Recomend me a shutter release?

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I've seen some great work done by the landscape guys and would like a shutter release cable.

I've posted an add in the wanteds, but no one wants to sell me one.

I like the idea of the ones with a timer, as in the future I would like to get some ND filters and have a go at long exposure photography (it just tickles my bells, a lot of the stuff that makes me think wow on here is done using it). However I do not fancy paying £130 for a Canon one.

So can anyone recommend me a cable release? I'd like it to be hard wearing and possibly waterproof as I would want to use it outside.

Thanks

Sam
 
I bought a cheap clone of the Canon release from 7 Day Shop.

It does what it says on the tin for about £20 if I remember.

Don't think it's very robust or waterproof though (then the Canon one probably isn't either).

There are loads of them on eBay

HTH

David
 
danny_bhoy said:
This should suit your needs Sam -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200966570934?redirect=mobile

(Hope the link works, done on my phone)
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Top man. If I can get that for reasonable money I will buy it. New they are silly money new, and I am trying to work out why the Canon one is £130 and the thrid party ones are £20ish - but I wanted advice as the pins look fragile and it would be a shame to damage my new camera going for a cheap unknown one.
 
Willid1 said:
I bought a cheap clone of the Canon release from 7 Day Shop.

It does what it says on the tin for about £20 if I remember.

Don't think it's very robust or waterproof though (then the Canon one probably isn't either).

There are loads of them on eBay

HTH

David
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I want something with a recommendation as I'd be gutted if a damaged my camera trying to save a couple of quid.

I suppose I can live without waterproofness, as I could stick it in a plastic bag when raining.
 
supersammy said:
Top man. If I can get that for reasonable money I will buy it. New they are silly money new, and I am trying to work out why the Canon one is £130 and the thrid party ones are £20ish - but I wanted advice as the pins look fragile and it would be a shame to damage my new camera going for a cheap unknown one.
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Tbh I use one I got from eBay for about a tenner. The connection to the camera via the pins is a bit wobbly at times. Thing is, with landscape/seascpape stuff you're not going exactly moving around a lot so as long as you're reasonably careful even the cheapest remote release will do the job. Prob be useful for you to hear from someone who has a top of the range one to see if the connection is any more sturdy though.
 
danny_bhoy said:
supersammy said:
Top man. If I can get that for reasonable money I will buy it. New they are silly money new, and I am trying to work out why the Canon one is £130 and the thrid party ones are £20ish - but I wanted advice as the pins look fragile and it would be a shame to damage my new camera going for a cheap unknown one.[/QUOTE

Tbh I use one I got from eBay for about a tenner. The connection to the camera via the pins is a bit wobbly at times. Thing is, with landscape/seascpape stuff you're not going exactly moving around a lot so as long as you're reasonably careful even the cheapest remote release will do the job. Prob be useful for you to hear from someone who has a top of the range one to see if the connection is any more sturdy though.
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That makes sense. I'm not precious with my stuff, but would be really really upset if I broke my camera. All I want is something I can use for landscapes really. Only reason for the timer is that if I use nd filters and go up to a couple of minutes, I can see it being a bit annoying having to hold a finger on watching the seconds.

But I'm not rich enough to spend full price to save me this minor hassle.

Would be interested to hear from the landscapers though, just because I'd want to know about weather proofing using this. As I have to open up one of the ports I want to know if I need a bin bag looking after the camera!
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As far as the timer goes - even the cheapest remote releases (without the LCD screen) have a feature where when the camera is in bulb mode you can slide the switch on the remote upwards to trigger the shutter and lock it in place. With this set you can just leave the remote to dangle while the shutter is open and then go back and release the switch when your ready to end the exposure.

Hope that waffle made sense be hope you get some answers re weather sealing etc :thumbs:
 
danny_bhoy said:
As far as the timer goes - even the cheapest remote releases (without the LCD screen) have a feature where when the camera is in bulb mode you can slide the switch on the remote upwards to trigger the shutter and lock it in place. With this set you can just leave the remote to dangle while the shutter is open and then go back and release the switch when your ready to end the exposure.

Hope that waffle made sense be hope you get some answers re weather sealing etc :thumbs:
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Thanks mate. I am enjoying learning more about photography, and am taking the view of only buying equipment when I need it. However I have a large itch for some landscapes especially by the sea or with rivers and lakes. Have loved the work of some people on here, so I'm going to try and copy them and create my own version of it.
 
Those cheapo timer/releases are fine. Most of them are identical with different brand names, priced from about a tenner on Amazon. I've got two, for different purposes.

But if all you want is a basic cable release, something like this is all you need for £4 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neewer-Shut...380213772&sr=1-6&keywords=cable+release+canon It can't harm the camera.

For longer timings, engage the locked position and, if your 1DX is the same as most Canons, when the shutter is on B the frame counter (top-right of display) counts up in seconds. For simple long exposures, I prefer this basic and efficient method to messing about with the timer.
 
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