Re: Shooting in Bulb mode
I am not sure about the 510, but on the E3 you can custom set the bulb timer. Check your manual. The E3 is factory default at 8 min but can be set up to 30min. 8 min could be the limit on the 510? You are probably going to get a fair amount of noise with exposures that long.
I found the setting under Custom menu 1, exp/iso. It took me a few minutes to find it.
When I do star trails I get better results from an old film camera. There is no noise. But good luck. Find an old SLR and a wide lens, get some 800iso film and give it a try.
Update, I did a google search and 8min is the limit.
Re: Shooting in Bulb mode
Sorry I don't have any specific advice for you as far as your bulb mode goes, but I do have some advice for shooting star trials with a DSLR. I have done a few star trail photos with my DSLR and I have found that I get the best results by merging several shorter exposures instead of using one really long exposure. I use exposure times from anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. If the longest your camera can go is 8 minuets, that's what I would use. Take a series of 8 minute exposures back to back, and they overlay the images in post to create the long star trails. The shorter exposures really help to keep the noise levels down.
Once you get your series of images, open them in Photoshop, and drag one image on top of the other, then change the blending mode to Lighten. This will allow all of the lighter areas, the stars, to show through. Do that with all of your images from the series and you will get some nice long star trails. Here is a link to a photo I created using this method last spring.
http://forums.photographyreview.com/...ad.php?t=42095
Re: Shooting in Bulb mode
Hopefully the price of the E30 will drop after it has been a few weeks, but it is a different camera all together from the E3. The E30 is much smaller than the E3 and the E30 is packed with new features. New sensor ect. I wonder about IQ over the 520? Time will tell and PJ's full review should be an interesting read.
Re: Shooting in Bulb mode
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mjs1973
Sorry I don't have any specific advice for you as far as your bulb mode goes, but I do have some advice for shooting star trials with a DSLR. I have done a few star trail photos with my DSLR and I have found that I get the best results by merging several shorter exposures instead of using one really long exposure. I use exposure times from anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. If the longest your camera can go is 8 minuets, that's what I would use. Take a series of 8 minute exposures back to back, and they overlay the images in post to create the long star trails. The shorter exposures really help to keep the noise levels down.
Once you get your series of images, open them in Photoshop, and drag one image on top of the other, then change the blending mode to Lighten. This will allow all of the lighter areas, the stars, to show through. Do that with all of your images from the series and you will get some nice long star trails. Here is a link to a photo I created using this method last spring.
Enee Point
This is informative thanks for sharing!