Favour Fast Please!

[lilley91]

hi guys, i need a favour rom anyone and FAST

there is a major thunderstorm (by english standards) and i want to know how i can set my camera to long exposure so that i can open the shutter and leave for however long so that i may be able to get some lightning pictures

i have a canon EOS350D if this helps

please fast!!

james

[Hagar]

Second button down to the right of the display window on the back. It has 3 settings. Singleshot, multi-shot & timer.

[lilley91]

Second button down to the right of the display window on the back. It has 3 settings. Singleshot, multi-shot & timer.

can i set it to long exposure via that?

[Hagar]

Not sure. I've never used it. I think you need what's called "bulb exposure" You can select this from the Manual setting.

[Craig.]

bulb is your friend.
But if you want the best result from it, you need to go out and buy a remote shutter release. Be it cable or infrared. That way there is no camera shake at all. goto the option to set the shutter speed. TV is it? and set it to the longest it will let you.

[lilley91]

im really confused

i can set the ISO to 100
there is the "metering" mode
AEB

and its on manual mode

anything else?

[lilley91]

ive managed to get the shutter speen REALLY REALLY slow!!

thanks guys!!

and if the storm breaks out expect some photos!

james

[lilley91]

one more thing

how do i turn off the automatic focus?
i have had a look in the menu but i cant find anything

cheers
james

[Hagar]

Read page 93 of the manual. http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/pdf/EOSDRXT350DIM-EN.pdf

Set the mode dial to M & also set the lens to Manual.

[lilley91]

tanks for all your help guys!!

however it seems that the muggines is here to stay for a few days, and the thunderstorm has moved up the side of the country, so has missed us  >:( :-/

i will bear it all n mind for when we do get the storm though!!

thanks again
james

[Hagar]

We've both leaned something by it. Took me a while to figure it out, even with the manual in front of me. I've set mine up ready in case it's needed.

[Craig.]

tri-pod, shutter release.
Without these things, at the very least the shutter release, a cable one will set you back a couple of

[lilley91]

got a tripod for it

its the shake thats worring me tho

ahh well, do you know how much one of the shutter releases will set me back?

ooh ooh, is it one of the little clicky things you can hold in your hand away from the camera? ive seen them
cheers
james

[BAW0343]

Just rember even for an 8 sec exposure with a apeture of 8 (smallest on my camera) its gotta be dark out, otherwise it will be for too overexposed. My lightning shot was taken at about 8pm, i set the longest exposure, and smallest apeture and with alot of luck i got a nice shot. also to avoid camera shakyness set a timer as well, i set a 2 sec delay so i had plenty of time to get away form the camera  ;D Good luck and i look forward to seeing some nice shots!

[Craig.]

my cable release was about