My memory must be shot.
Jul 25, 2020 09:00:14 #
JohnnysC7
Loc: New Castle,Pa.
I was trying to take shots of comet NEOWISE the other night with my Nikon D5600 and I couldn't make the shutter open no matter how I had it set. Somethings amiss. What's the answer?
Jul 25, 2020 09:19:52 #
Jul 25, 2020 09:35:44 #
Sounds like it's set to fire when focused. So switch to manual focus or focus on infinity?
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Jul 25, 2020 09:50:18 #
Not trying to be a smart a** but my first thought was what I sometimes do, forget to turn the camera on.
Jul 26, 2020 06:41:49 #
Did you have a memory card installed? Hard to say without knowing how you had it set up but sometimes if it’s too dark the camera won’t fire depending on the mode. Chances are it couldn’t focus so you need to set that to manual or set it up for back focus. Experiment in a room in your house you can make dark. There is probably a flashing exclamation point telling you the problem. Also a quick fix is to use live view if on a tripod. It will fire no matter what but the screen light is rough on your eyes in the dark if you are holding it by hand.
Jul 26, 2020 08:46:48 #
Jul 26, 2020 09:38:05 #
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Jul 26, 2020 10:57:14 #
Tea8 wrote:
Sounds like it's set to fire when focused. So switch to manual focus or focus on infinity?
Yup.... try in manual.... first live view in manual, then manual everything...
Jul 26, 2020 11:38:41 #
Tea8 wrote:
Sounds like it's set to fire when focused. So switch to manual focus or focus on infinity?
Set the camera to as much as "manual" as possible. Set the ISO to 5000, the time to 10 seconds or faster, aperture to as wide as possible.
Take a test shot. if it is over exposed, change the shutter speed to a faster speed until the exposure is correct. I'm assuming you are using a quality tripod and have the shutter set for a timed 2 sec release to reduce shake from pressing the shutter button.
Good luck, Alan
Jul 26, 2020 14:21:51 #
JohnnysC7 wrote:
I was trying to take shots of comet NEOWISE the other night with my Nikon D5600 and I couldn't make the shutter open no matter how I had it set. Somethings amiss. What's the answer?
Take a shot in day time and see it a photo is stored. If so, your memory card is okay. When in manual, set both lens and camera to manual; that means for camera to also set the focusing to manual.
Jul 26, 2020 14:22:46 #
The first things I do with a new camera are make sure it shoots when I press the button, whether it's in focus or not, and make sure it has an SD card before releasing the shutter.
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Jul 26, 2020 20:44:41 #
in the light use auto focus to focus on a distant object to find your lenses true infinity focus point, then turn off auto focus and place a piece of gaff tape on your focus ring so it won't move. I use bright safety green tape so I won't forget to take it off. I do this any time I am shooting after dark.
Jul 26, 2020 21:17:41 #
JohnnysC7
Loc: New Castle,Pa.
SteveG wrote:
Do you have any problems shooting now in the day time?
No. I couldn’t auto focus on the moon so somebody suggested to set it on center focus which worked. More experimentation needed. Thanks.
Jul 26, 2020 22:41:51 #
Set the focus on manual; turn the focus to infinity; set the shutter to P (if you have it) or B (for bulb) and hold it down for several seconds. My Pentax with an f/2.8 lens took 6 seconds to get a good exposure. And that's if I had a bunch of other stars in the field of view--like the big dipper. Without other stars, exposure was 15 seconds. I can't account for the wide difference in exposure times. My suggestion is: play around with it. You'll get it right eventually. Good luck and good shooting.
Jul 27, 2020 09:36:53 #
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