Shutter remote release/timer - what about this one?

[erick]

Does anyone have experience with this remote electronic controller for shutter which is supplied by Telescopes & Astronomy in Adelaide. I'm thinking of buying one for my Pentax K100D. I was going to built one based around a microprocessor, but this seems to have much more functionality for not too much more in price, but minus the effort. Many thanks in advance. Eric :)

ps. Yes I have DSLR Shutter on my PC and the cable, but haven't tested it all out yet. This is for those times when I want the PC doing other things, elsewhere.


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$95AUD

[niko]

Do my eyes deceive me? Eric asking a question about photography?!?! Are we about to see the 12" replaced with an ED80 and guidescope!?!?!?!?!

:lol:

niko

[erick]

Nope, just some star trails. Some (shallow!) widefields. Maybe a Moon image or bright cluster through the C8. Nothing more sophisticated than that, I expect. :P

[jjjnettie]

I bought mine from here
http://stores.shop.ebay.com.au/dslrbaby_Remote-Control_W0QQ_fsubZ365079011QQ_sidZ8 02295041QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322
It's probably the same as the one you are looking at. You can set delay timer, interval timer, countdown timer etc etc. A great product.
Mine cost under $70 delivered.

[erick]

Checking it out Jeanette. It has an interesting feature:-

"The time is settable in 1-sec.units from 1 secretary.To 99 hours,and 59 sec."

:D

[jjjnettie]

LOL
Still, a good buy.
Where else can you get 59 secretaries for under $70?

[erick]

Jeanette

I see two types from that shop. The one you linked to and this one which is more expensive (plus postage isn't free):-

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Timer-Remote-Cord-For-Pentax-K10D-K110-K200D-K100D-ist_W0QQitemZ250381762445QQcmdZView ItemQQptZAU_Cameras_Photographic_Ac cessories?hash=item250381762445&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240% 3A1318

Sorry if I'm being thick, but I need the following (the usual features we want, I expect):-

1. wait for some initial delay
2. open shutter for a set period then close shutter (I think I can choose a camera setting whereby the mirror swings up then it waits 2.5 sec before opening shutter)
3. wait for a set interval
4. Repeat 2. and 3. for a set number of exposures (or maybe for a set total period of time)

Does yours do this? If so, about $65 delivered is a good price. Or do I need the more expensive one (>$100 delivered).