Remote for Sony Alpha

[AenTan]

Is this any good? Or should I just buy burn a hole in my pocket by buying original?

[Atarandas]

Originally Posted by AenTan Is this any good? Or should I just buy burn a hole in my pocket by buying original?

Hm the plug head pins looks compatible. I just burnt a hole getting that 2 days ago

[simranjits]

Originally Posted by Atarandas Hm the plug head pins looks compatible. I just burnt a hole getting that 2 days ago

you burnt a hole with a 11sgd purchase ? what did you burn with your camera body purchase i wonder?!

[AenTan]

So should I? Atarandas did you get the original or 3rd party remote?

[Rashkae]

Originally Posted by simranjits you burnt a hole with a 11sgd purchase ? what did you burn with your camera body purchase i wonder?!

Think "virgin sacrifice to the great volcano god Kutabulawooooolahbalu!"

[Atarandas]

Originally Posted by AenTan So should I? Atarandas did you get the original or 3rd party remote?

Originally Posted by simranjits you burnt a hole with a 11sgd purchase ? what did you burn with your camera body purchase i wonder?!

ha ha sorry wasnt being clear , I mean I burnt a hole by getting the original sheesh
70 bucks , not really a big hole , but still a visible lobang haha .

Yeah I guess the shutter release cant possibly cost 70 bucks , but didnt have much experience with 3rd party ones , so bought the original one.

[boombox]

Well, in my experience, I've gotten the third party one, it works pretty well too.

Alternatively, if you have an old style CD-ROM drive audio cable (for computer)... can mod that into a 3 pin connection, short two of the wires to half press, then short all three wires to take photo.

[nzw89]

you serious? haha.. what prompted you to try that out in the first place..

[weikee]

did sony came out with the wireless remote?

Anyway, i been using the 3rd party for nearly 2 years (for my minolta 5D), its a good accessories to get, cause its wireless and make group taking photo easy.

[boombox]

Originally Posted by nzw89 you serious? haha.. what prompted you to try that out in the first place..

yeah man... Well, I placed an order for a wired remote, but it didn't arrive in time for a fireworks show I was shooting... so I fashioned out a home made one... so it looked as if I was splicing cables instead of shooting that night... lots of fun... like I'm stealing car.

[Atarandas]

Originally Posted by boombox Well, in my experience, I've gotten the third party one, it works pretty well too. Alternatively, if you have an old style CD-ROM drive audio cable (for computer)... can mod that into a 3 pin connection, short two of the wires to half press, then short all three wires to take photo.

woot , i m paying the price for being an ignorant and low technical skills consumer lol

[asthio88]

Originally Posted by weikee did sony came out with the wireless remote? Anyway, i been using the 3rd party for nearly 2 years (for my minolta 5D), its a good accessories to get, cause its wireless and make group taking photo easy.

the last time i checked, there's no sony wireless remote as yet. has anyone tried the wireless remote by the same ebay seller? thinking of getting one, not sure whether it will work fine .

[nzw89]

Yea there's wireless remote from Sony. But it's only compatible with A700 and above... I saw it at wisma last weekend

[asthio88]

Originally Posted by nzw89 Yea there's wireless remote from Sony. But it's only compatible with A700 and above... I saw it at wisma last weekend

oopss, sorry. have to make it clear, i am a A300 user

[s2s1]

I am using 3rd party and it is very good.
http://www.jl-photo.net/products/shutter-release

[boombox]

Originally Posted by Atarandas woot , i m paying the price for being an ignorant and low technical skills consumer lol

Well, you're not alone here, eventually, I did settle down with a proper remote cable release, because it's not nice to look at, and not safe to do this (risk of damage to equipment) - I did it in a last ditch effort when my ordered remote cable release didn't deliver in time for a shoot.

[boombox]

Originally Posted by nzw89 Yea there's wireless remote from Sony. But it's only compatible with A700 and above... I saw it at wisma last weekend

Yeap. there's a wireless IR remote controller for A700 and A900, and it's included in the package.

Though it doesn't do Bulb mode like a wired remote cable can... So for A700 / A900 users like me, I'd still rely on a Remote Shutter Release Cable for bulb mode shooting.

[Rashkae]

This could help too:

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=414802

[weikee]

the 3rd parties wireless work on bulb too. I managed to take a 5sec shuttle using the wireless just make sure u cover the lcd light, did not have chance to go anything longer.

I also use the CD cable for my diy vertical grip for my minolta 5D. work great also

[Atarandas]

Originally Posted by boombox Well, you're not alone here, eventually, I did settle down with a proper remote cable release, because it's not nice to look at, and not safe to do this (risk of damage to equipment) - I did it in a last ditch effort when my ordered remote cable release didn't deliver in time for a shoot.

Ah that =D heng , for a while I tot I am the only one who bought original