pinkarmy
Well-known
you can find the instruction manual at Michael Butkus's VERY useful site:
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon_point_and_shoot/canon_pointandshoot.htm
it's free (or you can also donate US3.)
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/canon_point_and_shoot/canon_pointandshoot.htm
it's free (or you can also donate US3.)
spaceman spif
Member
FWIW, the ONLY decent lightning shots I ever got were with an old manual Nikon. On those old beasties, the battery was for metering only, and the shutter was purely mechanical. What that means is that on the proverbial "dark and stormy night" you can set the camera on a tripod, focus and aim in the general area where you think the lightning will be, and open the shutter. If you're lucky, you'll get some lightning on the film. But if you leave it open TOO long you'll start illuminating other things too just from ambient light.
And by the way, you DON'T need a super-fast lens wide open -- lightning is plenty bright. I'd try some at f8 or so.
Unfortunately, you can't do any of this with a WP-1, although in many other ways it's a cool camera. (I have one too.)
And by the way, you DON'T need a super-fast lens wide open -- lightning is plenty bright. I'd try some at f8 or so.
Unfortunately, you can't do any of this with a WP-1, although in many other ways it's a cool camera. (I have one too.)