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damn thats awesome!
hey your are certain that only works with the 300 and 350 series? i want that for my 20d!!!
any thoughts?
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come to me and we try it ;)
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IIRC, the "rebel" series of cameras have one type of jack that's easy to find and all of the "non-rebel" cameras has a different jack that only Canon makes. Goes all of the way back to the pre-EOS T series canons.
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damn it!
well than we have to figure a way to make a 20d remote havent we?!
and while we on it... letz make it cordless! :)
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domk...a smart guy tried to teach me one thing...if you don`t know something ask google ;)
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i also made my own electronic cable release for my 350D, last December. actually i made 2. these were based on diagrams readily available from the Net:
spyderman.ekodapo.sk/?s=t&p=10
(his site has other hacks)
if you're adept at using a soldering iron, and you have an unused/old/junk stopwatch, you can fit all the necessary "circuitry" IN the stopwatch. i used the existing contacts/buttons as the focus and shutter release, and added a 3.5mm jack so that i'm not limited to a specific lenth of cable.
you can also use a film canister :) i use this for bulb exposures only.
will post pics as soon as i'm able (upload limit exceeded)
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hey sounds awesome sessyargc
when you post please refere to the websites you margined above.
thanks
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if you are into making it wireless, I have a bit of experience with that:
(caution, set is very large - I haven't trimmed it down much, yet)
www.flickr.com/photos/linux-works/sets/1097439/
here's a photo of the circuit and some annotations:
www.flickr.com/photos/linux-works/122357908/in/set-1097439/
some DPR chatter:
forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1033&th...
and here's one of the dpreview articles I wrote about it:
forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1033&me...
if you are interested in RF wireless camera control, you can search on my username on that dpr forum and you'll find lots of tech stuff that I write about.. ;)
HTH,
/bryan
Posted 72 months ago.
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I've just completed building a remote from these instructions and it works a treat.
I don't pick up a soldering iron above twice a year, and this a was fine project for my (lack of) skill level.
For the Mk2 I'm going to try to pick up an old film camera from a charity shop and cannibalise it for the combined focus/shutter button. A friend picked up a suitable one (Pentax Zoom105super) for £1.00 a couple of weeks back, but he wanted it intact.
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I just finished a remote following the instructions pointed out by wolf359.
I did not follow your diagram GPunkt as the bulb switch seems to be connected in the wrong way. As I understand it from the diverse documentations found on the net and experimentations, the shutter will open/close when you connect all the rings of the jack, so the switch should do that, no?
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You can buy a wireless remote specifically for the 350D too, but without arranging reflectors of some kind, it (and I imagine the universal one too) will only work when it can see the sensor - on the front. If you want to stand behind the camera anywhere, you'll need to go for the wired versions.
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I love this group!
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How far away can you be?
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Well, it depends on the length of you cable, but you can extend it with standard headphones extensions if you.
I have used it with a 5m+2.5m extensions and it works great.
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I've made a very similar shutter release for my 300D based on this information:
www.devilgas.com/photo/350d_remote/350d_remote.asp
Mine has a momentary pushbutton for the shutter and also toggle switches for both prefocus (to maintain a certain focus.exposure level) and shutter (for long bulb exposures - star trails).
In reply to Mortimer, the diagram is correct - you only need to connect the outer and inner rings to focus and trip the shutter.
Since most of the time I just use the shutter button I'll probably make a much simpler/lighter/cheaper cable that is simply one normally-open pushbutton on a 2 wire cable connected to the outer & inner rings of the 2.5mm plug. Just 3 components - plug, cable & button.
Benjamin
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great
thanks ben
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I would just be happy if I could make an extention cord for my 20Ds wired remote. There is no way I am paying $70 to $100 for a stinkin' cable.
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Looks like the 20D remote doesn't have the audio jack connector as this one, do you have an idea what connector this is?
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I did a little Googling and found this site.
www.interprophoto.com/index.htm
That say they have the 20D remote extention cord for $9.80!
Model number C581931 ET-1000N3 Extention Cord. That is almost too good to be true, even with a $20 shipping fee for regular mail. That is $45 less than most, and $80 less than direct from Canon.
The sticky bit is that every where else on the internet the manufacturer's number is Mfr# 2440A001. Now this site is in Canada, but they say the prices are all USD.
I have never heard of this place, and am scared stiff to send them my credit card information. I really want this cord, and I will not pay $75 for it.
Have any of you had experiences with this company, good or bad?
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@ kcinfocus: this is 3 months too late if you have already tried to buy from Inter-Pro Photo (and I hope you haven't) because they went out of business. I live in Vancouver, and had never heard of them, which says something about not haveing a long-lasting (i.e. trustworthy) reputation.
Hope you had better luck somewhere else.
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The description and comments on this diagram may be useful for some.
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