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MANUAL EXPOSURE - M
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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 front control dial
changes the shutter speed.
Manual exposure mode
allows individual selection
of shutter speeds and
apertures. This mode
overrides the exposure
system giving the
photographer total control
over the final exposure.
Bulb exposures can be
made, see below. Manual
exposure is set with the
exposure-mode dial (p.
39).
The rear control dial
changes the aperture.
Press and hold the AEL
button (1) while turning the
either control dial to shift
the shutter speed and
aperture without affecting
the exposure.
The set exposure is 1.0Ev less (–) than the exposure determined by the
meter. The monitor scale is uses the manual metering (M.M.) indicator.
The arrow indicates the set exposure is 0.5Ev more (+) or less
(–) than the greatest value on the scale as determined by the
meter.
The blinking arrow indicates the set exposure is 1.0Ev or more
greater (+) or less (–) than the greatest value on the scale as
determined by the meter.
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.
The Ev scale on the monitor and in the viewfinder indicates the difference between the set exposure
and the exposure determined by the camera meter. Press the shutter-release button partway down
to activate the meter. The increments on the scale depend on the exposure-compensation dial
position. The examples below are based on a 0.5 Ev increment. For more on Ev, see page 81.
+2.5EV
+3.5EV
≥3.0EV
≥4.0EV
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).