Shooting for HDR - auto timer

[carregwen]

I'm not sure this works on all cameras, but it works on my 50D and 5D.

When you shoot your 3/5 or whatever shots for HDR, and after you have set the bracketing stops and are ready to fire, set auto-timer. All 3 shots will be fired in rapid succession hardly allowing any time for things to move - unless it's very windy. You also avoid camera shake. In good light conditions they should complete in well under a second. I'm not sure but I think the mirror stays locked up also, which helps reduce vibration further. Not sure about that though.

Any one else do this? Any other method?

Hey!!! who made me a Senior Member? I'm old enough as it is.

[Dave Humphries]

Originally Posted by carregwen

Hey!!! who made me a Senior Member? I'm old enough as it is.

It happens when you get a century Rob.

Congrats!

[carregwen]

Originally Posted by Dave Humphries

It happens when you get a century Rob.

Congrats!

And as I've reached 100, and am therefore effectively dead, I've changed my avatar to someone who is also dead!

[Colin Southern]

Originally Posted by carregwen

I'm not sure this works on all cameras, but it works on my 50D and 5D.

When you shoot your 3/5 or whatever shots for HDR, and after you have set the bracketing stops and are ready to fire, set auto-timer. All 3 shots will be fired in rapid succession hardly allowing any time for things to move - unless it's very windy. You also avoid camera shake. In good light conditions they should complete in well under a second. I'm not sure but I think the mirror stays locked up also, which helps reduce vibration further. Not sure about that though.

Any one else do this? Any other method?

I usually just hold down the button on the remote release, but the camera needs to have the drive mode set to multi for this to work (otherwise you have to press it once for each exposure). Not sure if the drive mode is important when shooting with the timer or not.

[carregwen]

Originally Posted by Colin Southern

...Not sure if the drive mode is important when shooting with the timer or not.

No, you just need to set the timer - at least on my Canons.