350D Cable release

tsk1979

The shutter release I use for my 350D is a DIY. I used a 2.5mm stereo plug etc., and with a total cost of 3$(120Rs) I had a cable release for myself.

It works perfectly, but has a major drawback, its ugly and crude to look at. Positively hideos.
So I scouted ebay and found this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Shutter-Release-4-Canon-Digital-Rebel-XT-400D300DRS60E3_W0QQitemZ220111635731QQihZ012QQcategoryZ64345QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

There are similar items and including shipping(if you buy just one item) comes to around 11$, still much cheaper than the one sold by canon.
Has anybody used these? Whats the build quality like. The one I made is built like a tank and looks and weighs like one too(unfortunately) so I want to try out a neat solution like the above.
Are there any other manufacturer's who make such releases as above?

ian408

Periodically, there are eBay sellers that do offer the same remote. There are a couple of posts on the subject.

David_S85

tsk1979 wrote:

Has anybody used these? Whats the build quality like.

I bought one used for my 20D. It works OK — just. The button, when pushed in and slid in one direction will lock the shutter down until you slide the button back. Build quality is... um... it works.
There are models for different cameras. The operation is similar but the connection to the camera bodies are different. Be careful to order the right one.

tsk1979 wrote:

Are there any other manufacturer's who make such releases as above?

Dunno. Probably.

claudermilk

There are a number of Canon shooters using the ADIDT remotes. It's certainly not a work of art, but it works fine and is many times cheaper than Canon's remote. It does the job and doesn't need to be jewelry, IMHO worth the price.

I'v eseen a couple other Chinese knockoffs around ebay as well, but the ADIDT ones are the most common.

gus

They are great...mine has been to hell & back & still works perfectly...the build quality is excellent for the $.

gryphonslair99

Hate to post a link from another forum here but this is the best idea I have seen in a wired remote. Makes extensions very cheap.

http://www.procameragear.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=160&osCsid=g8e1onkpngecqo03a1hsi8smv3

They also make it for the D series cameras.

gus

gryphonslair99 wrote:

Hate to post a link from another forum here but this is the best idea I have seen in a wired remote. Makes extensions very cheap.

http://www.procameragear.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=160&osCsid=g8e1onkpngecqo03a1hsi8smv3

They also make it for the D series cameras.

Looks like the one that i & others here use & sells on ebay for $10-$15.

gryphonslair99

gus wrote:

Looks like the one that i & others here use & sells on ebay for $10-$15.

What is the link to yours. I have never seen one on e-bay that had an 1/8th inch plug in the middle to add extensions or even nicer on the one for the Eos series camers that allows you to use the end as a cord for all kind of attachments.

claudermilk

That one actually looks pretty cool. I would expect that is the only place you can get those, since it says they are POTN-designed.

Rhuarc

Couldn't you use an extension cable with any release that uses that type of plug? My release cord has a 2.5mm jacl, so I whould be able to go to radio shack and build a 50 foot cable with 2.5mm male and female ends and it should work. I think...

ziggy53

Rhuarc wrote:

Couldn't you use an extension cable with any release that uses that type of plug? My release cord has a 2.5mm jacl, so I whould be able to go to radio shack and build a 50 foot cable with 2.5mm male and female ends and it should work. I think...

Long cables have two potential problems (in this application):

1) Signal loss. Cables have internal resistance. At some point that resistance will become enough to reduce the sugnal voltage to the point where the camera will no longer recognize the signal, or may misfire.

2) Shielding. Without proper shielding, stray signals may interfere and overlap, again causing problems withthe camera operation.

(Impedance and capacitance can also influence long cable designs, but I think the two above problems are the major determinants in this case.)

Better quality cables, designed to passively counter these two problems, should yield the best lengths for proper operation. Other solutions might be inline amplifiers and filters to actively counter the problems.

claudermilk

That, and you have to make sure the pinouts are correct. There are three wires involved, so it's not too difficult & I know a bunch of people have done DIY projects to make their own releases or modified some of these.