Giulio Zanni Posted June 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 14, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Does the Lieca Q have the bulb or T mode? I can't find it anywhere. If it has it, for how long could be exposed? Thank you, Giulio Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 Hi Giulio Zanni, Take a look here Does it have bulb mode?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
bernie.lcf Posted June 14, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 14, 2015 Max 30s, no bulb Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_W Posted June 15, 2015 Share #3 Posted June 15, 2015 Max 30s, no bulb That's not correct. Shutter speed dial to 1+ and you can turn thumb wheel up to 30s and T (Bulb). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted June 15, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 15, 2015 That's not correct. Shutter speed dial to 1+ and you can turn thumb wheel up to 30s and T (Bulb). I stand corrected, but you will need to be in full manual mode for that. Otherwise it stops at 30s Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 22, 2015 Anyone know how it operates in T mode? Need far longer than 30s before Michael Kenna starts to fear me. Doesn't have a threaded shutter release, so is there a timer buried in the menus? Or is there an electronic release cable hidden somewhere in the Leica options list? Ric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernie.lcf Posted June 22, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 22, 2015 Someting like this http://www.amazon.de/Hama-00005345-Drahtauslöser-für-Digitalkameras/dp/B000CDGWDE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435003296&sr=8-2&keywords=Digitalkamera+Mit+Fernauslöser Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmuussoni Posted June 23, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 23, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have been trying to find an answer for this but so far have been unable to do so. What is the maximum exposure in bulb mode? Are we still limited to silly 60 seconds, like in M type 240 and M type 246? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
algrove Posted June 24, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 24, 2015 If the manual is available online now, suggest all read it. One really needs to read this manual if you are an M shooter. Maybe it's smaller in size, but it packs a BIG punch. -You can use a smartphone or tablet to capture and view images. p226. No threaded shutter release. -it has the normal 2s or 12s self timer. -setting on 1+ you can dial (with rear thumb wheel) the seconds down to 30s and then it reverts to T-p192. Not sure how long each exposure can be when using T. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted June 24, 2015 Share #9 Posted June 24, 2015 In this post I asked the same question. http://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56000666 From the answers it appears that in T mode you press the shutter button to open the shutter and then press it again to close the shutter. It appears that even with this T method you are still are only aloud 30 sec max shutter opening. Would love somebody to prove me wrong.... :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big T Posted June 28, 2015 Share #10 Posted June 28, 2015 Bump. As we have a few Q's out there is somebody able to test the greater than 30sec shutter open please (In T mode). From what I have gathered so far is that 30sec is the max shutter time regardless of how you activate it?????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viramati Posted June 28, 2015 Share #11 Posted June 28, 2015 Bump. As we have a few Q's out there is somebody able to test the greater than 30sec shutter open please (In T mode). From what I have gathered so far is that 30sec is the max shutter time regardless of how you activate it?????? Just tried it in T mode and yes it would appear that 30 sec is the maximum time possible even if you keep on holding down the shutter release 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsb Posted July 19, 2015 Share #12 Posted July 19, 2015 This limit is really incredible , even the compact 100 euro can go beyond 30 seconds. With the Leica Q you can not do long exposure, night landscape etc etc. A real disappointment . It seems that the problem is overheating sensor .. this is crazy , we are in 2015 ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drives Posted August 14, 2015 Share #13 Posted August 14, 2015 The 30 second exposure only works at a low ISO... Super odd. The longest exposure at like 3200 ISO was 4 seconds. Any info on this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 14, 2015 Share #14 Posted August 14, 2015 The 30 second exposure only works at a low ISO... Super odd. The longest exposure at like 3200 ISO was 4 seconds. Any info on this? Leica does the math. Higher ISO == more heat in the sensor due to amplification. For better or worse. . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted August 14, 2015 Share #15 Posted August 14, 2015 Sounds like the T then, a disappointment for both cameras. I could be using my T for astro imaging quite happily if it went longer than the bog standard 30 seconds. Even the T app is disappointing, no Android for example. OK, I'll stop whinning now. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted August 15, 2015 Share #16 Posted August 15, 2015 Sounds like the T then, a disappointment for both cameras. I could be using my T for astro imaging quite happily if it went longer than the bog standard 30 seconds. Even the T app is disappointing, no Android for example. OK, I'll stop whinning now. Gary If your long astro exposures are to track stars, to make star trails, then would not multiple exposures suffice - even if the camera did a dark frame between each exposure? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted August 15, 2015 Share #17 Posted August 15, 2015 Honest answer is yes, but the practical answer right now for me is to use an intervalometer on my old Fuji X-E1, and shoot 5 minute (and sometimes more) exposures. No dark in between, after the event, darks, bias, and flats. Gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakespeare Posted February 21, 2017 Share #18 Posted February 21, 2017 with the new firmware 120 seconds 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvl@alvey.be Posted February 21, 2017 Share #19 Posted February 21, 2017 New firmware and 120 s are available + T. The bulb mode works via the App, maybe one can also buy a cable, I do not know. The bulb mode in the App does NOT show elapsed time, which is not smart, really, so you need a stopwatch. For those as "smart" as I, you have to turn the thumbweel "backwards" to increase the time. I spent hours on vacation trying to do a long exposure shot, it would not budge. Also looked in the menu if something needed to be activated or deactivated and tried all kind of things. But it is just the thumbweel which needs to be turned counter-intuitively. Hope this saves some time for some! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvl@alvey.be Posted February 21, 2017 Share #20 Posted February 21, 2017 Does someone know if there is a way to make the EVF "react" while changing the exposure settings but without having to press the shutter release halfway? On my Fuji XPro2 it does work, and this is much less hassle and avoids making pictures inadvertently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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