Anyone have D700-Long Exposures?

TGG · Jan 3, 2009

krustyjag said:
I know this is probably a silly question, but whats the best way to
keep the shutter open for extra long exposures ???

You have to use a remote control (like the Nikon ML-3 or a much cheaper substitute for the D700)

if the shutter speed is set to "bulb" on your camera, with the remote control you push a button (on the remote control) once to open the shutter and once again to close it
so with the RC "bulb" (the same as "B" on a traditional speed dial) works like "T" mode you could find on some manual cameras.

Thomas

Lihkin · Jan 3, 2009

I love this picture as I have said earlier. I just wanted to caution you. You have given the option to see the 'original' version of the picture. Some unscrupulous person could open that version and save it for themselves (it is the complete file). You should limit the sizes people can see.

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ovrebekk · Jan 4, 2009

Nikonboi said:
I love this picture as I have said earlier. I just wanted to caution
you. You have given the option to see the 'original' version of the
picture. Some unscrupulous person could open that version and save it
for themselves (it is the complete file).

And do what? Use it for terrorism? Hang it on the wall?

Personally i think its a great shot and i really appreciate Ash leaving the original file there so I can see the shot in all its glory if I want to. I really doubt he will lose a lot of business because of it.

Lihkin · Jan 4, 2009

ovrebekk said:
And do what? Use it for terrorism? Hang it on the wall?
Personally i think its a great shot and i really appreciate Ash
leaving the original file there so I can see the shot in all its
glory if I want to. I really doubt he will lose a lot of business
because of it.

What's with your attitude and tone man? Did I say it's a bad shot? I said it's a great shot. READ again! The problem with leaving his original on is that people can steal his work and pass it off as their own? If you don't agree with what someone is saying, don't knock people off- state your opinion! Ironically you found someone else's comment rude here http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=30542624 and yet you choose to use this tone here.

What a bunch of rude people on here!

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Drew Loker · Jan 4, 2009

Here is a new gallery I am putting together of night work:

http://picasaweb.google.com/drewloker/Night#

from various cameras. And here is a page where I talk about long exposures:

http://staff.beaumont.k12.tx.us/gloker/night.htm

Here is one of my recent favorites:

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gonzalu · Jan 4, 2009

addition of the SBIG Camera, etc... Wow... I wish I had deep pockets liek that..

Thanks Todd... RC is certainly a great Astrophotographer.
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ajmeeker · Jan 4, 2009

Here's one at just over 1 minute:

And another at about 1 hour:

KVirtanen · Jan 4, 2009

Both are superb, but that second one is just phenomenal!

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Romanoff · Jan 4, 2009

Stunning.

How much of the battery is drained after a 1 hour exposure shot?

Romanoff · Jan 4, 2009

What tripods do you guys use that allow such gorgeous sharp shots for such long exposures?

I am considering getting a Gitzo GT2531 for my D700 + Grip. Would it provide substantial amount of stability for very long exposures?

ovrebekk · Jan 5, 2009

nikonboi said:
ovrebekk said:

And do what? Use it for terrorism? Hang it on the wall?
Personally i think its a great shot and i really appreciate Ash
leaving the original file there so I can see the shot in all its
glory if I want to. I really doubt he will lose a lot of business
because of it.

Click to expand...

What's with your attitude and tone man? Did I say it's a bad shot? I
said it's a great shot. READ again! The problem with leaving his
original on is that people can steal his work and pass it off as
their own? If you don't agree with what someone is saying, don't
knock people off- state your opinion! Ironically you found someone
else's comment rude here

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=30542624 and yet you choose to use this tone here.

What a bunch of rude people on here!

I see now that my post came off a bit more negative than I intended, for which I apologize. I didn't mean to imply that you didn't like the shot.

I still think the chance that someone steals his work is quite low seeing as how most of the people likely to see it are the ones least likely to do it.

Making all your work available in full resolution might be a bit unwise, but I doubt doing it for some shots in between will create any problems for the photographer.

Lihkin · Jan 5, 2009

I guess I over-reacted too. Sorry about that! Yeah I get your point on this issue. But I have read a lot of horror stories on forums like these, where people have found their work stolen and used elsewhere. Someone even mentioned that web sized images were being used (not sure how they would print out, even if upsized).

Cheers,
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Nikhil
http://shniks.smugmug.com

RPK · Jan 5, 2009

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