Pentax A3000 - Using Bulb Mode for Long Exposures

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B
(BULBI
This
setting
is
used
to make long
exposures
of
more than
one
second,
required
for
taking
pictures
of
f ireworks, night
scenes,
astrophotography,
etc.
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Set the mode
selector dial
as shown.
As long
as
you
keep
depressing
the shutter
button, the
shutter
remains
open.
lf
the
lens is A-locked,
the
B
setting
cannot be used,
and
the
shutter
cannot
be
released
even
if
you
depress
the shutter button.
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When
shooting
on this
B
setting,
mount
the camera on a solid
tripod,
and
also use
an
optional
accessory:
Cable Switch
A
or
Cable Release,
attaching
it
to the cable socket
on the
grip.
lf
you
also use the Pentax
Cable
Release
30 or5O,
Time
exposures can
be
made
easilv.
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