canon 10D vs mirror lockup

[verdeguy]

i'm thinking of buying my first digital camera, a canon eos 10d. i've used the mirror lockup feature of the canon elan a lot for high tele photos (helps lower vibration). Does the mirror lockup feature of a film camera apply to a digital SLR camera such as the 10d??

thank for any info

[ldivinag]

on page 94 of the pdf manual:

mirror lockup is enabled with the C.Fn-12-1. (p.124). this prevents mirror-casued vibrations which may blur the image during close-ups or when a super telephoto lens is used.

that what you are looking for? i'm in the same boat as you. i'm about 2 secs away from buying it and trying to get as much data as needed...

[Belmondo]

Yup. The mirror lockup is exactly the same as on a 35mm SLR. Whereas the actual implimentation may vary from camera to camera, the purpose is the same. I'm a relative newbie (1 month), but have had no trouble learning and using that feature.

Tom

[verdeguy]

Thanks mucho for the info. By the way is the pdf manual for the 10D available on-line??

[NILOLIGIST]

Can someone post photos taken with the mirror locked up? I haven't tried it yet, not sure when I should use it, like night shots or day shots...I understand what you mean about the vibration but not sure which instances I would use it.

Thanks,

NiL,

[Belmondo]

Sure thing.

Try: http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/customer/pdf/EOS_10D_E.pdf


Tom

[GPR1]

To Nil:

You could use mirror lockup anytime you're concerned about camera shake when it's on the tripod, eg. slow shutter speed. When coupled with the self-timer the mirror locks up when you press the shutter release, then the timer runs before the shutter is open. The camera has time to stop any vibration that has occurred from the mirror flipping up to expose the shutter/CMOS before the shutter opens.

[RichardtheSane]

I use mirror lockup combined with self timer quite a lot. This combination locks the mirror up when you press the shutter then trips the shutter automatically three seconds later. It has saved me a few times when I havn't had a remote release.

I definitly used it for this shot

http://www.richardlindley.co.uk/wales/sundown_0008_std.jpg

[rcrobert]

GPR1 wrote:
To Nil:

You could use mirror lockup anytime you're concerned about camera shake when it's on the tripod, eg. slow shutter speed.

You should also use it for long telephoto shots for the same reason -- camera shake which is magnified with a telephoto shot.

[cowman345]

furthermore, if you're not using a tripod, there's no point in using mirror lockup. mirror lockup is a feature designed to completely eliminate as much in-camera vibration as possible. if you're shooting handheld, there's no point.