Long Time Exposure
• This function
is
useful for shooting nighttime scenes or stars, which
require extended exposure
of
more than 30 sec. The shutter will be
open as long as the shutter release button is kept fully depressed. (Use
of
a tripod
is
recommended.)
1
Rotate the exposure mode select dial to select M
(Manual exposure).
• Use
of
a tripod is recommended to avoid camera shake. Using the optional
cable release (page
97)
attached to the release terminal instead of pressing
the shutter release button with your firiger also reduces camera shake.
• Use the LCD illuminator (page
66)
to view the LCD panel
in
the dark.
2
Rotate the Main-Command Dial to select
bul
band
rotate the Sub-Command Dial to set the aperture. I
~
..
• If
but
b is selected
in
Manual exposure mode and the exposure mode
is
changed to Shutter-Priority Auto without canceling
but
b,
but
b blinks and
the shutter locks (page
52)
.
• Continuous exposure
of
approx. 6 hours is possible with a fresh set of
lithium batteries. Note that continuous exposure time is reduced when
shooting at low temperatures.
3 Compose picture, focus and shoot.
• The shutter will be open
as
long
as
the shutter release button is kept fully
depressed.
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