Comments on: Intervalometers (timer release cables)

By: James K

James K — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:08:35 +0000

interesting. i’ve been thinking about investing in something like this so i can do some time lapse work. think i may well give one of these a go!

By: Edinburgh Photographer - Paul Gavin

Edinburgh Photographer - Paul Gavin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:33:52 +0000

Really Interesting, cant believe I have never tried one of these widgets.

Really nice blog too, thanks.

By: David

David — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:54:34 +0000

First, thanks for the recommendation for the timers. Mine arrived this morning and you could be forgiven thinking that it’s a Canon branded one. It looks and feels identical expect for one small aspect which is the little thumb-wheel that turns to dial in the amount of long exposure is a little ’springy’. I think the Canon thumb-wheel has a better ‘feel’ to it but at a saving of about £90, I’ll manfully cope with it!

Cheers again.

By: Richard Peters

Richard Peters — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:40:11 +0000

Hi David, yep dropping a timer remote in a tide pool will definitely cause a problem! I was really pleased with this copy though so can only recommend giving them a try (of course quality could vary depending on where you get it from but I've seen two different ones now and they were both the same quality).

By: David

David — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:29 +0000

Thanks. Looks a good purchase. I have, or rather had, the Canon TC 80N3 (for use on very long exposures) and having paid £99 for it from HK about two years ago, I recently dropped it into a tide pool since when it’s gone on strike. Glad to read that this seems robust as some after-market remotes can be a bit lacking in that aspect.