Wireless remote shutter release

[Ebo100]

I was looking at buying a remote shutter release for my Sony DLSR but was put onto one of these by a friend:-



price is about £15 inc postage from Hong Kong which seems a bargain as the wired release from Sony is £35. Has anyone got one, what do you think of it?

[cirks]

Don't know about this one but I'm also looking at one. Do you know what controls that has? eg autofocus, shutter speeds, bulb setting etc? Better known make (which I was looking at) is Hahnel (www.hahnel.ie) They do a couple HW433 for all makes from around £25 to £50.

[Yellabelly]

I have one the same as this and find it to be excellent, it will trigger at distance and will focus up on a half press of the button. It will also work on a bulb setting. For the little money it costs it is well worthwile.
YB

[Ebo100]

cirks said:

Don't know about this one but I'm also looking at one. Do you know what controls that has? eg autofocus, shutter speeds, bulb setting etc? Better known make (which I was looking at) is Hahnel (www.hahnel.ie) They do a couple HW433 for all makes from around £25 to £50.

I dont imagine that the button would allow you to alter the settings of the camera ( other than autofocus with a half press). More likely you would need to alter your settings prior to pressing the button.

Yellabelly said:

I have one the same as this and find it to be excellent, it will trigger at distance and will focus up on a half press of the button. It will also work on a bulb setting. For the little money it costs it is well worthwile.
YB

thanks Yellabelly, I was half tempted to take a chance anyway at that low price. Reassuring to know they are ok.

Incidently I found a diy version made from a mobile phone hands free kit but my camera is a bit new to be trying this sort of thing with it.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Remote-shutter-tri...

cheers

[Ian_H]

I have an older Phottix one which I got from ebay and it is identical to the Hanhel one apart from it has no make on it, I paid about a tenner for mine a year ago and it is still going strong.

[cirks]

Ebo100 said:

I dont imagine that the button would allow you to alter the settings of the camera ( other than autofocus with a half press). More likely you would need to alter your settings prior to pressing the button.

Sorry - shutter speed was wrong description but it does allow you tocontrol the autofocus, bulb and single and continuous shooting functions

[hilly10]

I use one with my D300 brill for the money