Wireless Remote for Canon 1000D

[barkis]

How useful would the Wireless Remote be whilst using the Canon 1000D for Imaging, or would USB control via Maxim DL be the best way to do it? It's just that the USB cable is not very long, and using an extension may not be reliable. I have no Idea, so It's advice I am asking for.

Thanks.

Ron.

[Psychobilly]

I personally wouldn't go wireless.. I'd go wired either one of the cheap simple switch units or one of the programmable ones... I have programmable ones for my dslrs and they are great for capturing sequences of images when your using the camera on a tripod...

If the laptop happens to be around just use the USB connection and utils that come with the camera.

Billy...

[barkis]

Thanks Peter.

[adamsp123]

I bought an electronic timer from Hong Kong supplier - ebay about £30, much cheaper than the Canon one.

Easy to operate and works absolutely perfectly, and it took only a few days to arrive.

[barkis]

I bought an electronic timer from Hong Kong supplier - ebay about £30, much cheaper than the Canon one.

Easy to operate and works absolutely perfectly, and it took only a few days to arrive.

Thanks Adam.

Were there any other charges levied, like vat, Import duty,

or handling.?

Also, what range does it have.?

Ron.

[Psychobilly]

Thanks Adam.

Also, what range does it have.?

Ron.

The length of the wire

If its exposure you were talking... interval between shots etc then it can be set in 1s increments from 1s upwards

[barkis]

The length of the wire

If its exposure you were talking... interval between shots etc then it can be set in 1s increments from 1s upwards

Is the electronic timer device not wireless then?

Ron.

[Erwin Kats]

go usb

much easier, more settings, and on laptop/pc viewing.

with an PC controlled focuser its getting really easy.

for wireless cheap controllers, maybe look at phottonix.

[Psychobilly]

No Ron its a wired remote... Handy for those times when you dont want to be tied to a laptop and also don't want to spend aages standing around in the cold...

Billy...

[jgs001]

Ron, I have the ebay cheapy wired remote. The upper limits are 99 exposures, of 99 hours, 99 minutes and 99 seconds, or anywhere in between, with a shot interval of the same values. I used it to gather my data for M42, set 90 shots, 2 minutes and 2 seconds (used the self timer with mirror lockup), a 10 second interval, and set it running. Works great for taking darks too.

[barkis]

Thank you all, I appreciate your replies.

Ron.

[adamsp123]

This is what I bought for £32 delivered

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250357829120

Excellent so light I drape it over the scope

[jgs001]

That's the same thing I bought, although it has a different name. I think there is one manufacturer and about a dozen brand names.

[Psychobilly]

Mine does 1-399 exposure or "continous" its a rip-off of the Nikon MC-36 but a fraction of the price...

BIlly...