Same here. K10, K 20, K5 & K3. Recently installed new battery and am set for a good while.
Jack Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2015, at 4:26 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 3/26/2015 5:26 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> Quoting John <[email protected]>: >> >>> I've found the range to be somewhat limited, especially outdoors in >>> fairly bright light. >>> >>> The wired remote was the "Cable Switch CS-205". I had one until the >>> button wore out (yeah, BUTTON, not the wire connection). >>> >>> Looks like Ricoh has a new remote, the "Remote Control D". >>> >>> http://www.pentaxwebstore.com/product/remote-control-d >>> >>> Don't know exactly what the difference is between it and the Remote >>> Control F, but they're asking $0.05 less for it (???). >>> >>> I found a cheap Chinese intervalometer that works with Pentax. It's >>> usually sold for the Canon Rebel models, but they use the same connector >>> & pin-out that Pentax uses. Here's the one Amazon offers: >>> >>> http://preview.tinyurl.com/Pentax-Timer >>> >>> Supposedly works with all of these cameras: >>> >>> K100D,K110D, K10D, *ist Ds2, *ist D, *ist Ds, *ist, *istDL, *ist DL2 >>> Samsung GX-1L, GX-1S, GX-10 >>> Canon EOS 30, 33, 50E, 300, 300V, 3000, 50, 300D (Digital Rebel) >>> 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 400D (Digital Rebel XTi), 450D (Digital >>> Rebel XSi), 500D, 1000D >>> Timer delay: 0s to 99hrs 59min 59s in 1s increments >>> >>> Works for group shots because you can program it with a long enough >>> delay to easily walk back from the camera position and rejoin the group. >> >> >> >> I have one of those and it works well. The problem is with the Q series >> which have no wired remote port. I have a couple of older Pentax IR >> remotes which I find almost useless with the Q. Sometimes they fire it, >> often they don't. It could be the batteries but I think it's more >> likely to be an aiming issue. >> >> I think the lack of modern Pentax cameras in the intervalometer >> compatibility list is just lazyness on the part of the sellers. There's >> no reason why the unit wouldn't work with more recent cameras. Mine >> certainly works with the K200D and K-5. > > Well, I know for a fact that it DOES WORK with the K-3. Also with the > K10D & K20D. I originally bought it to use with the K20D before I got a K-3. > > > >>> >>>> On 3/26/2015 10:32 AM, Eric Weir wrote: >>>> Does anyone else have problems with this remote? I find it >>>> unreliable. Sometimes it actuates the shutter, sometimes it does not. >>>> It always does eventually, but in the meantime it is irritating. >>>> >>>> Pentax has another remote, the remote control wd. Anyone have >>>> experience with it. Are there any third-party remotes that are good? >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Eric Weir >>>> Decatur, GA USA [email protected] > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
