>>3844558>It still needs to adhere to the L-mount specifications, which guarantees there is clearance for the mechanical shutter.You're ignoring the electronics required to drive a mechanical shutter.
You're ignoring the extra battery required to power a motor that moves an actual physical object through space fast enough at about 1/200th of a second.
You're ignoring the control electronics needed to interface with that motor to drive it at the precise timing required.
You're ignoring the wiring required to connect that to the camera's SOC.
You're ignoring the space around the sensor where the shutter has to go when it's open.
No, leaving out the physical shutter doesn't save the tiny bit of depth that the shutter blades themselves take up. It does save a hell of a lot of space, though. This is a shot of the shutter assembly from a Leica SL2, which is another L-mount mirrorless camera. There's a heck of a lot more there than just the shutter blades. Compare it to the footprint of the FP--if there were a big honkin' chunk of electronics like this in there, there'd be a hell of a lot less room for anything else.
