's for several projects in April and May, debated about upgrading because I love these cameras, but your video put me over the top--ordered two EX3's today. I do lots of two cam shoots and now time-code slaving will be simple. Looks like there are lots of buyers for the EX1's--most people don't need all the features of the EX3 and they can save a few thousand bucks with the EX1. Both are amazing pieces of technology. Thanks again for your review.
 
I just called B&H and it is not available yet. They say July. is there any confirmed business in the Us that has the camera?
 
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