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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
I have a Canon Digital Rebel XTI 10MP SLR camera. I am vacationing in
a remote part of the Adirondacks and have no access to any camera shops that have accessories for my camera. I am interested in doing some time exposures with my camera. I have found online what appears to be the remote cable release accessory, Canon part RS-60E3. I have noticed this accessory appears to be simply just a push button presumably to close a switch. I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. I would have assumed that a push button switch is just closing a circuit to activate this time delay function and therefore if that was the case it would appear that we would only have to use two terminals of the plug. Perhaps that is what they did but I wouldn't know not having a sample to autopsy. I have a 2.5 mm plug with a stereo wire on it (3 wires, ground, left and right). Does anyone think that it would harm anything to short different combinations of these wires together to try to activate the time delay function? I only have a few more days out here and the scenery is breathtaking and I would hate to miss some moon light shots. However, I really don't want to take a chance and damage my camera either. If anyone has any information on the RS-60ES, specifically how it's wired internally (so that I might duplicate it), I would sincerely appreciate hearing from you. I also own a Nikon 8008s that I was able to build my own time release switch for. (The Nikon has two pins that when shorted triggers the shutter) and my simple home made accessory worked just fine. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks very much for any assistance, Jesse. |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
Jstein wrote:
I have found online what appears to be the remote cable release accessory, Canon part RS-60E3. I have noticed this accessory appears to be simply just a push button presumably to close a switch. I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. Halfway down, all the way down. Just like the shutter. (Oh, and you can freeze the button in full down position, sliding a slider.) Does anyone think that it would harm anything to short different combinations of these wires together to try to activate the time delay function? Doubt it. If anyone has any information on the RS-60ES, specifically how it's wired internally (so that I might duplicate it), I would sincerely appreciate hearing from you. Google for homemade remote canon digital rebel and you shall find many answers. -Wolfgang |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
On Aug 17, 11:41 am, Jstein wrote:
I have a Canon Digital Rebel XTI 10MP SLR camera. I am vacationing in a remote part of the Adirondacks and have no access to any camera shops that have accessories for my camera. I am interested in doing some time exposures with my camera. I have found online what appears to be the remote cable release accessory, Canon part RS-60E3. I have noticed this accessory appears to be simply just a push button presumably to close a switch. I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. I would have assumed that a push button switch is just closing a circuit to activate this time delay function and therefore if that was the case it would appear that we would only have to use two terminals of the plug. Perhaps that is what they did but I wouldn't know not having a sample to autopsy. I have a 2.5 mm plug with a stereo wire on it (3 wires, ground, left and right). Does anyone think that it would harm anything to short different combinations of these wires together to try to activate the time delay function? I only have a few more days out here and the scenery is breathtaking and I would hate to miss some moon light shots. However, I really don't want to take a chance and damage my camera either. If anyone has any information on the RS-60ES, specifically how it's wired internally (so that I might duplicate it), I would sincerely appreciate hearing from you. I also own a Nikon 8008s that I was able to build my own time release switch for. (The Nikon has two pins that when shorted triggers the shutter) and my simple home made accessory worked just fine. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks very much for any assistance, Jesse. The first post didn't seen to go through, so I hope I am not repeating repeating myself. Try a universal TV remote. They are available everywhere. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1881645,00.asp |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
"Jstein" wrote in message
oups.com... I have a Canon Digital Rebel XTI 10MP SLR camera. I am vacationing in a remote part of the Adirondacks and have no access to any camera shops that have accessories for my camera. I am interested in doing some time exposures with my camera. I have found online what appears to be the remote cable release accessory, Canon part RS-60E3. I have noticed this accessory appears to be simply just a push button presumably to close a switch. I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. I would have assumed that a push button switch is just closing a circuit to activate this time delay function and therefore if that was the case it would appear that we would only have to use two terminals of the plug. Perhaps that is what they did but I wouldn't know not having a sample to autopsy. I have a 2.5 mm plug with a stereo wire on it (3 wires, ground, left and right). Does anyone think that it would harm anything to short different combinations of these wires together to try to activate the time delay function? I only have a few more days out here and the scenery is breathtaking and I would hate to miss some moon light shots. However, I really don't want to take a chance and damage my camera either. If anyone has any information on the RS-60ES, specifically how it's wired internally (so that I might duplicate it), I would sincerely appreciate hearing from you. I also own a Nikon 8008s that I was able to build my own time release switch for. (The Nikon has two pins that when shorted triggers the shutter) and my simple home made accessory worked just fine. I would really appreciate it if you could let me know. Thanks very much for any assistance, Jesse. Hello Jesse. I've just put a test meter across that jack plug and it does use all three connections. I suspect that the wiring of the plug may be: 1. Body is common connection, 2. Ring switches on the camera's metering/focussing and 3. Tip fires the shutter. It's just like the camera's own shutter button - the first pressure on the RS60-E3's button switches on the metering and focussing systems then a further pressure actually fires the shutter. The button on the RS60-E3 can, as another posting said, be slid along to hold it in the "shutter open" position (assuming that the camera's shutter is set to Bulb. Oh - I nearly missed your assumption that the RS60-E3 is for a time-delay. No, this is not the case. It is simply a remote shutter release. Hope this helps, Ian. Nottingham, England. |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
Jstein writes:
I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. Here is the functioning for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D). All you want to do is connect the ring and tip together permanently, and then short these two to the sleeve when you want to expose. If you need a ready source, the 2.5mm 3-way plugs are hidden at Walmart as various phone and iPod headsets. ---------------------------------------- CAMERA SHUTTER OPERATION ---------------------------------------- SLEEVE Camera chassis ground SLEEVE to RING Autofocus SLEEVE to TIP Shutter ---------------------------------------- |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
On Aug 18, 7:14 am, Richard J Kinch wrote:
Jstein writes: I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. Here is the functioning for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D). All you want to do is connect the ring and tip together permanently, and then short these two to the sleeve when you want to expose. If you need a ready source, the 2.5mm 3-way plugs are hidden at Walmart as various phone and iPod headsets. ---------------------------------------- CAMERA SHUTTER OPERATION ---------------------------------------- SLEEVE Camera chassis ground SLEEVE to RING Autofocus SLEEVE to TIP Shutter ---------------------------------------- Thanks to everyne who responded. This really helps. Jesse. |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
"Jstein" wrote in message
oups.com... On Aug 18, 7:14 am, Richard J Kinch wrote: Jstein writes: I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. Here is the functioning for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D). All you want to do is connect the ring and tip together permanently, and then short these two to the sleeve when you want to expose. If you need a ready source, the 2.5mm 3-way plugs are hidden at Walmart as various phone and iPod headsets. ---------------------------------------- CAMERA SHUTTER OPERATION ---------------------------------------- SLEEVE Camera chassis ground SLEEVE to RING Autofocus SLEEVE to TIP Shutter ---------------------------------------- Thanks to everyne who responded. This really helps. Jesse. Hello Jesse. We're always happy to help because we, too, learn as we help. Have fun with photography. Ian, Nottingham, England. |
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Shutter release help - Canon Digital Rebel
Jstein wrote:
On Aug 18, 7:14 am, Richard J Kinch wrote: Jstein writes: I cannot understand then why they have used a 2.5 mm "stereo" type plug that has three terminals rather than a mono type having two connections. Here is the functioning for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi (400D). All you want to do is connect the ring and tip together permanently, and then short these two to the sleeve when you want to expose. If you need a ready source, the 2.5mm 3-way plugs are hidden at Walmart as various phone and iPod headsets. ---------------------------------------- CAMERA SHUTTER OPERATION ---------------------------------------- SLEEVE Camera chassis ground SLEEVE to RING Autofocus SLEEVE to TIP Shutter ---------------------------------------- Thanks to everyne who responded. This really helps. Jesse. Helps me too. I've been using a home made remote release using two microswitches built into a pistol grip with trigger that originally had a mechanical cable release. Built it years ago for use with a film EOS camera, connections as above. So I was wondering if I could transfer it to a Canon DLSR - if I bought one... Mike. -- If reply address = connectfee, add an r because it is free not fee. |
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