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Does a DSLR lens have a shutter speed?

Photography Asked on November 27, 2020

I was analysing the combination of a Nikon D5600 and AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20MM F/4.5-5.6G VR, mainly for Northern lights photo purpose.

The Nikkor lens which I am analysing is not a fast lens so I will need use slow shutter. I noticed that D5600 has a 30 second slowest shutter speed, but according to Amazon.in, the lens has 20 second shutter speed.

Does a lens have a "shutter speed"? And if so, in this scenario what will be the shutter speed used while using them in combination, will it be 20 second or 30 second?

One Answer

As mentioned in comments, lenses don't have a maximum shutter time. They just let light through continuously, blocked by the camera's shutter from hitting the sensor.

You are also not limited by the camera's internal shutter speeds [at the long end]. Even though the camera's maximum internally-timed shutter is 30 seconds, it also has two 'long' modes, Bulb & Time. These are available in manual mode only.
They are essentially the same thing, but triggered slightly differently.
Bulb will keep the shutter open so long as the release button is held, Time will open on the first press, close on the second.

This would all be made considerably less shaky by using a cheap wired remote* from eBay [$£€ 10 or so]. Also using either live view, mirror up or a shutter release delay.

*These things are very basic, and tend to have a user interface that makes a 1980s digital watch look the height of GUI design, but at most simple you don't even need to put batteries in them. They will work in normal, bulb or time mode simply by pressing/holding the release button. They even have a half squeeze focussing, exactly like the on-camera release.

Correct answer by Tetsujin on November 27, 2020

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