Comments on: BULB mode with the Canon EOS 400d http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d Blog and website of David Cooper from Hampshire, UK. Dazecoop includes drifting photography, car modifying, drift cars, car talk and loads more :) Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:46:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Philip Dennis http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-95586 Philip Dennis Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:17:33 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-95586 Hey Daze thanks for the response. I will try what you suggested, hopefull this weekend! :) and thanks to your ealrier write ups i picked up a remote for my camera. and the guy at the shop was not sure neither did the manual say if the remote would work on the buld mode. but i just rememebered what you wrote and went ahead with the purchase and it works just great. i can't wait to put it to use. i just hope i get clear skies this weekend. thanks a again for the help Daze. Hey Daze thanks for the response. I will try what you suggested, hopefull this weekend! :) and thanks to your ealrier write ups i picked up a remote for my camera. and the guy at the shop was not sure neither did the manual say if the remote would work on the buld mode. but i just rememebered what you wrote and went ahead with the purchase and it works just great. i can’t wait to put it to use. i just hope i get clear skies this weekend. thanks a again for the help Daze.

]]> By: Daze http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-95087 Daze Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:49:31 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-95087 Hi Philip, no worries & glad I could help so far. Your 18-55 kit lens would do just great - its a good starting lens and its what I used for about 6-8 months before I upgraded. The one thing you may find when taking a long-exposure, or something that you should certainly try to minimize is barrel movement within the lens. Since the kit lens is a cheap-o lens, they're not made very well and there is quite a bit of barrel movement. Put it to auto-focus mode, then "wiggle" the end of the lens with your hangs and you'll see what I mean :( Although there is not much that can be done with this, more care should be taken when using this lens at night. Focusing on a fixed point on auto-focus mode, then switching a manual-focus mode to re-compose (quite a well-used technique on night photography) is great, but the lens can often be set out of focus again due to this barrel movement. Other than that, however! Great lens! And don't let this put you off - its still very easy to achieve great results with the good ol' kit lens :) Hi Philip, no worries & glad I could help so far.

Your 18-55 kit lens would do just great – its a good starting lens and its what I used for about 6-8 months before I upgraded. The one thing you may find when taking a long-exposure, or something that you should certainly try to minimize is barrel movement within the lens.

Since the kit lens is a cheap-o lens, they’re not made very well and there is quite a bit of barrel movement. Put it to auto-focus mode, then “wiggle” the end of the lens with your hangs and you’ll see what I mean :(

Although there is not much that can be done with this, more care should be taken when using this lens at night. Focusing on a fixed point on auto-focus mode, then switching a manual-focus mode to re-compose (quite a well-used technique on night photography) is great, but the lens can often be set out of focus again due to this barrel movement.

Other than that, however! Great lens! And don’t let this put you off – its still very easy to achieve great results with the good ol’ kit lens :)

]]> By: Philip Dennis http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-95081 Philip Dennis Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:34:59 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-95081 Hi Daze, Thank you for your comments. They are very useful and I love the pics you have taken. I am just learning and enjoying taking potraits for now. But what I am keen on doing now is taking a shot of the night sky, just like the one you took. I would like to know if my kit lens - 18-55mm would be enough to do this or would I need something else. THanks once again for all the input. Philip Dennis Hi Daze, Thank you for your comments. They are very useful and I love the pics you have taken. I am just learning and enjoying taking potraits for now. But what I am keen on doing now is taking a shot of the night sky, just like the one you took. I would like to know if my kit lens – 18-55mm would be enough to do this or would I need something else.

THanks once again for all the input.

Philip Dennis

]]> By: Simon HUxter http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-93554 Simon HUxter Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:53:56 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-93554 Hey, thank you very much for the tip on putting it into bulb exposure- really have been trying to figure it out for a long time now.... I recently bought myself a semi cheap infrared remote control, and if you press and hold the shutter button downand then move out of theline of sit of the infrared receiver you can let go and the bulb exposure carries on..When you want to stop it just move back into line of sight and press the button again. thanks again for you help and i am def gonna give it a go soon....see how long the battery will last cheers Hey, thank you very much for the tip on putting it into bulb exposure- really have been trying to figure it out for a long time now….

I recently bought myself a semi cheap infrared remote control, and if you press and hold the shutter button downand then move out of theline of sit of the infrared receiver you can let go and the bulb exposure carries on..When you want to stop it just move back into line of sight and press the button again.

thanks again for you help and i am def gonna give it a go soon….see how long the battery will last

cheers

]]> By: Daze http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-84244 Daze Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:47:30 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-84244 Hi Ricky, as I've said previously in these comments, on the dial at the top look out for "M" and switch it to that. Now using the scroll wheels, move the shutter speed to the slowest it will go. It will go from 15" (15 seconds), 30" and then will show BULB on the display. And you're done! :) Hi Ricky, as I’ve said previously in these comments, on the dial at the top look out for “M” and switch it to that. Now using the scroll wheels, move the shutter speed to the slowest it will go. It will go from 15″ (15 seconds), 30″ and then will show BULB on the display.

And you’re done! :)

]]> By: Ricky http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-84221 Ricky Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:55:14 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-84221 How do i activate bulb mode in the canon 400d How do i activate bulb mode in the canon 400d

]]> By: David http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-83560 David Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:03:16 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-83560 Hi there, I too have just stumbled across the site and this that the advise given is first class, many thanks. I also have a EOD400 and will be purchasing a remote shutter soon. My question is how can you actually set the shutter time for longer (minutes or hour) exposures. Many thanks David Hi there, I too have just stumbled across the site and this that the advise given is first class, many thanks.
I also have a EOD400 and will be purchasing a remote shutter soon. My question is how can you actually set the shutter time for longer (minutes or hour) exposures.
Many thanks
David

]]> By: jack http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-82595 jack Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:22:42 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-82595 finally have the remote shutter you suggested, and found bulb mode. Refering back to the picture by michael frye how can you get the landscape, pause the shutter then restart once the light has dissapeered. would one just place the cap over the shutter, as this would prevent further light penetration i'm guessing it would cause the photo to just appear black? have i just answered my own question there? thanks again, jack. finally have the remote shutter you suggested, and found bulb mode. Refering back to the picture by michael frye how can you get the landscape, pause the shutter then restart once the light has dissapeered. would one just place the cap over the shutter, as this would prevent further light penetration i’m guessing it would cause the photo to just appear black?
have i just answered my own question there?
thanks again, jack.

]]> By: willie http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-82045 willie Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:27:17 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-82045 This is a fantastic photograph as are the other ones on Flickr, if I could take a shot like this I would be extreeeeemly happy . W. This is a fantastic photograph as are the other ones on Flickr, if I could take a shot like this I would be extreeeeemly happy . W.

]]> By: willie http://www.dazecoop.com/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d/comment-page-1#comment-82025 willie Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:57:26 +0000 http://www.dazecoop.co.uk/22-11-2006/bulb-mode-with-the-canon-eos-400d#comment-82025 Please can you tell me how to photograph the night sky using bulb and remote control to control the shutter , I tried tonight in manual mode with canon 400D and 55mm2.8 I focused on an area and then pointed to the sky but when I tried to release the shutter with the remote it just tried to focus again , how can I take the photo or what am I doing wrong , God bless, W. Please can you tell me how to photograph the night sky using bulb and remote control to control the shutter , I tried tonight in manual mode with canon 400D and 55mm2.8 I focused on an area and then pointed to the sky but when I tried to release the shutter with the remote it just tried to focus again , how can I take the photo or what am I doing wrong , God bless, W.

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