FZ1 air shutter release

gene thomson said:

Forgot to include this top view of the assembly.
Gene Thomson

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gene thomson said:

The FZ1/2 doesn't have any provision for remote shutter operation.
I jury rigged one up using a piece of an aluminum yardstick and a
old squeexe bulb air release that I found in my miscellaneous
camera parts box.

1. I bent the piece of aluminum to fit around the camera, drilled
two holes, one for the tripod mounting screw on the bottom, and a
smaller on top for the shutter release connector. (The hole on the
left of the bottom plate was for another camera - disregard it).



The next picture is of the bracket on the camera, mounted on a
tripod, and with the air release connected. A slight squeeze of
the bulb gives a half press of the camera's shutter, a futher
squeeze fires the shutter. For burst mode, you just squeeze the
bulb and hold it until the burst is over. Seems to work perfectly.



This device can be used with any camera. I did not include any
detailed dimensions because they would vary depending upon the
camera used. My air release bulb has 30 feet of tubing, so I can
be quite a distance away from a bird feeder, or whatever subject
you set up for. Just thought I would pass this along for anyone
who may be interested.

Gene Thomson

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steve Elkins said:

necessity being the mother of invention! does the bulb allow you
focus and refocus , without tripping the shutter? I seem to
remember my air thingy was a 'squeeze n wait' operation; there was
always a delay, albeit only slight, while the air compressed and
then the shutter tripped

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gene thomson said:

The FZ1/2 doesn't have any provision for remote shutter operation.
I jury rigged one up using a piece of an aluminum yardstick and a
old squeexe bulb air release that I found in my miscellaneous
camera parts box.

1. I bent the piece of aluminum to fit around the camera, drilled
two holes, one for the tripod mounting screw on the bottom, and a
smaller on top for the shutter release connector. (The hole on the
left of the bottom plate was for another camera - disregard it).



The next picture is of the bracket on the camera, mounted on a
tripod, and with the air release connected. A slight squeeze of
the bulb gives a half press of the camera's shutter, a futher
squeeze fires the shutter. For burst mode, you just squeeze the
bulb and hold it until the burst is over. Seems to work perfectly.



This device can be used with any camera. I did not include any
detailed dimensions because they would vary depending upon the
camera used. My air release bulb has 30 feet of tubing, so I can
be quite a distance away from a bird feeder, or whatever subject
you set up for. Just thought I would pass this along for anyone
who may be interested.

Gene Thomson

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drivethru said:

That's great Gene, good idea...............there are a few of these
on Ebay

George

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gene thomson said:

drivethru said:

That's great Gene, good idea...............there are a few of these
on Ebay

George

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ssteppe said:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=70980&is=REG
Thanks for the idea, Gene.
-Steve

gene thomson said:

drivethru said:

That's great Gene, good idea...............there are a few of these
on Ebay

George

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