Hi Gregory, This has come up before, and Michel is kindly hosting the images/pages now. http://perso.wanadoo.fr/krg/Photo/bricolage.htm#T�l�commande It's easy to make and it'd be a snip to make a motion detector for it. Cheers, Simon
-----Original Message----- From: Gregory L. Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2003 8:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cable Switches Bill Owens said: > IIRC the *ist D and ZX-L use the same remote cable, which is different from > those for the MZ-S and which is different from the other ZX series. IOW, if > you have a ZX-5n, MZ-S and *ist series, you will need three different > cables. The dumbest move I've seen Pentax make. Speaking of which, what *is* the connector used for the cable switch in the ZX-L? I've toyed with the idea of making one with a very long cable, or maybe on a motion detector or something, but I don't know what connector it uses. Certainly not anything that Radio Shack carries, but if the Newark catalog has it, I don't know what to ask for. -----Original Message----- From: Simon King [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 8 December 2002 7:53 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: ZX-L cable release Hi John, I asked this question some time ago. The remote cable release for the MZ-6/ZX-L is "Cable Switch CS-205" which has a different plug to the cable switch F, indeed it's a brand new plug that's not compatible with any other cable release. B&H sell them. I couldn't bring myself to spend that amount of money on something that is *so* simple, and doesn't effect the optical quality of my photos, so I made on myself. A side effect of doing this is that you can choose the length of cable, the type of switch, or even connect it to a break-out box on your computer and have all sorts of programmed exposure fun. The downside is that you may feel that it doesn't look professional enough (I'll bite my tongue on that one). I really like my MZ-6 (ZX-L), my only real problem with it is the viewfinder magnification/quality. I don't own a 5n, so I cannot compare. To be honest I prefer the "feel" of my Program A and the features of my MZ-6. Cheers, Simon
