Is there any point to 1/3000 sec?

[Dolby]

Maybe with the dSLR - but is there any point and a P&S?

The picture is extremly dark - even with a higher (very grainy) ISO, widest aperture and direct sunlight :/ It seems that one shouldn't really go much beyond 1/1250.

How are the dSLRs at higher shutter speeds?

 

[bwana]

Higher shutter speeds let you shoot in brighter light with a wider aperture. A photo shouldn't look any darker if the metering is working correctly.

 

[herbertk]

If you have a nice F 2.0 lens you can use it for action shots . . .

 

[koffiejunkie]

I've had bright enough sun this week to run out of available shutter speed at f/4 and 100ISO this weekend - my 50D's max shutter is 1/8000.

 

[bwana]

I've had bright enough sun this week to run out of available shutter speed at f/4 and 100ISO this weekend - my 50D's max shutter is 1/8000.

Bright sunshine? In England? Glad you thought to take a photo of it!

 

[mbvdl]

Asking if theres any point in 1/3000 is like asking if theres any point in white paint...
I find myself using 1/3000 and even faster alot, droplet photography, airshows, and pretty much for freezing anything in a frame, which is moving fast.


Edit: Oops, i didnt see the OP's relevance to P&S, sorry... my retort was based on dslr

 

[koffiejunkie]

Bright sunshine? In England? Glad you thought to take a photo of it!

No, France actually. But I believe the weather was the same in the UK, and judging by my tomato-faced colleagues, that does indeed seem to be the case.

 

[Dolby]

Yea - specifically to P&S where we don't have F2.0 lens, can't go beyond ISO400 and don't have the most advanced metering systems ...

 

[d7e7r7]

1/3000 sec and faster is also nice for killing the ambient when using off camera flash in order to have a black background.