Is there any (real) advantage of old-style, mechanical cable releases compared to the electronic ones? Just curious.
Alex (I have a CS-205 somewhere...) On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 6:27 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > I use various IR remotes for snowflakes and stacked macros and literally > have taken tens of thousands of exposures with them in recent years. The > only problem I had was when I upgraded to the K3 and found that some third > party remotes were unreliable with it. I think they cost a couple dollars > apiece. The genuine Pentax remote and my phone have been 100% reliable. > > The only issue with a wireless release is lack of a bulb setting. AFAIK, you > need a cabled release for that. Too bad the K1 does not have T as well as B > shutter mode. > > > On 2/22/2016 4:40 PM, Brian Walters wrote: >> >> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016, at 05:36 AM, Ken Waller wrote: >>> >>> What's wrong with using an infra red remote release? >> >> >> Everything, in my opinion. They are the most unreliable gadgets ever >> invented, especially when you're working off a tripod while trying to >> concentrate on capturing a particular moment and trying to line up the >> damn thing with the IR receiver. >> >> The moment you want to capture arrives, you press the button on the >> release... press again ...press again... nothing! You take your eye >> away from the viewfinder to concentrate on lining up the remote and >> eventually it fires - but the object you want to capture is already in >> the next county. >> >> You might have guessed. I loath the things. >> >> Anyway - most manufactures seem to agree and are building wifi apps that >> allow use of a smartphone instead. Much better! >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ >> >> >> >> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John" <sesso...@earthlink.net> >>> Subject: Re: Extremely disappointed: K-1 does not appear to work with ... >>> >>> >>>> I think it must be humor of some sort. >>>> >>>> AFAIK, none of Pentax's DSLRs work with a mechanical release. I think >>>> the last Pentax film camera that accepted a mechanical release was the >>>> A3000. >>>> >>>> On 2/22/2016 12:36 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Silly... Either I miss some kind of a pun thread or continuation >>>>> thereof, but totally for free you can download an app (Android, at >>>>> least) that will release the shutter via IR port... >>>>> >>>>> Speaking of that mill from which some say they run... I've recently >>>>> bought a wireless Qi charger for my cell phone. It was like less than >>>>> USD 4 from AliExpress... If I did not tell you - I doubt that even >>>>> with close inspection you would be able to tell it apart from the >>>>> original Samsung piece of kit. Sturdy, same font, good build, etc... >>>>> Works like a charm, by the way... >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 7:02 AM, Igor PDML-StR <pdml...@komkon.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ... Remote Shutter Cable Release... >>>>>> ... a simple and reliable one that looks like this: >>>>>> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006O3LTQQ/ >>>>>> >>>>>> "I guess I'll be putting off the purchase for a while." >>>>>> ;-) >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Igor >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> PS. Notice the lonely "Customer Question" at the bottom. :-) >>>>>> (Not from me...) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
