advice for shooting in total darkness

[GeX]

anyone had much experience with taking photos in little or not light?

i need to.
thinking tripod, set to bulb mode, control shutter using the remote.

focus handled by AF, assisted by a torch in the frame. lock the focus and remove the torch. open shutter, shine torch on bits i want to appear, and then close shutter.

sound about right, any tips anyone can offer?

 

[GeX]

Don't think the OP wants to invest in a new camera system

I dunno.. it's been 11 years

 

[GeX]

No wonder camera sales don't go well when they don't break down fast...
Might be actually so old that even that back button/thumb focus isn't available in it.

The camera in question was a Nikon D50, given I was talking about bulb mode and a remote for the shutter - fair to assume it had various focus options

 

[GeX]

I'm not sure where we're going with this, I posted this thread almost 11 years ago. I'm not asking for any advice now, I've no idea why this thread was bumped!

But, FYI - the camera had a wireless remote, and was fine for what I needed at the time. I think one of the full darkness shots was this one;

 

[GeX]

Nah, it's 08 Aug 2007 There was no light in room, it was lit with torches.