stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I have a rented D200 and can't figure from manual a way to shoot in Continous-Lo with mirror lockup and only having to hitting shutter release once (or cable release). I can't tell from online manuals if remote shutter release give this option. I'm shooting 30 second burst and need camera perfectly stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blumesan Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 I'm no expert, only having had my D200 a short time. However the way I read it you have your choice of Continuous or Mirror Lockup but no way to have both at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_skomial Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 There is a mirror up mode for sensor cleaning - selected from a menu, and Mirror Up picture taking selected by the command dial. In fast continuous shooting you need to set the shutter at 1/250 or faster, so the mirror slap will be less significant. The Mirror up works for a single picture mode. As you can esily see, when you turn the dial into the Mirror Up mode, at the same time you turn Off the Continuous Slow or Fast mode, that is the wheel will change position out of any fast shooting mode. Once you observe that, you will have your answer. You idea is good, to have yet another mode that would combine Mirror Up with Fast shooting mode, but I do not think this is possible in the D200 camera? - and perhaps cannot be done via a simple firmware upgrade? Using a remote cable with Mirror Up mode makes a lot of sense, since when the mirror is up, you do not have to touch the camera shutter release button, just use the remote cable switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshall Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 To my knowledge, you can't lock the mirror up and keep shooting. You put it up, take the picture, and then it comes back down on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron l Posted January 14, 2007 Share Posted January 14, 2007 You cannot shoot in mirror lockup mode and continuous, there's no such thing. You can dial in S, Cl, Ch, Timer or Mup. The best you can do is go into the d5 mode "Exp. Delay Mode" and that will give you a 0.4 second delay before the shot is fired. This mode works very well for me in dark conditions hand-held and in fact, I like it many times better on the tripod than mirror lock up. Bolt your camera to something really solid and you won't have to worry about camera wobble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 14, 2007 Author Share Posted January 14, 2007 Thanks to all for the info. I have a solid pro video camera and will use it to lock down the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndc Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 "I have a solid pro video camera and will use it to lock down the camera." I'd like to see that. And to reiterate what others have said, there is no way you can shoot in either H or L continuous mode while using the exp. delay. It is only available in single-shot and self-timer mode. I'm guessing your objective is to be able to shoot continuously for 30 seconds without that noisy mirror going up and down. Unfortunately, I don't think there's any way to do that, though it would be a nice feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_symington1 Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I wish there was a way of making that 0.4s exposure delay mode adjustable to 2 seconds. I hate having to use a cable to use mirror lock-up in a sensible way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_loza Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 I think that waht you are trying to do is beyond the realm of current DSLR's. If it were me, I would try it with a film camera, then have the images scanned. Maybe old F3 and bulk back. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 I previously used a film camera - and both cost, inability to see results immediately and registration problems (even a F3 won't line up images exactly, especially when running motor drive, since still 35mm lack registration pins of motion picture cameras. I can live with the lack of mirror lockup for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron l Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 An F100, F5 or F6 would shoot the same way as a D200. In fact, I'm not sure if the F6 has an exposure delay mode. If not, then the D200 is even more versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Don't know if this will work in your particular situation. I also don't know if it will work on a D200 (I have tried it on a D100). It could conceivably damage a D200. Compose the picture. Take off the lens. Lift up the mirror and tape it into place. Replace the lens. Shoot away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 It's a rental (from a friend) so I would not do that. But the shoot was tonight and locked down on my big video tripod, it was stable except that I could not find a cable release locally and that was a bit of an issue. But it's only for a short test clip - so I can manually fix the shots. However, for the actual shoot which will be around 100,000 shots, a proper remote release will be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 If you're renting from a friend, then you need to be aware that the D200 rated shutter life is only around 100,000 shots. Your 100,000 shot shoot will literally "use up" his camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 I only shot 1000 at this shoot. For the full shoot, I will buy a camera for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_wisniewski Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Cool. I take it that this is a cinematic project... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 It is indeed: www.outsideinfilms.org and soon www.outsideinthemovie.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik_calabrese Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I think you allready have the tool you are looking for - a video camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_van_vuuren1 Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Uh, I do have a nice video camera (DVX100a) but video camera resolution is very low. This film will be at least 1080p uncompressed 4:4:4 but hopefully 2k or 4K (film rez). There are currently zero 4K video cameras (RED is planned by not shipping and will cost $20k for body with out lenses, storage). 35mm motion picture film is brutally expensive to shoot and process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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