F100 How to set slow shutter speed?

[JH4]

I broke down and bought the F100 due the extensive manual settings it could do. I have never done these "special" effects before (I have only used the auto focus, point-n-shoot before now). Since I have the camera, I figured why not give it a try? In the manual, there is a great picture (pg 73) of a waterfall. Unfortunately, the book does not give much more detail of how to take the picture, other than use a slow shutter speed. Is there a timed shutter speed setting somewhere? Does anyone know what settings I need to use, so I can have the same manual shutter release like the picture?
Thanks in advance.

 

[gudels1]

set the dial to the shutter mode instead of auto. then use your control to adjust the shutter speed.
all these are in the manual.

I broke down and bought the F100 due the extensive manual settings
it could do. I have never done these "special" effects before (I
have only used the auto focus, point-n-shoot before now). Since I
have the camera, I figured why not give it a try? In the manual,
there is a great picture (pg 73) of a waterfall. Unfortunately,
the book does not give much more detail of how to take the picture,
other than use a slow shutter speed. Is there a timed shutter
speed setting somewhere? Does anyone know what settings I need to
use, so I can have the same manual shutter release like the picture?
Thanks in advance.

 

[speede]

Turn the camera to manual mode. Under the "Basic" menu, set the Exposure Mode to "Shutter Priority" or "Manual". The range of adjustment is between 4s and 1/1000s, or longer on "Bulb" exposure mode.

I broke down and bought the F100 due the extensive manual settings
it could do. I have never done these "special" effects before (I
have only used the auto focus, point-n-shoot before now). Since I
have the camera, I figured why not give it a try? In the manual,
there is a great picture (pg 73) of a waterfall. Unfortunately,
the book does not give much more detail of how to take the picture,
other than use a slow shutter speed. Is there a timed shutter
speed setting somewhere? Does anyone know what settings I need to
use, so I can have the same manual shutter release like the picture?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Icypeak]

To get a shot of moving water or a waterfall with the water blurred, you will need to use a shutter speed of about .5 to 2 sec. Unfortunately, in most lighting situations, this long a shutter speed will let in too much light, even at the highest f-stop possible, and the shot will be badly over-exposed. In cameras that will take filters, you compensate for this by adding a couple of neutral density filters, or polarizing filter to cut down the light, so you can get away with that long shutter speed. A tripod is also needed for that long shutter, to avoid blurring the entire shot from 'camera shake'. You can trip the shutter with a wireless remote control, or the self-timer, to avoid slightly moving the camera when touching the shutter release button. The F100 does not have any threads to take filters, so, in order to take such a shot, you may need to take it after sunset, or before sunrise, in very dim light, or rig up something creative to hold some filters in front of the lens. Good luck!
-David

I broke down and bought the F100 due the extensive manual settings
it could do. I have never done these "special" effects before (I
have only used the auto focus, point-n-shoot before now). Since I
have the camera, I figured why not give it a try? In the manual,
there is a great picture (pg 73) of a waterfall. Unfortunately,
the book does not give much more detail of how to take the picture,
other than use a slow shutter speed. Is there a timed shutter
speed setting somewhere? Does anyone know what settings I need to
use, so I can have the same manual shutter release like the picture?
Thanks in advance.

--
David

http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid= {F351C88E-FEF7-4892-9F30-9FD2DDD1593C}&tio=0

 

[JH4]

Thank you. I just tried the steps everyone suggested on my trip and saw the "over exposure". Without filters, I'll try the sunrise/sunset pictures next.

Thank you very much for the easy-to-understand explanation (even if I don't know what all the terms mean).

I broke down and bought the F100 due the extensive manual settings
it could do. I have never done these "special" effects before (I
have only used the auto focus, point-n-shoot before now). Since I
have the camera, I figured why not give it a try? In the manual,
there is a great picture (pg 73) of a waterfall. Unfortunately,
the book does not give much more detail of how to take the picture,
other than use a slow shutter speed. Is there a timed shutter
speed setting somewhere? Does anyone know what settings I need to
use, so I can have the same manual shutter release like the picture?
Thanks in advance.

--
David

http://fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?userid= {F351C88E-FEF7-4892-9F30-9FD2DDD1593C}&tio=0