D700 time lapse question

[molested_cow]

So I was reading the interval shooting on the manual and it mentioned that the camera will not fire until it finds something to focus. The problem is, if I am doing time lapse of night scene or stars, it's usually so dark that the AF won't focus. I always manually focus on occasions like this. How would I do interval shooting then?

 

[liviudumitru]

I think that the manual says that the camera will not fire if AutoFocus is set. In manual focus will work, there is no need to find something in focus then.

 

[djacobox372]

Why do u need to autofocus?

 

[molested_cow]

I thought the manual meant it will only work in AF mode. Got it.

 

[ricbkewl]

Set it manual, focus on infinity, f11, and play with iso 400 and go up to 1600. You might also want to play with exposure compensation