Re: Do I need a mirror-lock?

[Pablo_Mendoza@ROOSEVELT-PROVOST.ucsd.edu]

     Joe,
     
        I don't have a Leica R body, I have M bodies.  But I think it's 
     great that you want to come here.  Anything Leica should be discussed.
     
        Anyway, I know that this may be sacriligious on this group...but, 
     on my Nikon SLRs I have used mirror lock-up for two purposes.  The 
     first is for really exacting copy work and the other is for 
     significantly long astronomical exposures.  The mirror lock up is very 
     handy in this situation.  
     
        Hope that this helps.
     
     Pablo
     pmendoza@ucsd.edu


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Subject: Do I need a mirror-lock?
Author:  Joe@azurite.demon.co.uk at @UCSD
Date:    22/11/1995 3:36 AM


Hi all, my first message to this group. And apologies if this ended up 
in one person's mailbox; this hasn't appeared so I'm posting it again. I 
did see somewhere that this is for Leica-M and rf users, and yet my 
query concerns the Leica R cameras, so I just hope that isn't a rigid 
requirement. And if it is, I hope I haven't upset anyone with this.
     
OK, the question is this. I have an R5 and an RE and I want to use 
it/them on a copying stand, with a 60mm Macro-Elmarit-R, both with and 
without bellows, to photograph flowers close up and very close up, by 
non-flash illumination, which will require longish exposures. I want to 
be able to make big prints if I decide to, at least 12 x 18" (pref 20 x 
30"!) from the resulting slides (Velvia, and maybe Kodachrome 40 
Tungsten if that still exists) and negs.
     
Should I be particularly concerned that neither body has mirror lock-up? 
Should I be considering selling one body and getting an R6 instead for 
the mlu feature? (And if so, should I sell a German RE or an early (I 
think) Portugese R5?).
     
Any opinions, experience or advice welcomed.
     
Joe B.
     
     
     
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