I have recently tried to take pictures of stars using my wife's D7000, but I couldn't get it to expose for more than 30 sec. In my old D70 I used the wired remote to do long exposures, but now I have only the wireless one. How can I get it to work?
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You need to set the shutter speed to Bulb, which can only be done in Manual mode (turn the mode dial to M). Once you've done that, and set the camera to use the remote, simply press the remote button once to open the shutter, then again to close it. |
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Further to ElendilltheTrail, I would also consider putting the camera in mirror lockup mode to reduce the risk of camera shake. Also note, that if you expose the sensor for more than ~30 seconds the rotation of the earth will create star trails, unless you have some kind of celestial motion-control tracking rig. Good luck, I've tried this a few times without much success (but I live in NYC). |
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