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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/10/2006 07:09:13 PM · #1

I'm looking at picking up a remote for my Minolta 5D and I read that the cable remote has some lag time to it. Can anyone confirm or dispute that? Any experience with a cable remote? Does length affect the transmission speed from pushing the remote to actual shutter release? Lengths are available from 20 inches to 20 feet.

Thanks in advance!
Barry

ralph

Nikon Z9

01/10/2006 07:15:41 PM · #2

screw in's ?? the short ones are mechanical .. and thereis no lag
long distnces are usually small "bulb" and run by air .. so likely thereis some lag ... though dependant on alot of factors ..

electronic ones (wired) have no lag
i would presume IR has some but likely quite short ..

Ecce_Signum

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

01/10/2006 07:16:44 PM · #3

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Am guessing here but since yout using a remote you won't be taking pictures of fast moving subjects? If there is a 'lag' of more than a millesecond or two you probably won't see any difference?

01/10/2006 08:54:04 PM · #4

Originally posted by ralphnev:

Thanks. Smiling at the "screw in's" comment as I still have one of those for my old Pentax P3 Manual 35mm SLR. ;^)

Yes, it would be electronic - so I guess no lag time. Good.

Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Minolta

01/10/2006 08:58:30 PM · #5

Originally posted by Ecce Signum:

Am guessing here but since yout using a remote you won't be taking pictures of fast moving subjects? If there is a 'lag' of more than a millesecond or two you probably won't see any difference?

Actually, I was thinking a remote release would come in handy in two situations currently. 1) Tripod mount where I'm at the viewfinder but want control of the release rather than using the self-timer to get a hands-free release. 2) Tripod mount where I have pre-focused/selected an area (say a birds nest) and I can trip the shutter from a concealed distance (up to 20' with the wired remote cable).

Thanks for the response. Sounds like potential shutter lag is not really a major concern.

ralph

Nikon Z9

01/10/2006 09:33:10 PM · #6

Originally posted by glad2badad:

Originally posted by ralphnev:
screw in's ?? the short ones are mechanical .. and thereis no lag
long distnces are usually small "bulb" and run by air .. so likely thereis some lag ... though dependant on alot of factors ..

electronic ones (wired) have no lag
i would presume IR has some but likely quite short ..

Thanks. Smiling at the "screw in's" comment as I still have one of those for my old Pentax P3 Manual 35mm SLR. ;^)

Yes, it would be electronic - so I guess no lag time. Good.

D100 has "screw in" --
i like them better than the electronic one / no batteries & it looks so retro ;)

D200 has only electonic :(

paddles

Pentax K10D

Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF

01/10/2006 10:28:15 PM · #7

I just plugged my (old RC-1000S) remote into my new Dynax 5D (=Maxxum 5D for the Americans out there) to test it out. There was no appreciable difference in lag between using the remote to using the camera's shutter release.

Message edited by author 2006-01-10 22:29:59.

magpie5212

Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D

01/24/2006 09:49:32 AM · #8

And the RC-1000L has the same characteristic. I use it on my 5D (as well as my old film SLR) and it's the same response as the shutter.

Of course the big advantage is that it locks down for time ('bulb') so you can take your hand off.