How-to Do LONG EXPOSURES on a MAMIYA RB67 // Night Photography
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- What's up guy! here with a tutorial for all my Mamiya Rb67 users. This tutorial will be on how to do long exposures on a Mamiya RB67. Believe it or not; it is actually quite tricky to do a long exposure with the RB67. The RB does not have the normal Bulb mode. The mirror-up function does not work well without a specific cable release. In this video, ill be covering this problem as well as the solution to this problem. After this tutorial, you'll be all set doing long night photography exposures. Hope this helps!
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Step 1: active the Mirror Up function on the RB67
Step 2: screw your shutter release cable into the Mirror Up switch
Step 3: Do long exposure by taking photos as normal
Step 4: Click shutter release cable to complete long exposure
This is a much easier way and will not introduce camera shake
Wait wait wait, could you explain that again? Because I just tried it and unfortunately it didn't work, which is really sad, as long exposures are the only thing I don't like about my Mamiya RB67.
Faount Here is a article on it, might be easier to understand because now that I’m looking back my explanation isn’t the best rb67.helluin.org/using/
@@shotwithchris4357 Okay well yeah that's the way I know to do double exposures, I was confused by your step 4, because I don't really think that there's a way to close the shutter by triggering the cable release (as T mode normally works on other cameras)
Faount yeah it’s a little weird for the RB67 but I messed up step 4, after the initial trigger you need to reset the the release cable is what I meant but if you understand the double exposure process it’s pretty much the same but you just gotta be a little quicker at night. I go out a few times a week shooting at night and think that this way works pretty good for me.
There is another way to close the leaf shutter after exposure: instead of twisting the shutter speed ring on the lens towards the 1 second setting, you can use the thumb advance/shutter cocking lever on the side of the camera, but just push it a little way - like maybe a quarter or a third of the way as you would normally to cock the shutter. That will give the same result.
I prefer using mirror-up and plugging the cable release into the shutter (lens) to fire it. Then rotate the collar to close down. Using this will take any mirror shake out. You basically take a shot like normal, that puts the mirror up. Settle a second. Then click the shutter cable release. Count your exposure. Rotate collar to close.
I'm going out tonight and I'll be using this method 100%. Seems much better than the method shingy is using
You don’t need a double cable release for this mirror up function @Eric Dowd
Agreed. You can plug a single into either port. I was suggesting that I like to plug it into the lens vs. the shutter release. By doing this, you can press the shutter release button to lift the mirror..... this closes the shutter down and it waits until you push the cable release. If in T mode, you just rotate the collar to close the shutter. By doing it this way you are absolutely ensured that all motion is eliminated.
What do you mean by "rotate the collar" please?
@@41666bg I think Eric means - pressing down the shutter cock lever by about 30°. Ref. page 22 of the Mamiya RB67 Pro S Manual under the section "Time operation".
I tested this out last night exactly as you instructed. I shot my night photos on portra 400. I put it on T then switched it to 1 when I wanted to end the exposure. If my photos come out right I’ll be making a video and I’ll be giving you a shout out because nobody else on YT tells you how to shoot at night on an. rb67 at least what I found
You can use two seperate shutter release cables for the mirror-up function :) in fact, using two seperate cables will give you more control than those double cables, because you can wait as long as you like after putting the mirror up before activating the shutter.
Amen.
You don’t even need two separate cables, one will do fine. You can just fire the shutter as normal to release the mirror and then use a cable to fire the shutter through the lens.
Just got an RB67 and this is a huge help! Have been looking everywhere for this info... thanks again.
You could place a card in front of the lens then turn the aperture OR touch the cocking lever to avoid camera shake
Thanks for covering the dual cable release. I didn't know that existed and was wondering why my shutter was staying open on MLU mode.
- glad I could help man!! I didn’t even know either until I ask my bffs at my camera store.
Have been looking forever for this, couldn't figure out for the life of me how to do an exposure longer than a second
- glad to have helped man!! Seriously!!
Thanks, Shotby San!! I just got RB67 and was wondering how to do long exposure.
- glad I could help! 💕
Thank you! I used to shoot all film 20+ yrs ago and couldn't remember!
Actually, I just did the long exposure on rb several minutes ago! Nice video and Nice photography!!
thank you for this
- I got you! ❤️
Huh, I never would've guessed that. Usually T means one press to open, one press to close...
You're right. Not to dig at Shingie since he's still new with his RB but that doesn't make sense at all. Why would you touch your camera during long exposure you're just going to cause camera shake. 99% sure he just needs to press (squeeze in his case) the cable release again and it'll close the shutter.
@@Yajlin You're wrong, in the case of the RB67, you just press one time to begin and turn the shutter speed ring to finish. It's the only method. If the leaf shutter work you can use the knob on the lense, put the cable release on the lense, fire the body and after that use the shutter release cable on the lense. But in the end you will need to turn the shutter speed ring, or crank the body.
@@Brian-lt2uf you barely have to crank the body at all though, you just have to lightly push on it and it will close
A lot of people don’t use a double cable release. They simply use one on the lens and then fire the camera as normal.
Oh man!!! thanks for share.
Any time!
You don't need the double cable release from Mamiya. Two seperate cables are fine.
Still useless... just fire the mirror up and then wait a sec then fire the lens with your cable release on the lens (mirror up mode) I don't understand why nobody get this.
@@Louis-te7th okay so I've been doing long exposures on normal mode, firing with a cable release attached to the camera, and carefully closing the shutter via the cocking mechanism. Am I able to instead use mlu mode, fire the button on the camera, then close the shutter with a cable release attached to the lens?
I don’t have an Rb currently...hope so soon though. Been shooting a long time with other formats. Sure seems like touching the camera during a long exposure is begging for camera shake!?
You rock dude! In 5min I had mine working
I thought by switching that little lever on the back showing the red dot is double exposure
Where can I find this rare shutter release cable?
Ive been looking for this🙏
I hope upgrade to medium format one day 🙃
Oh yes really helpful thanks !
Hi, how are you! I hope you are very well, I wanted to know if you could help me find the same cable that you have. I'm looking for one, I have a trigger but it is very short and I just came across your video and realized that it is several meters long. I would appreciate if you can give me the exact name or a link to buy it!
I don't own an RB67 but found this very interesting! Great content Shingie!
Well done.
Do you have a link for the cable release?
Other photographer use two single triggers one for each port
you're cool
This is so clutch, thank you! Can't wait to take my RB out for a night shoot.
Btw nice video !
1 minute and 44 seconds in: "Lets get straight to it."
sorry about that man.
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this is not the correct way, your supposed to just crank the shutter and the shutter will close
You are right, but by cranking it you may get the camera shake you were trying to avoid since it takes more force to crank than turn the dial. Turning the sutter speed dial is more subtle since it only has to move off T and it closes righr away. I've tried both ways and turning the ring was the least 'harmful' for the photo. I guess there is no wrong or right, its just whatever works for you :)
One doesn't have to cock the shutter lever all the way. Just about 30° is sufficient (you'll hear a click to confirm). In my opinion the option of tuning the shutter speed on the lens from 'T' to '1' might introduce more shake than _slightly_ pressing your shutter level.
I wish I saw this before ruining an entire roll of Pro400H 🫠