OK, The prototype works. When will you make the proper one? <vbg>
I love this type of stuff. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Dave. On 7/30/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here ya go, a short story, with technical detail, and more information > than you actually ever wanted. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/special/Hardware%20Hack_Mechanical%20Cable%20Release%20for%20Pentax%20DSLRs.html > > or use tinyurl > > http://tinyurl.com/2hgsrc* > > *and a PESO using it* > > *http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20egretfishing.html* > > * > David Savage wrote: > > Well lets se some shots of the rig. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dave > > > > On 7/29/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Well I've just finished building a small project and I guess I'll make > >> it a riddle. What does a Mamiya 402 a Radio Shack 272-244 a small > >> project box, 2 inches of telephone wire, hot glue and solder make? OK > >> so I'll make it a little clearer. The Radio Shack part is a 3/32 stereo > >> plug. Still nothing, OK, the Mamiya 402 is a "cable release adapter". > >> So now you know, what it makes is a switch that accepts a standard cable > >> release and activates the autofocus and fires the shutter on a Pentax > >> DSLR. Now why would anyone want to make such a thing? Well it's > >> relatively simple, I recently came into possession of a Pistol grip > >> shoulder stock for a 35mm camera. it is very compact, breaks down into > >> a very small package and has a built in cable release. A shoulder stock > >> like this can give a stop of stability to hand held shots. To use it > >> with a Pentax DSLR was a real PITA however. Nobody makes a such an > >> adapter for Pentax cameras but most of these so I built one. It's not > >> as pretty as it could be, but it seems to do the job. I can't wait to > >> take it out tomorrow to try it out. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
