Barry Rice wrote:
Hey Folks,
So, when I'm in the field with my ZX-5n taking botanical photos, my camera
is on a tripod, my left hand may be holding a shade cloth or diffusion
screen, my right hand may be holding my flash connected to the camera by a
cord. I operate the shutter using the shutter release cable (I think this is
the cable switch F) in my mouth, as I have found a simple tongue manuever is
effective at depressing the switch.
:)
So anyway, now that I have an *ist-DS, I'm wondering if either of the two
shutter control options--the "Remote control F" or the "Cable Switch CS-205"
can easily be operated using one's lingual appendage?
They can (or, rather, could be - I haven't tried) but they would not
last long if you did. They are both electrical switches and
saliva/condensation would make short work of them. There is a DIY
version here > http://www.kajko.wdb.pl/wezyk/e_wezyk.html and I think
there is one from a French lister somewhere, also. You might be able to
adapt that for a waterproof version.
And does this rate as a strange question?
Not on this list.
mike
