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Use the front control dial to decrease the shutter-speed until “BULB” is displayed.
Use the rear control dial to set the appropriate aperture required for the exposure.
To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release button for the duration of the
exposure. Releasing the shutter button ends the exposure.
The monitor is blank during the exposure and remains blank after the exposure for up to
30 seconds while noise-reduction processing is applied to the image.
Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure
mode (M). The use of a tripod, remote cord. and eyepiece
cap (p. 59) is recommended. The camera’s exposure
system cannot be used to calculate bulb exposures. The
use of a separate light meter is recommended. Anti-Shake
is disabled.
Bulb exposures
The shutter speed and aperture value change depending on the position of the exposure-
compensation dial, see camera notes on page 41. The operation of the control dials in
the manual exposure mode can be changed with the custom menu (p. 96). When using
flash, the shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync speed, see page 42. Flash range
is dependent on the aperture, see page 51.
ATTACHING A REMOTE CORD (OPTIONAL)
The optional remote cords (RC-1000S or RC-1000L) can be used to
reduce vibrations from touching the camera during long exposures.
Slide open the remote-control terminal cover and insert the plug of the
cord into the terminal (1). Open the remote-cord clip on the strap and
push the cord into the grove. Close the clip until it clicks into place (2).
