Mirror lockup modes on D200

[hobster]

Perhaps someone can clarify the "mirror-up" mode on D200 for me. From reading Phil's preview, it seems to me that to release the shutter after raising the mirror you have to do it by pressing the sutter release button on the camera, you cannot do it remotely or through a self-timer. Is my understanding correct?

Is there a possibility of raising the mirror and keeping it up for a series of shots without lowering it after each shot? I couldn't figure that one out.

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[manzico]

It sounds like a standard MLU feature to me. When you press the shutter, it raises the mirror then waits a short period for the vibrations involved in moving a large object like the mirror to die down, then it triggers the shutter. Good for tripod mounted telephoto and macro shots.

Dave

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[skip tesch]

If it works like a D2x, you fire the shutter once to bring the mirror up ( either with the button or any of the remote swithces on the 10 pin connector) then wait until the vibrations dampen out then fire the shutter the second time to take the photo (again on camera or remote switches).

On the D2x if after 30 seconds after bringing the mirror up, you have not fired the shutter it will fire automatically and bring the mirror down. I use this feature on tripod, when I have forgotten to bring my ML-3 IR remote.

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Skip Teschendorf

 

[hobster]

It sounds like a standard MLU feature to me. When you press the
shutter, it raises the mirror then waits a short period for the
vibrations involved in moving a large object like the mirror to die
down, then it triggers the shutter.

That would make perfect sense to me, but from Phil's description it sounds like you have to physically press the shutter release again, which baffles me a bit, as that will introduce vibration.

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hobster

 

[hobster]

If it works like a D2x, you fire the shutter once to bring the
mirror up ( either with the button or any of the remote swithces on
the 10 pin connector) then wait until the vibrations dampen out
then fire the shutter the second time to take the photo (again on
camera or remote switches).

Can you trigger the shutter release with the IR remote once the mirror is up? Does it automatically drop the mirror after each shot? Or can you lock it up until you're done shooting?

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hobster

 

[skip tesch]

Can you trigger the shutter release with the IR remote once the
mirror is up?

On the D2x yes with the ML-3 IR remote. The 10 pin cable remotes do this also. I assume the D200 shares this feature

Does it automatically drop the mirror after each
shot? Or can you lock it up until you're done shooting?

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hobster

The mirror drops after each shot, again this is on the D2x.

I am curious why you want to take more than one shot with the mirror up? If it is because of bracketing exposures, this is a separate function and the camera will bracket the exposures according to your menu setup, so fire away but it will take two releases of the shutter for each shot.

Hope this helps
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Skip Teschendorf

 

[benmicklem]

I am curious why you want to take more than one shot with the
mirror up?

I use this feature of the F4 when using a long release for wildlife, lens pre-focused. It enables rapid sequences to be taken with little noise or vibration- and from just a simple squeeze of the release to take sequeneces at 5fps. On the new cameras, it looks like you have to press the release 10 times per second to get the camera's 5fps- plus it would be noisy and create a lot of vibrations.

Ben

 

[hobster]

I use this feature of the F4 when using a long release for
wildlife, lens pre-focused. It enables rapid sequences to be taken
with little noise or vibration- and from just a simple squeeze of
the release to take sequeneces at 5fps. On the new cameras, it
looks like you have to press the release 10 times per second to get
the camera's 5fps- plus it would be noisy and create a lot of
vibrations.

Thanks, you explained it exactly.

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hobster

 

[nachkebia]

Use remote... I do
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[RomanJohnston]

yes...you have to push the button again...but I use a remote button which keeps me from touching the camera body for pressing the shutter button.

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