Pro 1 Question

Have any of your Pro 1 users taken any night time shots with long exposures such a freeway car tail lights?
If so please share you experience I really want to try this.

Thanks,
Sonya

Sonya, was not too sure if these shots will do as regards what you ask but I took them with the Pro1 one night last year
I didn't hang around with a tripod
I always liked the McDonald's building on the road and wanted to 'capture' it
well and good if I did or didn't
(out walking one evening)

the shots are all handheld
McDonalds (clear enough) : 1/8 f3

McDonald's 2 'crazy lights effect with traffic'
1/6 1/8
f/3
no flash used . all the shots are taken with the Pro 1


I think the Pro1 should be fine for you to get the results you want using a tripod

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You have the general idea Marie of what I want to do.

I had read with the long exposures it was better to use the tripod thats what I am going to try we do not live in the big city actually we live in the country but I can get to the big city in about 30 minutes.Lots of traffic always there day and night. LOL.

Theres so much I want to do with the pro1 just have not had the time to do it all yet.

Sonya

thanks Sonya
we live in the country too but not right out in the sticks
and it's about 30 miles from the city
the pictures were taken in a country town although it is a very busy place (trafficwise and other things)
I could stand on a bridge and get lots of shots of traffic going south especially after a football win in the city, the motorway is crammed with flying colours
looks great looking down from the huge bridges while standing on a country road . or when out walking and seeing the traffic on the motorway from a distance, especially at night


by the way
I just saw now repeats and other pictures on my last post

I had no idea there were those extra pictures on
the other host site (which I had posted the pictures on) went down last night and I had to put the shots on another site to show them at all
but seemly later......... when I was in bed asleep , the original test pictures came back . ones I had not meant to put on
really sorry about that
I took them off now
best of luck

Hello Sonya -

I generally use a tripod but sometimes try to get "artsie" and go wild without.

As I recall, this picture was late in the evening (15 minutes after sunset), tripod, ISO 50, ND filter (neutral density), 12 to 16 seconds (don't recall exactly); don't recall the f stop.

Have fun and don't forget that ND filter to extend the open time!

Regards,
gewb

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Marie its bloops and blunders of the pic hosting sites.

Thats a great pic of lighting.
I would not have thought about about the nd filter great idea.

I see you have the AE 1 I have one of those 2 but mine needs repair shutter buttons sticking have you ever had yours serviced before if so where at?

Sonya

Sorry, this is not a Pro1 example, I used G6, but the principle the same, tripod, P mode - and you've got it! freeway car tails and everything!

Other examples here:
http://photofile.ru …bozo/1285413/26​707245.jpg
http://photofile.ru …bozo/1285413/26​707299.jpg

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Hello Sonya -

My AE-1 had a similar problem years ago but I fixed it myself.

Note that the AE-1 uses electro-magnetics in the shutter mechanism. You need a fairly fresh battery or the shutter will "stick" (as I recall).

Regards,
gewb

Mine is also with a G6. 15 seconds with the aperture stopped down. Find a good spot, set up the tripod, and fire away. It's easy.

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Andrey what were your settings those pics are amazing?

Lefturn thats another amazing pic are yall using the remote to fire the shutter?

Sonya

Sonya, I have checked exif data, I was wrong, I did it not with "P" mode, it was shutter priority "TV" mode, with shutter speed 2.5 sec. I did it severla times with different shutter speed and it was no visual difference, from 2 to 3.5 secs., you've got just different style of car lights tails.

Lefturn 99......yours it quite nice

lar

Nice pic Lefturn..... its different to see a tail light pic without any red lights...

Thanks Andrey. I really cant wait to try this out.

Gewb are you saying it was just the battery on the AE-1?
If not how did you fix it?


Sonya

Hello Sonya -

Regarding the AE-1, indeed my problem was an "old" battery. It showed reasonable voltage on a meter but it couldn't deliver the (milli)amperage under load. New battery indeed solved the problem.

As to my storm pic, I did a manual focus to infinity, set the 2 second self timer and pressed the shutter button.

Regards,
gewb