Posted by Carol Hyman on November 6, 2010 at 3:47 PM
My remote shutter control for my D700 just bit the dust.
Would like to get a wireless shutter release and am looking for recommendations.
Do YOU have a D700 and are YOU using a wireless release? What model? How much?
Thanks,
Carol
Posted by Drew Fulton on November 6, 2010 at 5:30 PM
Carol,
I shoot with a D3 and use a couple different shutter releases. When I need wireless capabilities, I go with a pair of Pocketwizards and the appropriate cable. Yeah, they are expensive if you are using them only as a camera remote, but I also use them for flashes at different times. However, since they are radio, rather than infrared, you don't have to have line of sight and can do a lot of cool stuff with them, ie put one in the hotshoe of Camera A and one plugged into Camera B ( a remote camera). Whenever you press teh shutter of A, B also fires.
For cheaper options, I use Nikon's intervalometer. I actually have a pair of them, one a real one from Nikon and one from an eBay knockoff company. I actually prefer the knockoff... not just because it was half to two thirds the price but I like the more flexible wire on the knockoff. I assume there are some knockoffs for wireless so I wouldn't hesitate to go that route, though I think the shipping did take a while...
Drew
Posted by Robert Cubit on November 7, 2010 at 1:19 AM
Carol,
I've been using this Chinese unit (with 3 receivers) on my D700 for about a year and can say they work very well (Yongnuo RF-602):
They can be used to trigger either the D700 or your SB flash unit(s) or both. The range is rated at 100 meters (over 300 ft). I looked at a number of brands---if you Google these, you'll see that they get the best reviews of any of the Chinese brands. They are very well made; I've never had mine fail to trigger the camera or flash.
They don't have all the features of the Pocket Wizards, if you need those. But for $34 for one transmitter and one receiver (free 2-week shipping from China), you can't go too far wrong, even if you just use them as a wireless cable release. If yu want them faster, Amazon also carries them at a higher price. Just make sure you get the set with the Nikon 10-pin connector on the supplied receiver cable!
Still, if you are doing mission critical work like wedding photography, I'd recommend Pocket Wizards.
Bob
Posted by Kent Staubus on November 7, 2010 at 10:20 PM
How much distance are you talking about? That's the key thing. I can get about 200 yards with my CyberSyncs and a cable from FlashZebra. I sometimes trip two cameras at once using my triggers. The CyberSyncs are the best value if you need some distance, I think.
Kent in SD
Posted by Carol Hyman on November 7, 2010 at 10:29 PM
Folks, thanks for the replies. I've been using my remote for stacking images for macro shots. Distance was never an issue. Unfortunately the even tho' the remote was designed by Nikon for Nikon cameras they didn't do a good job of designing the cable. The flexible part of the cable just beneath where the 10-pin receptacle is was too short.
At the moment, I'm using a 2-second timer and until I decide why I really need a remote, I think that will do.
> At the moment, I'm using a 2-second timer and until I decide why I really need a remote, I think that will do.
I think having the ability to trip the shutter exactly when you want to, instead of after a certain delay, can be very useful, especially when the subject (e.g. an insect) can move. Something to think about...
Posted by Carol Hyman on November 8, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Anil, the same is true when the winds are blowing and the subject is a leaf or a flower. Thanks,
Carol
Posted by Rudy Ruberti on November 8, 2010 at 6:33 PM
Carol,
I have a D700 and am using the Nikon MC30 cable release. I broke my first Nikon cable and decided to go cheap and bought a Promaster cable, which I broke in about an hour. I then tried a couple of different wireless releases by Promaster and had nothing but problems. Finally, I went back to the Nikon MC30 cable release and all is good (but I still don't have a wireless release).
Rudy
Posted by Carol Hyman on November 8, 2010 at 9:05 PM
Rudy, thanks, I may do the same thing. They've redesigned the Nikon MC-30 cable release lengthening the flexible portion of the connector just beneath the 10-pin connector.
I've played "go cheap" before and that just left me with a release that worked intermittently.
So I may go your route.
Discussion
8 repliesWould like to get a wireless shutter release and am looking for recommendations.
Do YOU have a D700 and are YOU using a wireless release? What model? How much?
Thanks,
Carol
I shoot with a D3 and use a couple different shutter releases. When I need wireless capabilities, I go with a pair of Pocketwizards and the appropriate cable. Yeah, they are expensive if you are using them only as a camera remote, but I also use them for flashes at different times. However, since they are radio, rather than infrared, you don't have to have line of sight and can do a lot of cool stuff with them, ie put one in the hotshoe of Camera A and one plugged into Camera B ( a remote camera). Whenever you press teh shutter of A, B also fires.
For cheaper options, I use Nikon's intervalometer. I actually have a pair of them, one a real one from Nikon and one from an eBay knockoff company. I actually prefer the knockoff... not just because it was half to two thirds the price but I like the more flexible wire on the knockoff. I assume there are some knockoffs for wireless so I wouldn't hesitate to go that route, though I think the shipping did take a while...
Drew
I've been using this Chinese unit (with 3 receivers) on my D700 for about a year and can say they work very well (Yongnuo RF-602):
http://cgi.ebay.com/RF-602-Wireless-Shutter-Release-Nikon-D700-D300-D2X-/120518769035?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash=item1c0f7a798b
They can be used to trigger either the D700 or your SB flash unit(s) or both. The range is rated at 100 meters (over 300 ft). I looked at a number of brands---if you Google these, you'll see that they get the best reviews of any of the Chinese brands. They are very well made; I've never had mine fail to trigger the camera or flash.
They don't have all the features of the Pocket Wizards, if you need those. But for $34 for one transmitter and one receiver (free 2-week shipping from China), you can't go too far wrong, even if you just use them as a wireless cable release. If yu want them faster, Amazon also carries them at a higher price. Just make sure you get the set with the Nikon 10-pin connector on the supplied receiver cable!
Still, if you are doing mission critical work like wedding photography, I'd recommend Pocket Wizards.
Bob
Kent in SD
At the moment, I'm using a 2-second timer and until I decide why I really need a remote, I think that will do.
Thanks, guys,
Carol
> At the moment, I'm using a 2-second timer and until I decide why I really need a remote, I think that will do.
I think having the ability to trip the shutter exactly when you want to, instead of after a certain delay, can be very useful, especially when the subject (e.g. an insect) can move. Something to think about...
Carol
I have a D700 and am using the Nikon MC30 cable release. I broke my first Nikon cable and decided to go cheap and bought a Promaster cable, which I broke in about an hour. I then tried a couple of different wireless releases by Promaster and had nothing but problems. Finally, I went back to the Nikon MC30 cable release and all is good (but I still don't have a wireless release).
Rudy
I've played "go cheap" before and that just left me with a release that worked intermittently.
So I may go your route.
Carol