X Vario Long Exposure

[theoldman]

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I'm struggling to find any information on long exposures using the X Vario. I haven't seen any photos anywhere of long exposures i.e. greater than 2 minutes.

 

Is it possible to do this on the X Vario? Is there a bulb setting or a T setting?

 

Thanks.

[2wk]

30 seconds is all she wrote, I think. One thing that slightly bothers me is there is no countdown. I hope they introduce a timer in a firmware update.

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[waloszek]

According to the technical data in the manual, the longest possible shutter speed is 30 seconds. Thus, it is not possible to have exposure times of 2 minutes or even longer. The X Vario also does not offer a B (bulb) or T setting.

 

I checked the longest exposure time for both automatic and manual exposure. For automatic exposure, I put the cover on the lens hood to assure a completely dark image. The automatic exposure selected an exposure time of 30 seconds.

For long exposure times when using manual exposure, set the shutter speed dial to "1+" (the "thumb wheel indicator" appears on the LCD screen/in the viewfinder), then rotate the thumb wheel to set the shutter speed. The longest exposure time that you can set is 30 seconds. For details on manual exposure control see p. 140 in the manual.

 

Best regards, Gerd

[theoldman]

Thanks to both of you. I thought this simple exposure issue wouldn't be simple.