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<blockquote data-quote="philz" data-source="post: 173046" data-attributes="member: 15587">Thanks FastGlass.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm not totally off base then.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />On your D90 (I'm not at all familiar with that camera) other than plugging the right things into the right places, did you have to change any settings on the camera in order to make it work?And this leads me to another sort of related question ... on these cameras, is there a way to set a start/stop long exposure that works like the traditional Time setting on old SLRs ... press the shutter button to open it ... shutter remains open until you press it again and then it closes.&nbsp; This mode mainly differs from bulb setting in that with bulb the shutter's only open as long as you're holding down the button; with a time exposure you can open the shutter, walk away, and then come back when you want to close it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Allows for some amazingly long exposures ... I've seen one where a guy took a 9 minute exposure of a sunset over a lake .. beautiful glass surface on the lake; beautiful sunset.&nbsp;&nbsp; He did use an ND filter to cut WAY down on the light ... couldn't have taken a shot with that long an exposure without it.&nbsp;&nbsp; Not sure either what ISO he used.It's that kind of thing I *really* want to try.&nbsp;&nbsp; And some long exposures @ railroad crossings also.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="philz, post: 173046, member: 15587"] Thanks FastGlass. I'm not totally off base then. :-) On your D90 (I'm not at all familiar with that camera) other than plugging the right things into the right places, did you have to change any settings on the camera in order to make it work? And this leads me to another sort of related question ... on these cameras, is there a way to set a start/stop long exposure that works like the traditional Time setting on old SLRs ... press the shutter button to open it ... shutter remains open until you press it again and then it closes. This mode mainly differs from bulb setting in that with bulb the shutter's only open as long as you're holding down the button; with a time exposure you can open the shutter, walk away, and then come back when you want to close it. Allows for some amazingly long exposures ... I've seen one where a guy took a 9 minute exposure of a sunset over a lake .. beautiful glass surface on the lake; beautiful sunset. He did use an ND filter to cut WAY down on the light ... couldn't have taken a shot with that long an exposure without it. Not sure either what ISO he used. It's that kind of thing I *really* want to try. And some long exposures @ railroad crossings also. [/QUOTE]

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