On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Tiger Moses wrote: > >Is this something we can build? > > Do we just go to the $1 store, buy a cheap set of headphone, > cut the headphones off and wire the puppy up?
The *ist D uses the 2.5mm size jack, not 3.5mm. You can make your own though. Basically when you short the ground to tip it makes an exposure and when you short ground to the middle it does the autofocus. I converted the cable release from my ZX-5n to work on my *ist D, then make an adapter so that I could still use it with the ZX-5n. The ZX cable release has a spring that can send pieces flying when you take it apart, so be careful in doing so. Radio Shack doesn't sell 2.5mm 3 conductor plugs, but they did have a 2.5mm extension cord (in the cell phone section) so I used that as my cable. alex
