Any Fixed Lens RFs for Long Exposure ??

[AlexMax]

Hi

Are there any fixed Lens RFs capable of going up to 32s/1mn exposures...??

As for inrtechangeable RF I have the M7, which does the job quite well... but i do not particularly fancy the idea of walking in Rio de Janeiro at night with an M7 hanging on a wrist strap...

Any Ideas on this..?

BR

Alex

 

[Griffin]

The Yashica electro 35gx goes to 30s or possibly even longer. I forget. It is auto exposure only though.

 

[Pherdinand]

the g/gs/gsn yashica electro's also, if i remember correctly,are able to do 30s in auto exposure. These are rather cheap cameras.

 

[ray*j*gun]

Yes the GSN will do 30 sec's on Auto and are cheap but hard to find a good one. Often the POD or wiring is worn and tired. If you can find a good one they have top notch lenses as well.

 

[Pherdinand]

The POD is fixable (i fixed mine in fifteen minutes). Will give you many years of joy once you do it right.

 

[Solinar]

The Yashica electro 35gx goes to 30s or possibly even longer. I forget. It is auto exposure only though.

Unlike the earlier Electro 35 series, my Yashica Electro 35GX only goes to about 5 seconds with the lens cap on. It also lacks the B, Auto, & Flash selector of the earlier cameras.

Best Regards,

 

[Sarcophilus Harrisii]

Hi

Are there any fixed Lens RFs capable of going up to 32s/1mn exposures...??

As for inrtechangeable RF I have the M7, which does the job quite well... but i do not particularly fancy the idea of walking in Rio de Janeiro at night with an M7 hanging on a wrist strap...

Any Ideas on this..?

BR

Alex

Yes. Most of them. Generally they will have a Bulb setting on their shutters. Is there any particular reason you can't simply attach a short, lockable cable release? As you will presumably need to use a tripod anyway I would not have expected a cable, and a wristwatch or phone for timing the exposures, to be such significant impediments. Or are there other reasons these are not an option for you?
Cheers
Brett

 

[AlexMax]

Hi Sarcophillus,

I know that, 🙂 but I was talking about automated ttp control of exposure, because I plan to take long exposure pictures in conditions of rapidly varying light conditions, so, pre-calculating EV is not an option.... I am talking of taking pictures in a beach at Sun rise, or shortly before that, so, if I plan to "fuzz" the seawater, I will need a shutter speed in the mn range, do, I plan to stop down, and even though use a strong ND, But I still want to meter exposure correctly... and in these conditions, calculating the correct LV is quite a challenge...

Best Regards,

Alex

 

[ray*j*gun]

The POD is fixable (i fixed mine in fifteen minutes). Will give you many years of joy once you do it right.

I couldn't even get the top off in 15 mins.... then again I am not mechanically talented. I have also had trouble with the ASA wheel and the warning lights.... I have a good one now and will def hold onto it.

 

[Mablo]

Olympus XA can take long exposures automatically. I don't know how long exactly but I've taken exposures up to 10-20 seconds without a hitch.

 

[Frontman]

The fullsize Yashica Electros can take long exposures, the smaller ones can't. The CC has a maximum speed of 16 seconds, the CCN and GX are 8 seconds. Battery strengh can affect the longer shutter speeds, so a fresh battery is a good idea when taking long exposures.

 

[ray*j*gun]

I have an MG1 in addition to the GSN and will not go beyond about 15 seconds.