mirror lock up on D7100

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Fyule903
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mirror lock up on D7100

Post by Fyule903 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:43 pm

First of all I have to applaud you on this software, absolutely superb and as someone who is new to Astrophotography with a DSLR this could prove to be an invaluable tool. When I have been shooting long exposures I usually use a remote control ML3 on my Nikon D7100 and have the remote feature switched on with the mirror lock setting from the remote menu, allowing me to lock the mirror up with the first press of the remote wait for about 5 seconds for everything to settle and stop vibrating (camera is attached to the main telescope), then press the remote a second time to  start exposing and a third time to complete (Bulb mode). I see in your astro section you can program a series of long exposure shots  which is great, but is there a way to set it up allowing a (manually set) delay in the mirror locking up before the exposure is started to avoid any unwanted vibration from the mirror? This would make the software absolutely perfect for astro work.Great software, stumbled across it but will recommend it to anyone who will listen to me!cheersFraser

mirror lock up on D7100

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Duka Istvan
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Thanks for suggestion i will

Post by Duka Istvan » Sun Feb 23, 2014 7:09 pm

Thanks for suggestion i will try to implemente it in a next version

Fyule903
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Thanks Duka, that would be

Post by Fyule903 » Mon Feb 24, 2014 10:22 pm

Thanks Duka, that would be great. i really appreciate you taking the time to consider suggestions for future features, it really allows the software to suit even more people for more appliactions. Superb work

brent46
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Re: mirror lock up on D7100

Post by brent46 » Sat Mar 04, 2017 1:33 am

Isn't the mirror already up in live view?

Duka Istvan
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Re: mirror lock up on D7100

Post by Duka Istvan » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:42 am

Yes it is

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mirror lock up on D7100

Post by RafaelCon » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:56 pm

I have to post a screen shot of this because I think it looks so cool. So a mirror checkbox for each axis maybe. Anyone else have a opinion on this?

Michaelblicaads
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mirror lock up on D7100

Post by Michaelblicaads » Fri Mar 31, 2017 3:43 am

I too would love this feature. I also have young kids and would like to lock them out of movies rated above PG. Now that I'm using a Harmony remote, even my 3-year old knows which button to hit to "watch a movie"...scary...

hades
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Re: mirror lock up on D7100

Post by hades » Mon Mar 19, 2018 3:04 pm

I would also highly appreciate such function

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