XSi Question

[zbo2408]

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/589090-REG/Canon__EOS_Rebel_XSi_a_k_a_.html

I am wanting to get this for x-mas... I have already researched the camera and those 2 lenses and I am pretty sure that's the one I want that will be useful for me... I just have one question about the XSi

under the specs it says

Shutter 30-1/4000

What I am really curious about is the 30 ... is it 30 seconds or minutes???

I really want to be able to take 30 minute exposure...

If it is 30 seconds is there anything I can do to take longer exposures?

 

[keith204]

30 second, but there is bulb mode where you can rig a 30-minute exposure.

 

[Steph]

It is 30 seconds. You can get longer exposures using the B setting. However, keep in mind that very long exposures tend to give very noisy pictures.

 

[zbo2408]

Can ya'll explain this "B" setting to me? and what you mean by "rig" the exposure?


Thanks for the quick responses too!

 

[verticalization]

"bulb" or B is where the shutter stays open, as long as you hold the button down. You can "rig" a remote to take the pictures as to not effect the stability of the camera, and keep the shutter open.

 

[zbo2408]

ok cool, I have a shutter relase cable from my old Canon AE-1 program... do you think it would work with the XSi ?

 

[Steph]

ok cool, I have a shutter relase cable from my old Canon AE-1 program... do you think it would work with the XSi ?

No. You will need something like this (or something similar from a third party manufacturer such as this).

 

[jwsciontc]

damn 30 minute exposure!?

 

[zbo2408]

damn 30 minute exposure!?

Yeah I want to play with blurring out stars and do some other experiments...

 

[JustAnEngineer]

You might also do this with successive shorter exposures and then composite them in software.