Quote (chantal7 @ Tue, Dec 16 2008, 09:45pm)
Ya, I can have up to 30 seconds in the camera, but I think I can go higher with BULB because BULB is whatever time you want haha. I want to try it, but it's hard to keep the camera from moving when you want to hold it for 5 freeking minutes. I want to try it with the stars in the sky actually.
oh! I just did a search using google lol and found this:
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Bulb is a shutter-speed setting on an adjustable camera that allows for long exposures under user control. When set on "B", the shutter will stay open as long as the shutter release button remains depressed. The "T", or Time, setting, on the other hand, requires one press to open the shutter and a second press to close it.
So maybe your camera have a T setting as well so you only have to press the shutter button once to open the shutter and then again to close it. OR you can just get a remote, I think those simple remotes with wire are pretty inexpensive and it could come handy when you take photos of fireworks too. hmm lol I have never thought about taking a pic of the night sky but it sure sounds like a good idea
Ok now you are making me want to work even more so I can get a camera as soon as it's possible haha.
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some more info I found -
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A list of picture types where the bulb setting is useful:
* Photographing fireworks at night
* Photographing the night sky and celestial objects.
* Photographing lightning
* Photographing streets at night (where the streaks from moving cars lights can be seen, not the cars)
Despite all the crap people have been saying about Wikipedia I find it quite useful and informative
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_release This post was edited by Futurama on Dec 16 2008 09:58pm