Do I need the "mirror lockup"?

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Do I positively need a mirror lock up feature if all I use this camera (6x7) for is aerial photos with a 200mm lens at 1/500 or 1/1000? David S.

-- David Sacia (dsacia@hotmail.com), February 04, 2002

Answers

David - for hand held use at high shutter speeds I actually preferred the original body without mirror lock up. I have no experience in an aircraft, but would have thought 1/500 and 1/1000 would be ok.

-- Tony Cunningham (cmserv@wxs.nl), February 04, 2002.

No, You definitely do NOT need this feature. In fact, I don't know of a single aerial person using the mirror up function. There are too many other factors in aerial work, and it simply doesnt offer the same benefit it would in a landscape at slower speeds.

-- Miles Stoddard (p67shooter@yahoo.co.uk), February 04, 2002.

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