Posted by Luke Ormand on October 26, 2009 at 7:30 PM
I'm looking for a cable release for the D300s and was a little surprised to see how much the Nikon version costs. Has anyone had luck with 3rd party manufacturers in the cable release market? Thanks.
- Luke
Posted by Ron Williams on October 27, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Luke, I have tried the third party brands and ended up buying a Nikon MC-30 cable release for my D300 and D700 and wish I would have just spent the money originally on the Nikon brand. You may have better luck then myself but the grip and response to shutter release was much better with the Nikon...
Posted by Larry Fischer on October 27, 2009 at 7:57 AM
The sweetness of quality exceeds the bitterness of price. Go Nikon....
the fisch
Posted by Dan Baumbach on October 27, 2009 at 2:14 PM
I got a very cheap one on eBay and I have no complaints.
The first one I got was cheap (about $8, but would have been $20 had I bought it from Amazon), and it lasted five months before becoming unpredictable in the cold, and then nonfunctional.(This first one was a JJC "A series" with "www.Zhouhouse.com" on the label.)
My current one is a Pixio, about $18 total. It has a one-year warranty. It has a screw-lock insertion thing and a pleasantly flexible cable. It has lasted 9 months so far.
Love my MC 30!! Better to be safe than sorry, I went through the very same thought process after I purchased the D300. I went to B&H in Manhattan to purchase one of the inexpensive knock-offs and when the B&H rep told me "might want to pick up at least two of them" I said lets go with the Nikon brand. I do photography as a business, if Im on a photoshoot say for sunrise at Acadia NP I wouldnt want to be held up by a $16.00 shutter release cable when sharpness is essential.
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My current one is a Pixio, about $18 total. It has a one-year warranty. It has a screw-lock insertion thing and a pleasantly flexible cable. It has lasted 9 months so far.