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m463 9 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: DIY, 8mm film scanner Kotokino Mark IV (2020)

For a DSLR the mirror is independent of the shutter.

Mirror lockup mode is usually used to lower vibration or speed up picture taking, but the shutter still has to actuate.

EDIT: details of 1000D and shutter:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_1000D

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focal-plane_shutter

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