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Chads93GT wrote:You are talking digital SLR cameras and those are going to cost a lot more than you are willing to spend to get a 30 minute exposure time, lol
LukeM wrote:You can totally get a DLSR in that price range. A Nikon D40 with the kit lens is going to be right around the $500 dollar mark new, or a little over $300 refurbished/used. Check Google shopping. Also, check out both keh.com and bhphotovideo.com for deals on used cameras from a reputable source.
What you're looking for is a camera with "bulb mode" where you can manually engage/disengage the shutter at will. I don't think I've ever seen a DSLR without this. You'll also want a remote shutter release so you don't have to touch the camera and induce shake.
What exactly are you looking to do that requires these shutter lengths?
pub wrote:Consider the Lumix LX5
It's within your price range> Goggle shopping, has 60 sec max shutter, hot shoe, and an excellent lens (Leica 24-120mm, f/2)
WVCaver2011 wrote:LukeM wrote:You can totally get a DLSR in that price range. A Nikon D40 with the kit lens is going to be right around the $500 dollar mark new, or a little over $300 refurbished/used. Check Google shopping. Also, check out both keh.com and bhphotovideo.com for deals on used cameras from a reputable source.
What you're looking for is a camera with "bulb mode" where you can manually engage/disengage the shutter at will. I don't think I've ever seen a DSLR without this. You'll also want a remote shutter release so you don't have to touch the camera and induce shake.
What exactly are you looking to do that requires these shutter lengths?
Well, as I said before, I would love to have a camera for both in cave and outside applications. The reason for such a long shutter time is simply to capture a little star movement in the night sky. For in cave applications I probably wont use anything over a minute but I love to do light painting so, I may just go crazy with it lol. I'll have to read into this one!
LukeM wrote:WVCaver2011 wrote:LukeM wrote:You can totally get a DLSR in that price range. A Nikon D40 with the kit lens is going to be right around the $500 dollar mark new, or a little over $300 refurbished/used. Check Google shopping. Also, check out both keh.com and bhphotovideo.com for deals on used cameras from a reputable source.
What you're looking for is a camera with "bulb mode" where you can manually engage/disengage the shutter at will. I don't think I've ever seen a DSLR without this. You'll also want a remote shutter release so you don't have to touch the camera and induce shake.
What exactly are you looking to do that requires these shutter lengths?
Well, as I said before, I would love to have a camera for both in cave and outside applications. The reason for such a long shutter time is simply to capture a little star movement in the night sky. For in cave applications I probably wont use anything over a minute but I love to do light painting so, I may just go crazy with it lol. I'll have to read into this one!
So is it the size of an SLR that makes you cross it off the list as cave-appropriate? I could definitely see the smaller as an advantage with the LX5, but at 60 seconds shutter speed you won't be able to capture much start movement in the sky.
What you're looking for is a camera with "bulb mode" where you can manually engage/disengage the shutter at will. I don't think I've ever seen a DSLR without this.
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