Can a Canon EOS 60D use mirror lockup with an RC-6 remote for pauses longer than 2 seconds?
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I’m using a Canon EOS 60D on a tripod and want to minimize vibration with mirror lockup. With the camera’s shutter button, the first press raises the mirror and the second press takes the shot, so I can wait as long as needed before exposing.
With the RC-6 infrared remote, I seem to be limited to the remote’s 2-second behavior and can’t get a longer pause between mirror-up and exposure. Is that a limitation of the RC-6? Would a wired remote let me use mirror lockup the same way as the camera’s shutter button, with a custom delay before the second press?
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The wired remote will function just like the shutter button on the camera: A half press will activate metering and/or focus (depending on how your custom functions are set), the first full press will lock up the mirror. The second full press will then open the shutter to expose the image.
Just as with the shutter button on the camera, if you press once to lock up the mirror and don't press again for 30 seconds, the mirror will unlock and return to the normal position.
The ability to do a half press, the ability to activate the shutter from behind/beside the camera, and the ability to lock the remote to hold the shutter open in bulb mode is why I prefer to use my wired remote over the RC-6. It has probably been over a year since I've touched the RC-6. I use my wired remote on a near weekly basis.
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Yes. A wired remote should behave like the camera’s shutter button on the 60D: half-press for metering/focus, first full press to raise the mirror, second full press to fire the shutter. That lets you choose a pause longer than 2 seconds.
With the RC-6, you’re effectively limited by its remote-release behavior, so it’s not the best choice if you want a longer, manual delay between mirror lockup and exposure.
One important limit still applies: after you raise the mirror, if you don’t take the shot within about 30 seconds, the camera will cancel mirror lockup and return the mirror to its normal position.
So if your goal is tripod shooting with mirror lockup and a delay longer than 2 seconds, a wired remote is the better tool.
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