Hello,

I've got an eos 600 but I don't know how to change the time with the bulb mode. I've tried to take a few photos yesterday but the time was about 1 or 2 seconds and I would like to changge the time to 60 seconds and more.

Does someone know how to do it?

I'm french so try not to use to difficult words in the answer...

Thanks a lot

Gui

-- Al Gui (yomgy00@aol.com), February 23, 2002

Answers

I'm not sure about the EOS-600 but the recent EOS models offer bulb in manual mode, the setting dialed in after the longest shutter time is bulb. Might be the same/similar with EOS-600.

-- Jos van Eekelen (jos@compuserve.com), February 23, 2002.

Gui,

In A, Tv or Program mode you can change the time up to 30 seconds.

In M (manual) mode you keep turning the control dial beyond 30 seconds and get the BULB setting. In this mode the shutter stays open as long as you keep the shutter button pressed down. The shutter closes as soon as you release the button.

Regards Derek

-- Derek Linney (dlinney@aol.com), February 23, 2002.

I will point out that with all EOS 1 series cameras, the EOS 3, and possibly the 600s also, bulb is a separate mode to manual. IE, the exposure modes on the EOS 3 are P, Tv, Av, M, DEP and Bulb (since it does not have the PIC programs).

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), February 23, 2002.

Pardon, ma français; c'est trés mal :-(

. Réglez le mode de prise de vue sur "M".
. Tournez la molette de sélection jusqu'à l'affichage de "buLb" (après 30").
. Réglez la valeur d'overture en tournant la molette de sélection et en appuyant sur le bouton de réglage manuel de l'ouverture ou sur le bouton d'éclairage de l'écran LCD.

If you are interested, perhaps you could help translate for the EOS documentation project. How about starting with the new manual for the EOS 50 / Elan II by Jim Strutz?

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), February 23, 2002.