Mirror Lock-up
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Whenthecameraismountedonatripodforcopyworkortelephotographyat long(slow)shutterspeeds,thesmallamountofvibrationsdueto”mirror-bounce”,
whichnormallyareofnoconsequence,maycauseblurringoftheimagedueto thehighmagnificationencounteredinextremeclose-upsandtelephotography. Mirrorshockcanbeeliminatedbylockingthemirrorintheuppositionbefore makingtheexposure.
1.Tolockthemirrorup,merelymovethemirrorlock-uplever(23)backwards, untilitishorizontal(thelevermaybeloweredeitherbeforeoraftercockingthe
shutter).
2.Withtheshuttercocked,releasetheshutterwithacablerelease.After releasingtheshutter,youmaywindthefilmadvancecrankwiththemirrorstill intheuppositionifyouwish.
*Returnthemirrortoitsnormalpositionimmediatelyaftercompletingallof yourmirrorlock-upphotography.
*Whenusingthe70mmf/2.8lens(w/between-the-lensshutter),besureto refertotheinstructionspackedwiththelens.