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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: Ian MacDonald on June 11, 2012, 10:53:03 am

Title: Maximum exposure time on B (bulb)
Post by: Ian MacDonald on June 11, 2012, 10:53:03 am

I have just read with great interest Michael's report on the Olympus OM-D E-M5. Can someone tell me if that camera has a maximum time limitation when using Bulb? I currently have a Panasonic GH2 and was disappointed to discover that it has a maximum of 2 minutes in Bulb - not much use for capturing star trails!  If the OM-D E-M5 does have a limit, then perhaps its multiple exposure capability would be a way to work around the limitation.

Title: Re: Maximum exposure time on B (bulb)
Post by: Gary Brown on June 11, 2012, 11:34:29 am

DPReview's OM-D E-M5 review page showing the Exposure/Metering/ISO options menu (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympusem5/10) shows a “BULB/TIME Timer” menu option, saying it determines the maximum exposure time. The longest choice appears to be 30 minutes. Search the page for “bulb” to see other options related to that.

Title: Re: Maximum exposure time on B (bulb)
Post by: Ian MacDonald on June 11, 2012, 04:53:07 pm

Thanks for the reference Gary. It does seem that 30 minutes is the limit; much better than 2 minutes. Ian