macro
Apr 20, 2013 17:45:34 #
Apr 20, 2013 18:09:33 #
bigb wrote:
hello everyone,does the nikon d5100 have mirror lock for macro?
The D5100 has a shutter delay. It flips up the mirror and a half sec later (now the vibrations are damped) the shutter opens. Using it with VR helps too,
Apr 20, 2013 18:12:23 #
It does not however, have a mirror lock up for shooting feature.
Apr 20, 2013 18:23:35 #
Xtreme66 wrote:
It does not however, have a mirror lock up for shooting feature.
True, but I like the shutter delay even better. It's like a very convenient mirror lock up.
Apr 20, 2013 18:31:48 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
You can engage mirror lock up by setting your camera to "live view" the depress the shutter button once. The mirror will now stay in the lock up position till you take it out of live view.You just won't be able to see the image in your view finder.
Apr 20, 2013 18:49:57 #
Racmanaz wrote:
You can engage mirror lock up by setting your camera to "live view" the depress the shutter button once. The mirror will now stay in the lock up position till you take it out of live view.You just won't be able to see the image in your view finder.
That'll work but you must rely on contrast detection AF. With the shutter delay it's using phase detection AF.
Apr 20, 2013 19:00:11 #
Racmanaz
Loc: Sunny Tucson!
wlgoode wrote:
That'll work but you must rely on contrast detection AF. With the shutter delay it's using phase detection AF.
You shouldn't be useing autofocus in macro anyway.
Apr 20, 2013 19:01:44 #
Racmanaz wrote:
You shouldn't be useing autofocus in macro anyway.
Mmmmm, fair point. I think in terms of landscape photography, I guess, where I use the shutter delay feature.
Apr 20, 2013 19:01:56 #
Racmanaz wrote:
You shouldn't be useing autofocus in macro anyway.
Good point.
Apr 20, 2013 21:13:48 #
Apr 22, 2013 00:54:06 #
gemac
Loc: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Just a viewpoint... electronic flash can give you freedom from shutter speed issues, lots of light for higher f stops and greater depth of field. If you are not doing focus stacking, you can even handhold and perhaps chase live subjects. On an old sony (f717) I built an aluminum "light pipe" that directed the pop up flash down in front of the lens and got nicely exposed photos at great magnification (the "lens" was a canon 50 f1.4 jammed backwards in front of the zoom)
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