Jody asks about mirror lockup:
> Would you mind awfully elaborating on that. This is
> the first I have heard of it.
MLU is a control on the camera body that flips the mirror up without actually
taking the picture. So when you press the shutter release the only source of
vibration is the shutter itself.
It is very handy when shooting at slowish shutter speeds (especially those
awful ones around 1/8th) when vibration becomes a big factor in reducing the
sharpness of your picture, even with a tripod. Especially when shooting with
telephoto or macro lenses.
I've also found it useful when shooting a wide-angle lens handheld when the
light gets low as it'll get you at least an extra stop. I mention wides specifically
because with a long lens its really hard to get the mirror up and hold the
camera still enough to avoid affecting your composition using a longer lens
with the viewfinder blacked out.
Having said that I used it with a 400mm once to shoot at 1/125th braced
against the window frame of the car and the shots turned out really well (I
consider myself lucky there).
I find MLU indispensable when doing critical work because the K2 has a very
large and heavy mirror. Going by what MZ-S owners have mentioned this
camera doesn't even need it (so stop complaining about 1/180 sync guys,
think of how heavy the Z-1p shutter is;).
Cheers,
- Dave
David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec)
http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
"Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up,
while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield
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