On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Eric Weir <[email protected]> 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?
Sorry to reply late, but I discovered that at least on the Pentax K-30 I can trigger the shutter with a normal TV remote. Thus I would assume that at least on the K-30 any infrared emitter would do the trick. Regarding the reliability of the Pentax F remote, like everybody was saying, the farther you are from the camera the less reliable it becomes. However regarding the wired remote, I do have a generic one, but due to the hassle of attaching it to the camera and due to the limited length (and practicality) of the cable, I use the infrared one by "poking" it in front of the camera (which although somewhat cumbersome beats the cable attaching procedure). Ciprian. -- 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.
