Long exposure shots turn out great, especially when you do them without shaking the camera. What if you don't have a tripod to hold your camera steady? Here's a tipster for you!
Things you need:
- your camera
- a card
Hold a piece of card over the lens. Press down the shutter release and insert lock then remove the card. Take your shot. Hold the card over the lens again and remove the lock. You should now have a shake free long exposed shot. Now you don’t have to worry about wobbling when using the shutter release.
15 comments
zoezo
Is this real?
lighttomysoul
Um. I don't even understand this tipster? What lock? What? How does the card help? I honestly don't get it? It feels like you're photographing the card.
i_am_bad_news_in_the_best_way
I just neet to try this !
awitee
kamiraze
She should have mentioned that the "locking" action only applies to the Diana F+. Other camera's usually require a cable release or a steady finger!
The card is basically an easily removable lens cap. You still need an steady surface or a tripod, but this tipster helps remove the blur caused by handling the camera.
ittlemisspeacock
ittlemisspeacock
fletchinski84
I think this is a very helpful tipster and anyone who has a Diana camera should understand it perfectly. Plus the huge photo of a Diana helps! I will do this next time I do a long exposure on mine as I am rubbish at getting the lock in and not moving the camera!
@lighttomysoul The card is like having the lens cap, you're not photographing it, you are taking it away to expose the film.
lighttomysoul
this makes more sense now that I know this is specifically for Diana F+ cameras, or maybe a camera with a cable release. I don't have or have ever used a Diana camera so I had no idea what the "lock" thing meant.
amini
andredimu
Hi @ittlemisspeacock , thanks for your tipster, I think it would be useful, can you post some pics taken with this technique?
flykiwii
Woah!! I feel stupid for not thinking of this! Such a simple solution! This solves that
Problem! Brilliant! Haha wow.
asharnanae
Hmmmm.... I shall have to try it next time I want to do a long exposure, thanks for the handy tip :)
lovelaughterclementines
marcustegtmeier
Seems like if the card was black it would work even better. Thanks for the tip!