In manual mode I cannot set shutter speed to "bulb." I chose the "quick response" mode for using the ML-L3. (This is a long exposure shot.) I have the optional ML-L3 with new battery. In the shooting menu I chose ON for the Long Exp option to prevent noise. When turning the command dial to change the shutter speed, if you go all the way to the right you reach 4000 (1/4000 sec). If you go all the way to the left you should reach "bulb." But I don't. After the reading of 30 sec the next reading I get is "- -" . If I depress the ML-L3 while this is showing, the shutter button tries to depress (I can hear the autofocus moving) but does not depress. Previously with the shutter speed set to "bulb" the ML-L3 worked correctly. But now the camera will not let me set the shutter speed to "bulb." It goes from "30" to "- -". How do I get it to offer the "bulb" setting for shutter speed?
The "--" is the equivalent of the bulb setting with the remote control. The first press of the button opens the shutter and starts the exposure. Another press of the button closes the shutter and ends the exposure. This is so you don't have to hold the button down and risk a bird flying through the beam (and to conserve battery power).
On the dial you use to set the camera to Manual, there should be a setting for "B" or bulb.
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It's supposed to show "--" instead of "bulb" when using the remote. The shutter should open when you press the button on the remote, then close when you press it again.
Does it work at a different shutter speed? What happens on "--" if you press the button, wait a beat, and press it again?
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