Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D - Manual (Page 45)

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1. Set the appropriate aperture required for the exposure.
2. Decrease the shutter-speed until “BULB” is displayed.
3. To take the picture, press and hold the shutter-release button for the duration of the
exposure. Releasing the shutter button ends the exposure.
The monitor is blank during the exposure and remains blank after the exposure for up to
30 seconds while noise-reduction processing is applied to the image.
Bulb photographs can be taken in the manual-exposure
mode (M). The use of a tripod, remote cord, and eyepiece
cap (p. 111) is recommended. The camera’s exposure
system cannot be used to calculate bulb exposures. The
use of a separate light meter is recommended. Anti-Shake
is disabled.
BULB EXPOSURES
When using flash with manual exposure, the shutter speed cannot exceed the flash-sync
speed (p. 42). Flash range is dependent on the aperture (p. 55).
By pressing and holding the AEL button (1),
continuous meter readings are displayed on the Ev
scales. Two indices can be displayed. The fixed index
shows the meter reading made when the AEL button is
pressed. The other index shows any changes in the
metered area.
The fixed index is in reference to the selected metering
mode (p. 59). The other index uses the spot metering
area to determine the reading.
Spot metering area