T2 B shutter setting just gives 1s exposure

[GVC]

I want to use my T2 coupled to a telescope. Setting B exposure time just gives me a 1s exposure. I hold the shutter down and get 1 second, then the shutter closes despite the shutter still being pressed. I want to do as the manual suggests it should work and have the shutter open all the time the shutter is pressed.

Any thoughts are welcomed.

[GVC]

Looks like I’ve solved my own problem. I had set the shutter type to electronic (ES) but it seems that it won’t then do ‘bulb’. Went back to mechanical and it seems to work fine. I was trying to eliminate any disturbance of the camera to avoid any vibration while taking the image.

[Olaf W.]

Great that you figured it out yourself! 

[jerryy]

For some reason, Fujifilm limits the electronic shutter to 1 second exposures in bulb mode. If you want longer electronic shutter exposures, switch the shutter speed to t mode and set longer times.

p.s. Welcome to the forum.

Edited January 12 by jerryy