Practical usage of mirror lock-up?

8 years 7 months ago #452885 by Richard K Photography
How practical and effective is using mirror lock up for those of you who are using it?  


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8 years 7 months ago #452920 by effron
Totally practical. I use MLU whenever my subject sits still......;)

Why so serious?
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8 years 7 months ago #452943 by Greg Friedman
I'll use for low light landscapes and always for macro shots 


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8 years 7 months ago #452944 by Screamin Scott
I seldom use it.... Depending on your camera model, some DSLR's MLU feature is only used for when the sensor is being cleaned.

Scott Ditzel Photography

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8 years 7 months ago #452949 by Shadowfixer1
I saw some tests regarding mirror lock and different shutter speeds by George Lepp. The mirror lock up made a bigger difference than I would have thought. I don't have to worry about that when shooting mirrorless cameras but you still have to worry about shutter shock. It seems like there is always something to worry about. 
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8 years 7 months ago #452950 by Screamin Scott
I think the best use of MLU is on the longer focal length lenses & then mainly at certain shutter speeds. But yeah Randy, we always have something to worry about. If not the camera, then the subject or lighting....

Scott Ditzel Photography

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8 years 7 months ago #452971 by Joves
I use it when my shutter speed is slow, and I have a stationary target. If my shutter will be open for longer than 2 seconds, I do not use it, because the vibration is so short that it has no effect. Faster than that I judge by experience if it will affect the image. I actually prefer using the self time set to one second, so then all I do is trip the shutter, and remove my hand from the camera.


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8 years 7 months ago #452981 by Kayce
:agree:  all of the above


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8 years 7 months ago #453011 by TGonzo
Only for macro for me, but then again I didn't even notice much difference with that.


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8 years 7 months ago #453046 by Vahrenkamp
Don't underestimate the use of this, wait till you have your image blown up and on a bring.  You'll appreciate every bit of vibration control you can get. 


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8 years 7 months ago #453063 by garyrhook

Screamin Scott wrote: I seldom use it.... Depending on your camera model, some DSLR's MLU feature is only used for when the sensor is being cleaned.


I thought this was the case on mine, but apparently I can lock up the mirror until the shutter is released. So I guess that applies? But I've not really used it.


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8 years 7 months ago #453144 by Kitzmiller
Can you use mirror lock up from handheld?  Most likely doesn't make sense?  


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8 years 7 months ago #453154 by Don Fischer
My D70 had it. So ddo my D5000 and D7000. I even used it once on my D70. Little black spec kept showing up on every photo in the same place. I found how to get it up without prying it up with a screw driver and cleaned the sensor. Never used it again. My RB 67 has a separate place to put in a release cable to lock up the mirror. Once I discovered it, I started using it. Works well on it, the mirror in it weight's about 7 lbs 14 ozs! BTW, it is neat having the mirror locked up and then releasing the shutter in the lens. Quiet as shooting my twin lens camera!


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8 years 7 months ago #453185 by Vahrenkamp
Doesn't make sense when handheld IMO


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