Need help on bulb mode

dotaboy · 4th February 2008

I notice that for bulb mode,i've to switch to manual mode and the rotate the dial to the left till bulb mode appear.
however,no matter how i rotate the dial,the bulb mode doesn't appear at the top.

please give advice!

catseye · 4th February 2008

Originally Posted by dotaboy

I notice that for bulb mode,i've to switch to manual mode and the rotate the dial to the left till bulb mode appear.
however,no matter how i rotate the dial,the bulb mode doesn't appear at the top.

please give advice!

Err sorry .... but what do you mean by "the bulb mode doesn't appear at the top."

You set the rotary switch to M, rotate dial till BULB appears on the LCD, and press and hold your shutter for the duration you need, then release.

dotaboy · 4th February 2008

Originally Posted by catseye

Err sorry .... but what do you mean by "the bulb mode doesn't appear at the top."

You set the rotary switch to M, rotate dial till BULB appears on the LCD, and press and hold your shutter for the duration you need, then release.

Did rotate dial on and on.
To clarify,dial is the teethed and jagged thingy right?right infront of the shutter.
The bulb mode should be shown on the LCd but it doesn't!

catseye · 4th February 2008

Originally Posted by dotaboy

Did rotate dial on and on.
To clarify,dial is the teethed and jagged thingy right?right infront of the shutter.
The bulb mode should be shown on the LCd but it doesn't!

You using A100?

Strange ...

Check this dpreview page out for a pictorial view as well as details on the M mode.

After selecting M mode with the exposure mode dial, then turn the Control Dial (yup ... the one in front of the shutter) to select shutter speed ... in this case to get BULB!

tankm · 4th February 2008

If you using A100 with a single aperture/shutter-speed dial depending on your menu setting the dial may behave differently. To get BULB mode, just change to M(anual) mode and change the shutter speed till BULB appears (it's after the 30 seconds shutter speed).

dotaboy · 4th February 2008

Got it thanks!
Found out that it has to be after 30s and not 4s which i originally thought so!

4th February 2008	#1
dotaboy Deregistered Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Woodlands Posts: 296	Need help on bulb mode I notice that for bulb mode,i've to switch to manual mode and the rotate the dial to the left till bulb mode appear. however,no matter how i rotate the dial,the bulb mode doesn't appear at the top. please give advice!

4th February 2008	#5
tankm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,619	Re: Need help on bulb mode If you using A100 with a single aperture/shutter-speed dial depending on your menu setting the dial may behave differently. To get BULB mode, just change to M(anual) mode and change the shutter speed till BULB appears (it's after the 30 seconds shutter speed). __________________ More photos @ myPhotos Album

4th February 2008	#6
dotaboy Deregistered Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Woodlands Posts: 296	Re: Need help on bulb mode Got it thanks! Found out that it has to be after 30s and not 4s which i originally thought so!