I have a Canon EOS1 Ds MK11. Does anyone know of a good motion sensing trigger that can be used for nature photography? Similar to a game or trail camera but possibly using Canon's N3 pre-trigger cord hooked up to my MK11. I don't know if there's anything commercially made or if this will be a custom handmade device Thanks, Rockett
Posted by Arlen Fletcher on November 17, 2008 at 1:02 PM
There might be some options here:
http://www.zigview.co.uk/lst97.htm
(looks the most promising - attaches to the viewfinder. Buy now while the Dollar is high against the British Pound .)
thanks Arlen !!!! I'd seen the Zig View a buddy of mine had, wondered how good it was. The price isn't to steep right now. But, I must say Wim, you nailed it!!!! I took a look at the phototrap & was impressed. I'll give the fellas a call tomorrow. I need to know if it will be compatible w/my Camera body without too much hassle. Thanks for the tip. Robert
Robert,
I was thinking of getting into triggers to set my 10D shutter and had an e-mail conversation with Loren?. She is into this sort of thing. I will paste the letter she sent to me. Perhaps it will be useful.
Steve,
I can advise you on photographing drops and splashes. I haven't tried setting up photo traps in the woods. For the latter, take a look at this page:
http://www.bmumford.com/photo/camctlr.html
There's information on nature photography as well as many other things.
For information on what you need for drop and splash photography, see this page:
This shows various uses of photogates to capture high-speed events. Some substitution of equipment is possible. While I use Vivitar 283 units, many flash units will do. More information on flash as well as cameras and triggers is found in the Tools section of Hiviz.com. The HiViz kit that is best for drops and splashes is the SPG2-DU-BB. If, however, you want a photogate that is generally useful for a number of applications, I recommend the SPG1-DU-BB with the addition of an interrupter. You can switch out the individual emitter and detector of the SPG1 with the interrupter when you do drops. Here are the links to these products:
You don't really need any special camera equipment or control for drops and splashes. For a phototrap, though, you would need to be able to control the camera shutter. So you would need a camera with an electronic shutter release.
Regarding prices, generally my customers are hobbyists and don't buy in large volume. So I haven't gotten into giving discounts except for the discounts described here.
Discussion
4 replieshttp://www.zigview.co.uk/lst97.htm
(looks the most promising - attaches to the viewfinder. Buy now while the Dollar is high against the British Pound
http://www.bmumford.com/photo/camctlr.html
http://www.photomigrations.com/articles/0406100.htm
Or - build it yourself:
http://xray.bmc.uu.se/markh/cam_trig/cam_trig.html
have a look at phototrap
Wim.
I was thinking of getting into triggers to set my 10D shutter and had an e-mail conversation with Loren?. She is into this sort of thing. I will paste the letter she sent to me. Perhaps it will be useful.
Steve,
I can advise you on photographing drops and splashes. I haven't tried setting up photo traps in the woods. For the latter, take a look at this page:
http://www.bmumford.com/photo/camctlr.html
There's information on nature photography as well as many other things.
For information on what you need for drop and splash photography, see this page:
http://hiviz.com/activities/guidebook/eg_sectionIII.html
This shows various uses of photogates to capture high-speed events. Some substitution of equipment is possible. While I use Vivitar 283 units, many flash units will do. More information on flash as well as cameras and triggers is found in the Tools section of Hiviz.com. The HiViz kit that is best for drops and splashes is the SPG2-DU-BB. If, however, you want a photogate that is generally useful for a number of applications, I recommend the SPG1-DU-BB with the addition of an interrupter. You can switch out the individual emitter and detector of the SPG1 with the interrupter when you do drops. Here are the links to these products:
SPG1-DU-BB: http://hiviz.com/kits/spg-du.htm
INT: http://hiviz.com/kits/components.htm
You don't really need any special camera equipment or control for drops and splashes. For a phototrap, though, you would need to be able to control the camera shutter. So you would need a camera with an electronic shutter release.
Regarding prices, generally my customers are hobbyists and don't buy in large volume. So I haven't gotten into giving discounts except for the discounts described here.
Loren