Photographing lightning

The rains are here and I would like to capture lightning.
Is there any chance of the sensor getting damaged if I do that?

Not unless you are out in the rain Set your tripod up and use the bulb setting with a remote. The aperture should be fairly small, like f16 or so. Point the camera in the direction of the lightning and open it up. When the lightning happens, close the shutter right after. Lightning is bright so you should get some good shots.
Post your results, would like to see it.

Thanks for the reply.
I had read somewhere a very long time back the sheer brightness of the lightning could damage the sensor. But that was when digital cameras were fairly new.

Here is a link to an older thread

http://nikonites.com/d3000-d5000/1717-help-pleaseee-lightning-shots.html


I've been doing this for a couple of years now, and I have not damaged the sensor.

With the longer exposure you are going to see "hot" pixels. I have been told every camera had these and they tend to show up more with long dark exposures. Mostly red and green dots are the ones I have found and only one or two show up on the two Nikons I own.

If this statement is wrong, someone please correct me.