First i want to thank for the voluntary work on developing Magic Lantern, it really improved my Canon 7D.
Now to my issue:
On most of the newer canon cameras you can choose "Silentmode" during liveview operation. With this setting set at "mode 2" the camera uses an electronic first shutter curtain to make pictures.
I realised that with lenses longer than 200mm at exposure times > 1/300s images get considerably sharper when shot in silent mode compared with mirror lockup. At really long focal lenghts the difference becomes drastic. The reason for this observation is that mlu prevents the vibration caused by the mirror but not by the mechanical shutter movement, so even with mirror lockup feature there is still significant vibration during exposure.
Since I realised this effect, I have used liveview to take wildlife pictures in order to get the full sharpnes.
But shooting telephoto lenses with liveview is very inconvenient, especcialy because you cant use the fast autofocus (allways turning liveview on and off is clearly not feasible).
So in order to improve the mlu feature I make the request to add an option for "shutter lockup". In the most simple way the camera would automatically switch to liveview after locking up the mirror, take the picture after x seconds and turn livewiev off.
But maby you folks know even "cleaner" solutions?
Best regards,
Meik
Now to my issue:
On most of the newer canon cameras you can choose "Silentmode" during liveview operation. With this setting set at "mode 2" the camera uses an electronic first shutter curtain to make pictures.
I realised that with lenses longer than 200mm at exposure times > 1/300s images get considerably sharper when shot in silent mode compared with mirror lockup. At really long focal lenghts the difference becomes drastic. The reason for this observation is that mlu prevents the vibration caused by the mirror but not by the mechanical shutter movement, so even with mirror lockup feature there is still significant vibration during exposure.
Since I realised this effect, I have used liveview to take wildlife pictures in order to get the full sharpnes.
But shooting telephoto lenses with liveview is very inconvenient, especcialy because you cant use the fast autofocus (allways turning liveview on and off is clearly not feasible).
So in order to improve the mlu feature I make the request to add an option for "shutter lockup". In the most simple way the camera would automatically switch to liveview after locking up the mirror, take the picture after x seconds and turn livewiev off.
But maby you folks know even "cleaner" solutions?
Best regards,
Meik