Only for something like the Pentax Bellows A that has a dual-cable that
stops down the lens before tripping the shutter.
Anyway, that's my opinion.
On 2/23/2016 12:49 PM, Alex Sarbu wrote:
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 <[email protected]> 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
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "John" <[email protected]>
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 <[email protected]>
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...)
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