Have you tried Locking up the mirror

[ROA44]

Well due to family issues haven't had much of a chance to get out and try anything except yesterday down at the port to try to get some shots of the Tall Ships that came in. But the weather was dull and not real happy with shots more my lack of knowledge and ability than any thing else but will try to post some soon.

My next have you tried is locking up the mirror.

I have a Nikon D5000 but not had much luck but probably me so if you haven't tried well I'm going to try reading up on it a bit more to try to get a handle on the process over the next week.

[Lance B]

If you are locking up the mirror to take a long shutter speed photo is really only of benefit if you are on a stable tripod. It is also best to use a remote release to also minimise camera shake when you press the shutter for the second time to release the shutter.

[davidd]

Are you sure the D5000 has mirror lock-up? The mirror lock-up for shooting is available on the high end Nikons. They all have the Mirror lock-up for cleaning, but you cannot use this for shooting. Check your manual to see if this feature is available on the D5000.

[Lance B]

Are you sure the D5000 has mirror lock-up? The mirror lock-up for shooting is available on the high end Nikons. They all have the Mirror lock-up for cleaning, but you cannot use this for shooting. Check your manual to see if this feature is available on the D5000.

Good point. I had forgotton that it is only on the higher end Nikon cameras.

[ameerat42]

Bad luck! Looks like the only fun you can have with the mirror up is to clean the sensor

[William]

Oh well that stops me on commenting as well

[Mark L]

For any photos I take using a tripod ,I'll use live view, which means mirror is locked up.

[ROA44]

Well Dito for me also in that case. I was aware of it for longer exposure times but wasn't certain of availability on in my case the D5000.

I had tried the lock up for cleaning but at the time it didn't seem right so In my case it's a no go area. But if you have a camera that does allow then you are probably already using it.

Unfortunately I didn't get time to add more into the original post as I was needing to leave so it was a rushed effort so if it sounded a bit vague or half put together that's the reason so so apologies for a lack of thought before posting.

I was also going to add to this weeks, Exposure Compensation which I haven't tried and only briefly looked at so that's one which I probably need to look at. So will try to get another shot of the Tall Ships tomorrow morning and give some of these a bit more of a try.

[geoffsta]

Long exposure is reasonably simple... Set camera on tripod. Set timer to "on". Place camera into Manual. Set Aperture & ISO. Push the info button. Adjust shutter speed while watching the exposure meter. When expose is in the middle, take the shot. If it comes out too light, lengthen the shutter speed. If it comes out too dark, shorten the shutter speed.

[ROA44]

Have tried a few times and now have a variable ND so just trying to find the time to get out and try and will have to find out at what point mirror movement becomes an issue with the lenses I have unfortunately time is my problem.

I do want to get a remote trigger but haven't researched enough to decide how little to spend for the trigger but still allow for expansion of a lighting system later or if they communicate with other brands but I have a long way to go before going that far but maintaining flexibility is one thing I keep in mind.