Mirror lock-up

[V6GTO]

Just received a cable release from Warehouse Express so did some experimenting with mirror lock-up for the first time

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Martin.

[poah]

nice

[GetCarter]

Very nice (If I may so bold). Def makes a difference the lock up.

[_dobbo_]

I love number 3, very nice.

[nighthawk]

nice

which cable did you get?

[V6GTO]

nighthawk said:

nice which cable did you get?

RS-80N3

Martin.

[pete_w]

-possibly a silly question, but why do you need cable release for those shots?

[robdickinson]

V6 you have canon ya?

Just go into custom funcion (7 i think), mirror lockup enabled.

Then do timed shot, 2 second timed (wont be 10) with mirror locked up at the start - perfect, least on my 350d.

[V6GTO]

robdickinson said:

V6 you have canon ya? Just go into custom funcion (7 i think), mirror lockup enabled. Then do timed shot, 2 second timed (wont be 10) with mirror locked up at the start - perfect, least on my 350d.

It's custom function 12 on a 1D I got the release ostensibly for low/no light situations but thought I'd give mirror lock up a go at the same time as testing the release as I'd never done it before.

Martin.

[Mad Dave]

How does one go about trying about this mirror lockup malarky?

Lovely shots, really nice.

[V6GTO]

Mad Dave said:

How does one go about trying about this mirror lockup malarky?

RTFM

Martin.

[Mad Dave]

LOL

I meant, once I have the mirror locked up, I assume there's some technique involved in getting a good shot.

Not to worry, i'll RTFM as you so rightly suggest.

Cheers

Dave

[pete_w]

Mad Dave said:

LOL I assume there's some technique involved in getting a good shot.

Nope. Try using lockup and see if it makes a difference. -I suspect you'll struggle to see any.

>> Edited by pete_w on Saturday 15th April 23:00

[V6GTO]

pete_w said:

Try using lockup and see if it makes a difference. -I suspect you'll struggle to see any.

Maybe not on some types of shot, but it's nice to know that the shots you take cannot be better "technicly". With the camera on a tripod, the mirror locked up and using a remote release you know you are doing all you can to eliminate one of photography's many problems ie. camera shake.

Martin.

[pete_w]

You are most likely to see a difference when the settling time of vibration from the mirror is of the same order of magnitude of the exposure time.... and then (I suspect as I've never seen otherwise) you will still struggle to see any difference. -If you have any examples of how mirror lock-up has improved a shot I'd be interested to see.

Cable release is only useful when the subject is animated and I'm suprised you're not using a non-contact shutter release if you're that worried about vibration, I pressume you're using something better than a tripod.......

>> Edited by pete_w on Saturday 15th April 23:57