Bulb exposures
Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure mode. Exposures up to fifteen seconds can be made. A tripod is recommended for bulb exposures. The camera’s exposure system cannot be used to calculate bulb exposures. The use of a separate light meter is recommended.
| | Use the left key of the controller (1) to |
| | decrease the shutter-speed value below 15 |
| 3 | seconds until “bulb” is displayed. |
2 | |
| To set the aperture value, press the exposure- |
| |
| | compensation button (2); the aperture display |
1 | | will turn blue. Use the left/right keys of the |
| controller (1) to set the aperture. Noise reduc- |
| | tion processing will be applied to the image |
| | after the exposure. Noise reduction can be |
| | canceled in the custom 2 section of the setup |
| | menu (p. 96). |
To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release button (3) for the duration of the exposure. The monitors will be blank during the exposure. Releasing the shutter button will end the exposure.
The optional remote control RC-3 can be used to eliminate the risk of camera shake. Set the drive mode to self-timer / remote control in the basic section of the multi-function mode menu (p. 56). While pointing the remote control toward the front of the camera, press and release either button to begin the exposure; the delay button begins the exposure after two seconds. Press either button again to end it.
Emitter window
Delay button
Release button
