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Lee Yuan Sheng
05-04-2011, 02:30 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.cameratechnica.com/2011/04/26/dslr-mirror-lock-up-worth-the-effort-or-not/' target='_blank'>http://www.cameratechnica.com/2011/...-effort-or-not/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"It&rsquo;s the reflex in Single Lens Reflex &ndash; the ubiquitous mirror that allows SLR cameras to use the same optical path for composition, focusing, and metering. &nbsp;The mirror action is a marvel of mechanical genius, but does the mirror movement cause vibrations that subtly degrade the image? &nbsp;And does the mirror lock-up feature solve the problem?"</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><object width="400" height="227" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22878525&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="src" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22878525&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0" /></object></p><p>The video and accompanying article is a nice way of demonstrating the value of both mirror lock-up and a tripod, something most veteran photographers have known all this while. So next time if you are feel like leaving the tripod at home, watch this video.</p>