I expect the experience to be "interesting". I even think I have a solution, it includes hardware never intended for use on a Pentax camera various screwdrivers a hacksaw, a dremel tool, a soldering iron, voltage and continuity testers, Cotty will be proud. But I have to win an item on ebay at a reasonable price first...
William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P. J. Alling" > Subject: Mechanical->electronic cable release. > > > >> I'm looking for something that most people would not even consider, a >> device that you would screw a "old fashioned" cable release into which >> would output an electronic signal for half/full press for a camera with >> an electronic release. Canon used to make something like this for their >> original EOS cameras. It seems like it would be fairly simple but I >> haven't been able to find one. (If you must know, one of the >> applications I'm interested in is using my bellows and double release >> with the *ist-D/Ds). >> > > I ended up using 2 cable releases, a mechanical one for the bellows and the > electronic one for the camera. > It works well enough for the number of times I use a bellows these days. > BTW, if you are planning on using a bellows with a DSLR, get ready for the > spotting job of a lifetime. > > William Robb > > > -- All dogs have four legs; my cat has four legs. Therefore, my cat is a dog. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
