Stopping long exposure

[Orquesmelanges]

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Hi,

As a noob in everything rangefinder, I often forget to remove the lens cap before taking a shot. My settings in ISO and exposure are set to auto. 

So taking a picture with the lens cap on, I go into the long exposure territory. Is there a way to interrupt the shot since I need to wait for the end of the exposure and noise reduction processing time ?

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[jaapv]

Wouldn’t it be wiser to put on a protective filter and leave the lens cap home? 

[SrMi]

1 hour ago, Orquesmelanges said:

Hi,

As a noob in everything rangefinder, I often forget to remove the lens cap before taking a shot. My settings in ISO and exposure are set to auto. 

So taking a picture with the lens cap on, I go into the long exposure territory. Is there a way to interrupt the shot since I need to wait for the end of the exposure and noise reduction processing time ?

You have to turn the camera off. This is the only method to terminate an intentional or unintentional long exposure. Note that, according to Leica, this could corrupt the memory card.

[Orquesmelanges]

11 minutes ago, SrMi said:

You have to turn the camera off. This is the only method to terminate an intentional or unintentional long exposure. Note that, according to Leica, this could corrupt the memory card.

Thanks, but even turning off doesn’t stop it and I wouldn’t want to remove the battery. I would need to take much more attention to the shutter speed, could be nice to have some kind of a visual cue for long exposure in auto mode

[Orquesmelanges]

59 minutes ago, jaapv said:

Wouldn’t it be wiser to put on a protective filter and leave the lens cap home? 

That’s something I was considering, but it’s dangerous to hangout with the camera around the neck facing the sun since the lens can act as a magnifying glass 😕

[jaapv]

That is what lens hood is for and a modicum of reasonable care. It is a very rare occurrence.

[SrMi]

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1 hour ago, Orquesmelanges said:

Thanks, but even turning off doesn’t stop it and I wouldn’t want to remove the battery. I would need to take much more attention to the shutter speed, could be nice to have some kind of a visual cue for long exposure in auto mode

On my M11, turning the power off will stop exposure.