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Re: [OM] mirror lock up-where did it go?

Subject: Re: [OM] mirror lock up-where did it go?
From: Dirk Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2001 10:04:53 -0500
>You know, I really love the mirror lock-up on my OM-1(n), especially for
>astrophotography and macro work.  My question is, why is this feature
>non-existent now?  Is it really difficult to engineer a mirror lock-up
>device?  Even the new Nikon FM3A doesn't have one?  Any insight into why the
>mirror lock-up seems to have disappeared?
>

I think it is because the newer cameras have aperture and mirror prefire, 
which apparently obviates the need for a mirror lockup.
-- 
Be Seeing You.
Dirk Wright


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