Bit of trouble with Velbon mini tripod (violent shutter?)

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I'm trying to do some macro stuff with natural light rather than the flash, so I've set up my Canon 60D + MPE65 on the Velbon CX mini tripod, attached on the tripod collar. However, with the slow shutter speeds, I'm getting some movement that I can only think is the shutter movement creating a bit of a wobble. Anyone else had this?

Thanks!
 
Not had that problem myself but I don't shoot macro. Have you tried using the mirror lockup function on the camera?
 
I've seen something similar with a cheap Calumet tripod where the head was moving slightly when the mirror came down, so Sam's suggestion of using mirror lock up (the Nikon in question in my example didn't have that facility) might do the trick...
 
Flash In The Pan said:
I've seen something similar with a cheap Calumet tripod where the head was moving slightly when the mirror came down, so Sam's suggestion of using mirror lock up (the Nikon in question in my example didn't have that facility) might do the trick...
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Thanks! I was watching closely and when the shutter made the sound, that's when there was a bit of wobble. Googled mirror lockdown. Thanks! Will try it tomorrow.
 
Also live view can act as effective mirror lock up, since the mirror is up for the sensor to feed to the screen.

On recent canons live view is actually marginally more effective because they use electronic first curtains to take the exposure (i.e, because the mirror and shutter curtain are already open, the camera just resets the sensor rather than moving anything to start the exposure, meaning there is absolutely no vibration until the end of the exposure).

I use live view for most of my tripod mounted macro anyway, since it allows for very precise manual focussing when zoomed in.
 
squishy said:
Also live view can act as effective mirror lock up, since the mirror is up for the sensor to feed to the screen.

On recent canons live view is actually marginally more effective because they use electronic first curtains to take the exposure (i.e, because the mirror and shutter curtain are already open, the camera just resets the sensor rather than moving anything to start the exposure, meaning there is absolutely no vibration until the end of the exposure).

I use live view for most of my tripod mounted macro anyway, since it allows for very precise manual focussing when zoomed in.
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:plusone:

You can magnify on live view 100 - 200% to the area you want to be in focus and be very precise
 
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