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jcolwell wrote:
Hi Sharon,
Do you need a wireless connection, or a simple wired release to eliminate camera shake (which the 2-second timer also does)?
What's the maximum exposure time you need? If it's more than 30 seconds, you'll need a remote shutter release with a timer, like the Canon TC-80N3 timer remote shutter release (wired, expensive). There's also a variety of new options using smart phones and pads. As well as a variety of "generic" and relatively inexpensive wired solutions.
If it's really a case of reducing camera shake and sometimes doing exposures longer than 30 seconds, while you're standing next to the tripod, then you can get a simple, wired remote shutter release like the RS-80N3 remote shutter release. For exposures longer than 30 seconds (which is the max. settable exposure time for most cameras), you simply use the "thumb lock" slider on the remote, and it'll maintain the exposure for as long as you want (or as long as the battery works). In this last case, you can use a watch or count Mississippis to figure out when to 'unlock' the release.
Jim...Show more →
Thanks, JIm - Well, this is all new to me. I have become inspired by the landscapes on this forum and want to give it a try. So, I guess I'm not sure how long the maximum exposure time would be. But the potential is there for, I suppose, a 1-minute exposure but probably not more than that. (I should have known that this question would be more complicated than I'd hoped...) I'll check into that RS-80N3 though, so thank you for that!
OK - Here is how I thought these things worked: You get your focus as you want it, filters on if using, then you use the remote to actually trip the shutter. Is this not how they work?
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