I have the original 5D and was wanting to use Register Settings <C> for taking landscape photos. I will also be using the TC-80N3 remote shutter release (& tripod). I plan to register these settings as a starting point:
Av
Single Shot
ISO 400
One Shot AF
All focus points active
Evaluative Metering
C.Fn-4 set to "0" (I usually have it set to "3" since I like using the * button to focus when handholding)
C.Fn-12 set to "1" (for mirror lock up)
Question #1: Would you change or add any other settings (or Custom Functions) before registering?
Question #2: With mirror lock up, will I need to push the release button on the remote twice (once to lock the mirror, once to release the shutter) to take the shot?
Question #3: In conjunction with question #2, how does bracketing work with the mirror release - i.e. will I need to press the remote's release button twice for each bracketed exposure?
I would think you would want ISO 100 for less noise unless you were under low light conditions. Mirror lockup would only be used if you were on a tripod not while handholding and you would press the remote button once to lock up the mirror and once to release the shutter.
codetalker wrote:
I have the original 5D and was wanting to use Register Settings <C> for taking landscape photos. I will also be using the TC-80N3 remote shutter release (& tripod). I plan to register these settings as a starting point:
Av
Single Shot
ISO 400
One Shot AF
All focus points active
Evaluative Metering
C.Fn-4 set to "0" (I usually have it set to "3" since I like using the * button to focus when handholding)
C.Fn-12 set to "1" (for mirror lock up)
Question #1: Would you change or add any other settings (or Custom Functions) before registering?
Question #2: With mirror lock up, will I need to push the release button on the remote twice (once to lock the mirror, once to release the shutter) to take the shot?
Question #3: In conjunction with question #2, how does bracketing work with the mirror release - i.e. will I need to press the remote's release button twice for each bracketed exposure?
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Agree with poster who said you should use 100 - not 400. Yes you will need to press twice once for lockup, again for shutter. Bracketing works as expected unless you cancel it.
ISO 100 for landscape photography, especially on a tripod... And yes, with MLU and a cable release you have to press the release twice per exposure. And that behavior doesn't change with bracketing.... However I prefer to bracket "manually", just by simply changing the shutter speed. It's easier and you can customize your bracket each instance to match the particular scene.
Thanks much for the helpful replies. I was thinking of ISO 400 due to the low noise reputation of the 5D and I thought such an ISO would give me more latitude (especially on shots during dusk/dawn).
In your setup for the custom setting for tripod use, add the 2 or 10 second self timer. Then you will only have to press the shutter button once. The mirror slaps up when you press the shutter and 2 or 10 seconds later the shutter automatically fires. That will eliminate any vibration from shaky hands pressing the button or from mirror slap. And you won't have to carry a shutter release around.
Set the ISO to 100, but don't forget the effect of wind on your camera and tripod rig. You may have to bump the shutter speed to the reciprocal of the max length of your lens if wind is causing some jitter. That usually means bumping the ISO too.
The 5D at ISO 400 will look great if you have to use it. I use 400 or 200 all the time for landscapes with IS lenses when I don't want the hassle of a tripod. But lately I have been using a monopod on my hikes both as support for the camera and myself.
ISO 100 , good strong tripod, remote release and if there is a breeze turn and stand next to your camera to block the wind with your body. With some practice you will be surprised how sharp your shots will be even in wind at a slow shutter speed. Always use as low of a ISO as possible no matter how low noise your camera has. For landscapes that is........
If you are doing landscape, your default ISO should be 100 unless you generally to rather unusual landscape shooting.
aV can be a fine place to start, but you'll likely want to work in manual mode if the exposure gets at all tricky, as it frequently does with this sort of shooting. This is particularly the case if you want to do bracketing... and you will want to bracket at times.
I do a lot of landscape work and I don't go through these convolutions. My default starting point on my 5D is ISO 100 at f/8 and aV mode, though I may begin at f/11 for certain types of shooting if the light is quite bright. Often this is just fine for simple shots.
When it isn't, I often use the initial aV shot as my light meter, checking the histogram to see how to either dial in exposure compensation or else I shift to manual and do the settings there.
By default I usually enable mirror-lockup, except that in some cases when I don't know for sure that every shot will be on the tripod - and this is a real possibility in common situations - I manually set it to disabled instead. To answer your question, yes, it takes two presses on the release: first one locks up the mirror and the second makes the exposure.
Similarly, if I know I'll be shooting primarily from the tripod I turn IS off on my lenses as soon as I attach them. On the other hand, as with MLU, if I don't know for sure how I'll shoot I leave IS on and simply remember to turn it off when I mount the camera.
When I bracket I virtually always work in M mode, and do the bracketing by changing shutter speed. (Changing aperture of course has some unfortunate side effects on your shots that you will see when you try to combine the bracketed images in post.)
I don't change other settings since I'm in RAW mode.
At one time I tried to set up a custom setup for landscape work. I found out soon enough that I wasted more time altering settings away from those defaults than I saved by creating them.
Dan
codetalker wrote:
I have the original 5D and was wanting to use Register Settings <C> for taking landscape photos. I will also be using the TC-80N3 remote shutter release (& tripod). I plan to register these settings as a starting point:
Av
Single Shot
ISO 400
One Shot AF
All focus points active
Evaluative Metering
C.Fn-4 set to "0" (I usually have it set to "3" since I like using the * button to focus when handholding)
C.Fn-12 set to "1" (for mirror lock up)
Question #1: Would you change or add any other settings (or Custom Functions) before registering?
Question #2: With mirror lock up, will I need to push the release button on the remote twice (once to lock the mirror, once to release the shutter) to take the shot?
Question #3: In conjunction with question #2, how does bracketing work with the mirror release - i.e. will I need to press the remote's release button twice for each bracketed exposure?
I use ISO 50-200 in general and occasionally go to 800 if it's very windy and I need a faster shutter speed, but I try to wait for the breeze to drop before taking the shot if possible. I'll try to use MLU and remote cable if my speeds get down below 1/30 (on tripod of course). For bracketing for HDR I use continuous high speed drive so as to take the shots as quickly as possible if there's movement in the scene and bracket shutter speed (I'd like a an ISO bracket option too). I'll use M or Av mode and usually shoot at f/11-18 for landscape and only shoot RAW.
