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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 780824" data-attributes="member: 50197">What is the experience of folks here about how fast a shutter speed it requires to stop the blur of hummingbird wings? My new Z5 goes to 1/8000 and I'm wondering if that will do it? I know, the tried and true is flash. I was thinking about putting up a feeder and trying to take some photos. I did this years ago, and set up a pentax on a tripod with TTL flash an a homemade 25' shutter release. The flash and the noise of the motor drive (remember those?) would scatter the hummers for a few minutes, then they would return. With the mirrorless, I can put it in quiet mode and use Snapbridge to see what is in the frame. Without flash, I shouldn't drive the critters off. Just thinking, and wondering what your experiences have been.Feel free to post any good shots you have.</blockquote>