Cheap wired or wireless remote shutter release?

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Not sure about Neewer IR remote, but the £1 ebay one I bought was NOT reliable at all, worked 20% of the times.

Purchased the official Canon one now, works 100% of the time when I have line of site to the IR receiver on camera.

Buy cheap, buy twice. I've learnt my lesson.
 
Do you think a cheap cable remote will be ok as no delay or interference?
 
Then you got to ask yourself is 1.1m long enough? Many cases 1m isn't long enough, and may trip up people. So I prefer wireless because it's just a case of plucking it out of the bag and using it.

There are also no delays, but like any remote for shooting oneself, you got to remember to turn off auto focusing or you might not have stood in focusing point. (as I forgot to do on Eiffel tower)

Alternative is slightly more expensive but will always work, it's using radio controlled triggers. More fiddling than IR, but will work anywhere and with greater range. Look at YN-603 triggers, they double as flash triggers as well.
 
vickylou said:
Do you think a cheap cable remote will be ok as no delay or interference?
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I find the cables to be easier to use than the wireless remote's.

Im pretty sure i have the one in the second link, or at least a cone of it. Never had any issues with it other than i thought the cable was too long for me.

If its any help im happy to send it to you if i can find it. I have a shorter one for that camera now so ill never need to use it.

Just let me know if you'd like it and ill post it out.
 
dave_bass5 said:
I find the cables to be easier to use than the wireless remote's.

Im pretty sure i have the one in the second link, or at least a cone of it. Never had any issues with it other than i thought the cable was too long for me.

If its any help im happy to send it to you if i can find it. I have a shorter one for that camera now so ill never need to use it.

Just let me know if you'd like it and ill post it out.
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Ah the forum at its finest, helping a damsel in distress :D
For what it's worth I got a £1.99 wired remote of eBay and it works perfectly well.
 
If you can get a radio wireless remote rather than an IR one, I would go for the wireless option to remove any physical connection between the 2. However, IMO, a wired release is better than an IR one since it's easier to use from behind the lens.
 
I had a cheapo from ebay that worked fine. Also got a hahnel gigat remote that is great, very configurable, but i like having a wired remote in my bag as well. Also i wouldnt worry about the length for landscapes, the shorter the better in many respects for me.
 
stupar said:
Ah the forum at its finest, helping a damsel in distress :D
For what it's worth I got a £1.99 wired remote of eBay and it works perfectly well.
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Well i have two lying around, for a camera i dont use, so if it helps i dont mind it going to a good home.
:)
 
Rapscallion said:
I had a cheapo from ebay that worked fine. Also got a hahnel gigat remote that is great, very configurable, but i like having a wired remote in my bag as well. Also i wouldnt worry about the length for landscapes, the shorter the better in many respects for me.
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I got my first one for night shooting but did find the length a bit longer than i wanted. I tended to leave it in the camera when moving the gear around, so the shorter the better for me.
I ended up getting the official Canon one as it seemed a bit more compact, but both worked just as well.

I like the fact that the wired ones have a bit of travel when pushing the shutter button, i can feel the halfway point and know when im fully pressing it in.
 
The cheapo wired ones are ok, but have to say the Canon version with the N3 plug clicks in firmly unlike the others that tend to work loose

I also have a wireless Hahnel Giga pro, loads of settings and works very well, can be used as a wired remote too.
 
tijuana taxi said:
The cheapo wired ones are ok, but have to say the Canon version with the N3 plug clicks in firmly unlike the others that tend to work loose

I also have a wireless Hahnel Giga pro, loads of settings and works very well, can be used as a wired remote too.
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How do you do that?
 
I received a set of calumet wireless triggers with a set of lights i bought, think to purchase they are around £55, work perfectly.

Dependent on budget though!

Rob.
 
can be used as a wired remote too.


How do you do that?
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Plug the correct end of the lead into the trigger/transmitter and the other into the camera, bit on the short side, but works fine
 
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tijuana taxi said:
Plug the correct end of the lead into the trigger/transmitter and the other into the camera, bit on the short side, but works fine
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Well well!
Ill have to have a play - ive had to bin a night shot because the battery in the transmitter was dead...
 
Well well!
Ill have to have a play - ive had to bin a night shot because the battery in the transmitter was dead...
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Not sure if it needs the battery to be ok or not, i'm a bit OCD with that sort of thing and have spares (helps they are the same as the ones in my missus digital kitchen scales)

Had to check I had the right remote because my daughter has a Hama wireless one and wanted to make sure I hadn't got confused

(Hama is very good too and considerably cheaper)
 
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Yongnuo 30 ukp ish wireless remote (and if the camera supports trigger).

I'd recommend them unless you are going to be in the cold for a long time. It didn't like being in the cold at all, but the normal use for 2yrs I guess I've had it, has worked well. Claims you can set up several receivers too for multiple flashes...

:plusone:
 
ecniv said:
Yongnuo 30 ukp ish wireless remote (and if the camera supports trigger).

I'd recommend them unless you are going to be in the cold for a long time. It didn't like being in the cold at all, but the normal use for 2yrs I guess I've had it, has worked well. Claims you can set up several receivers too for multiple flashes...

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Plus 1 ^^^^^

Mines ace, all I need and has never let me down (even at the top of snowden at minus 10 degrees). Think it was just under a tenner on fleabay.
 
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