Re: long shutter release cable
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- Subject: Re: long shutter release cable
- From: Ryuji Suzuki <rs@silvergrain.org>
- Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 02:10:03 -0500 (EST)
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Thanks to all who have responded (including offlist replies)
so far. It seems that there is no immediate solution that I
can buy off the shelf. I am good at electrical and electronic
things, but I'm terrible at mechanical skills, perhaps except
for repairing some cameras or bicycles (the latter I'm still
learning, but it is certainly easier than cameras).
From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: long shutter release cable
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 15:32:46 -0800
> My experience with very long cable releases is that they
> tend to have too much friction and don't work well unless
> kept pretty straight.
Bicycle brake cable doesn't seem too bad, if it's used to
pull, not push. At the end of the blong cable, a simple
mechanism could be made to convert the pull to push in the
next short segment of shutter release cable, which works like
an ordinary shutter release cable. I wonder why no one makes
these. Maybe because all cameras are electronic and not
mechanical?
> At one time there was even a solenoid that screwed into the
> cable release.
These would be very nice, if I could find one in used
market... but nothing turned up with my google and ebay
search.