SLRs didn't have leaf shutters in the film days either. There's a few reasons for that. Firstly leaf shutters tend not to allow high shutter speeds unless you want massive vignetting, generally ...
Your dSLR's (or ILC's, or enthusiast compact's) Shutter-priority mode is perfect when you care about shutter speed beyond all else. Here's what you need to know to use it. Lori Grunin Senior Editor / ...