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Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Nikon

07/06/2006 09:35:49 AM · #1

I don't see in my manual what kind of cable or shutter release to buy. Does the Nikon D50 even have a place to insert the cable release because I don't see one?

eqsite

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

07/06/2006 09:38:20 AM · #2

You'll need one of these.

07/06/2006 09:40:10 AM · #3

you need a remote release button.

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I picked mine up at the local camera store for 17 bucks.

Message edited by author 2006-07-06 09:40:47.

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Nikon

07/06/2006 09:42:10 AM · #4

Originally posted by eqsite:

You'll need one of these.

I have a remote but it doesn't seem to work as well as I had hoped. I have to be at a very specific angle for it to work and I lose shots while toying with it. It's not very sensitive and that is only at a few feet away at best. I prefer a shutter release if I can use one. Thanks though!

shalrath

Nikon D200

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

07/06/2006 09:45:12 AM · #5

The remote is great, grab yourself one

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Nikon

07/06/2006 09:46:07 AM · #6

So if I am stuck with a darn remote instead of a cable release then why is it that mine (its not a Nikon remote but is supposed to pick up at 32' instead of 16') won't go off when I click it? Its not like I am at a bad angle or anything. Even directly in front of it it won't work right. At about 2' away or a bit closer (no closer than 6" or so) and at a slight angle it seems work but in BULB setting I still have to toy with it to get the darn thing to stop the shutter which over does shots like fireworks and things if you take to long toying around with it.

07/06/2006 09:47:47 AM · #7

you might want to try a new battery because mine works pretty well. I just used it the past few nights shooting fireworks, have also used it to take some family and self portraits ... Mine works from about 15-20 feet from the camera.

The other key to this is go in to the menu settings and change the amount of time the camera stays in remote mode... i have mine set at 15 minutes... If you leave it on default settings the camera automatically goes back to the shutter button after 2 minutes of inactivity.

07/06/2006 09:50:09 AM · #8

or perhaps it is less than 2 minutes. now i am going to have to look or it will bug me all day.

just looked it is only 30 seconds by default.

Message edited by author 2006-07-06 09:51:48.

Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Nikon

07/06/2006 09:51:14 AM · #9

Originally posted by Bugzeye:

Thank you.I had mine set for only one minute so that could be the problem. I will have to look into changing the battery to and see what happens.

Great info guys! Thanks!

eqsite

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

07/06/2006 09:52:15 AM · #10

I have one of those keychain remotes, and the company that I got it from used to have a model that had cable of sorts that connected the output from the remote to the sensor on the camera. I can't seem to find them anymore though. It might be worth googling though.