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aras2002 · 10-03-2013, 01:21 AM

I have a question. When you make a photo with the Bulb mode, you have to get the button pressed all the time, that's not useful for the kind of night photos I want to make, so there is a way to use the Bulb mode without having pressed the button all the time? I know that in some cameras, you only have to press one time at the beggining and another time to "stop" the photo, is something similar with the K-30?

Stone G. · 10-03-2013, 02:08 AM

You will have to change from the default 'Mode 1':
Mode1:Exposure continues while the shutter release button is pressed. (default setting)

to 'Mode 2':
Mode2: Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release button and ends with a second press of the shutter release button.

This is done in the Custom Menu Settings, Item 7.

aras2002 · 10-03-2013, 03:06 AM

Originally posted by Stone G.

You will have to change from the default 'Mode 1':
Mode1:Exposure continues while the shutter release button is pressed. (default setting)

to 'Mode 2':
Mode2: Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release button and ends with a second press of the shutter release button.

This is done in the Custom Menu Settings, Item 7.

Thank you very much!!!!!! you saved my nightly photos

10-03-2013, 01:21 AM	#1
aras2002 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 37	Bulb mode I have a question. When you make a photo with the Bulb mode, you have to get the button pressed all the time, that's not useful for the kind of night photos I want to make, so there is a way to use the Bulb mode without having pressed the button all the time? I know that in some cameras, you only have to press one time at the beggining and another time to "stop" the photo, is something similar with the K-30?

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10-03-2013, 02:08 AM	#2
Stone G. Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: North Zealand, Denmark Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,516	You will have to change from the default 'Mode 1': Mode1:Exposure continues while the shutter release button is pressed. (default setting) to 'Mode 2': Mode2: Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release button and ends with a second press of the shutter release button. This is done in the Custom Menu Settings, Item 7.

10-03-2013, 03:06 AM	#3
aras2002 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 37 Original Poster	Originally posted by Stone G. You will have to change from the default 'Mode 1': Mode1:Exposure continues while the shutter release button is pressed. (default setting) to 'Mode 2': Mode2: Exposure starts with the first press of the shutter release button and ends with a second press of the shutter release button. This is done in the Custom Menu Settings, Item 7. Thank you very much!!!!!! you saved my nightly photos