N65 or N75 - bulb and matrix metering questions
 

I'm a Nikon user who needs a light compact camera for backpacking. I'm
considering a N75 or N65 but have two questions. I sometimes like to take
long-exposure night-time photos of star trails that sometimes last one
hour. Does either camera support remote camera releases that allow
exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
"time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates that? I
don't see an attachment for a cable release.

My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work with
those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works with AF-D and
AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted metering with my older
AF lenses.

Thanks.

DL wrote:
: exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
: "time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates that? I
: don't see an attachment for a cable release.
:
These cameras have T(ime) instead of B(ulb). This means that a long
exposure starts when you press the shutter release and finishes the next
time you press the shutter release. T(ime) may also be used in conjuction
with the self timer or the wireless remote ML-L3.

: My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work with
: those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works with AF-D and
: AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted metering with my older
: AF lenses.

No problem with non-D or non-G lenses. 3D-matrix reverts to matrix.

-Bjørn

DL wrote:
: exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
: "time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates that? I
: don't see an attachment for a cable release.
:
These cameras have T(ime) instead of B(ulb). This means that a long
exposure starts when you press the shutter release and finishes the next
time you press the shutter release. T(ime) may also be used in conjuction
with the self timer or the wireless remote ML-L3.

: My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work with
: those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works with AF-D and
: AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted metering with my older
: AF lenses.

No problem with non-D or non-G lenses. 3D-matrix reverts to matrix.

-Bjørn

Bjørn Pedersen wrote in
:

DL wrote:
: exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
: "time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates
: that? I don't see an attachment for a cable release.
:
These cameras have T(ime) instead of B(ulb). This means that a long
exposure starts when you press the shutter release and finishes the
next time you press the shutter release. T(ime) may also be used in
conjuction with the self timer or the wireless remote ML-L3.

: My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work
: with those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works
: with AF-D and AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted
: metering with my older AF lenses.

No problem with non-D or non-G lenses. 3D-matrix reverts to matrix.

-Bjørn


Thanks Bjørn. You cleared up everything for me.

Bjørn Pedersen wrote in
:

DL wrote:
: exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
: "time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates
: that? I don't see an attachment for a cable release.
:
These cameras have T(ime) instead of B(ulb). This means that a long
exposure starts when you press the shutter release and finishes the
next time you press the shutter release. T(ime) may also be used in
conjuction with the self timer or the wireless remote ML-L3.

: My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work
: with those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works
: with AF-D and AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted
: metering with my older AF lenses.

No problem with non-D or non-G lenses. 3D-matrix reverts to matrix.

-Bjørn


Thanks Bjørn. You cleared up everything for me.

Bjørn Pedersen wrote in
:

DL wrote:
: exposures longer than 30 seconds? Nikon says that the cameras support
: "time" but is that the same as "bulb" and what accessory activates
: that? I don't see an attachment for a cable release.
:
These cameras have T(ime) instead of B(ulb). This means that a long
exposure starts when you press the shutter release and finishes the
next time you press the shutter release. T(ime) may also be used in
conjuction with the self timer or the wireless remote ML-L3.

: My autofocus lenses are pre-"D" AF models. Will Matrix metering work
: with those lenses? Online pages suggest that matrix metering works
: with AF-D and AF-G. I don't want to be stuck using center-weighted
: metering with my older AF lenses.

No problem with non-D or non-G lenses. 3D-matrix reverts to matrix.

-Bjørn


Thanks Bjørn. You cleared up everything for me.