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Macro Photography and Mirror Lock-up I am planning to buy the Nikon N80 for macrophotography. Since it does not have mirror lock-up, I am worried about the quality of pictures. Please comment if my worry is justified, and whether I should look for another camera like the Canon Elan 7 for just this feature.
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John A. Lind |
Sanjay, MLU (mirror lock-up) is a concern for very long lenses (longer than 300mm) and very high magnification macros with long shutter speeds. My macros are, at most, in the 1:4 to 1:2 range (1/4 to 1/2 life-size _on_the_film_). Even though I have one body with MLU, and can pre-fire the mirror (and lens stop-down) with two others using the self-timer, not using the MLU has never caused any problems. It may become more important at 1:1 and higher magnification. Associated with this is using a very sturdy tripod to hold camera and lens, and taking care that it's set up properly to preclude shake from it. If you are going to do a lot of 1:4 to 1:1 and higher magnification macro work, especially with 85mm and longer lenses, extension tubes, and/or bellows, then it is a definite consideration. -- John
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