bulb mode

[wenzheng]

Hi, I have a newbie question regarding the bulb mode in A200. Will the camera display the time exposed like a stopwatch on its lcd if I am shooting in bulb mode with a cable release? My previous camera(400d) does show the time so I hope to find this out before I buy the cable release. Thanks!

[yokechye]

hmm... not that i know of. for example, the LCD will cause stray light into the viewfinder somehow. your previous 400d shows the countdown on the top LCD?
There are 3rd party remote for alpha that have a lcd display

[wenzheng]

Originally Posted by yokechye hmm... not that i know of. for example, the LCD will cause stray light into the viewfinder somehow. your previous 400d shows the countdown on the top LCD? There are 3rd party remote for alpha that have a lcd display

Oh..then in this case the only way is to use a stopwatch or remote with lcd? Yea in the 400d, the back lcd will show the timing on the bottom right(white numbers) with the rest of lcd screen black..

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by wenzheng Oh..then in this case the only way is to use a stopwatch or remote with lcd? Yea in the 400d, the back lcd will show the timing on the bottom right(white numbers) with the rest of lcd screen black..

didn't know that there is this function in 400d... interesting to know

[andretan]

I believe there is a cable remote release out there that has a LCD screen... that one can also do time-lapse photography... can't remember the brand.. Aputure or something...

[yokechye]

Originally Posted by andretan I believe there is a cable remote release out there that has a LCD screen... that one can also do time-lapse photography... can't remember the brand.. Aputure or something...

a few, there is yongnuo, in the end, they are all the same(aputure), just different logo on the same item. Another one is JJC's TM-F

[TME]

Originally Posted by wenzheng Oh..then in this case the only way is to use a stopwatch or remote with lcd? Yea in the 400d, the back lcd will show the timing on the bottom right(white numbers) with the rest of lcd screen black..

Nope no such timer screen... very interesting that the 400D has such a function... definitely very useful... might even be a first in the world for Canon... why can't all manufacturers use their common sense?

[afipuffy]

Originally Posted by TME Nope no such timer screen... very interesting that the 400D has such a function... definitely very useful... might even be a first in the world for Canon... why can't all manufacturers use their common sense?

Then there will be no market challenge right? haha

[wenzheng]

Originally Posted by TME Nope no such timer screen... very interesting that the 400D has such a function... definitely very useful... might even be a first in the world for Canon... why can't all manufacturers use their common sense?

yup i thought all bulb mode should have it.. make sense to have it guess i'll make do with my stopwatch..

[stalejive]

where they selling the cable remote release with screen to show the countdown ?
i'm using the ownuser battery grip which comes with wireless remote shutter , and they only produce beep sound , so as the beep sound goes , i jus count inside my heart , sometimes i lost count....hehe....so if this thing really exist...i wanna buy.....thanx guys...

[Gonkie]

Hi,

I saw this remote with the countdown from ebay. You can consider checking it out.

Rgds