On 28/9/12, David Parsons, discombobulated, unleashed: >Modern cameras are computers with microswitches. The mirror and >shutter assemblies are just about the only thing remaining that are >mechanical. Using a threaded shutter release because old timers have >a dozen each? What sense does it make to use an old mechanical >shutter release that you need to interface with a circuit anyway? >Remote shutter release is an electrical signal now (a short to be >specific), it is arguably better since it requires no moving parts and >is as simple as touching two wires to trigger.
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