Alton48478
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Does any ony know of a reputable company where i can purchase the coolpix remote? I beleive that it is MC-EU1.
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James Pascale
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Greg Gebhardt
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I belive that either B&H or Ritz had them on sale for about $90.--Greg GebhardtJacksonville, Florida
Mark Roberts
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Many people seem to prefer the features and flexibility the DigiSnap 2000 offers over the MC-EU1.
http://www.harbortronics.com
http://www.harbortronics.com
--Harbortronics... home of the DigiSnap!
If it is up to me, I will buy give the DigiSnap a try. I do not have the DigiSnap, but have the MC-EU1 with 995.
The MC-EU1 is nice in apparence, but functionally crappy!
1) The 2-minute minimum interval is totally bogus. I wanted to shoot survillence photo, perhaps once every 10 seconds, but cannot with the MC-EU1, very frastrating. I see no reason why Nikon put this limit there.
2) The buttons are very small, very hard to handle for a regular guy, on the tall side, like me.
3) The cord is simply too short, real pain when wanting to trigger the camera from more than a couple feet.
Good luck.
The MC-EU1 is nice in apparence, but functionally crappy!
1) The 2-minute minimum interval is totally bogus. I wanted to shoot survillence photo, perhaps once every 10 seconds, but cannot with the MC-EU1, very frastrating. I see no reason why Nikon put this limit there.
2) The buttons are very small, very hard to handle for a regular guy, on the tall side, like me.
3) The cord is simply too short, real pain when wanting to trigger the camera from more than a couple feet.
Good luck.
Alton48478
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According to what I read on their site, you provide the cord, which is a serial cable. Hence you can string it as long as you want. They even brag about going something like 500-feet, or something similar.
I know it is bulky, perhaps for those who just want just a remote trigger, the Nikon one is good enough.
I know it is bulky, perhaps for those who just want just a remote trigger, the Nikon one is good enough.
Snake Plissken
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charlie wallace
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tis about the size of a matchbox, not what i'd call bulky, not as slimline as the mc eu-1, but hey those bigger buttons have to come from somewhere right!.
mc-eu1 , slimline , not bad looking, practically useless to some of us. 2 minutes? works fine as a remote release, mostly.
digisnap, functional design, pretty much does everything you'd need and
then some, and can be upgraded ( and it works with other cameras )
charlie
mc-eu1 , slimline , not bad looking, practically useless to some of us. 2 minutes? works fine as a remote release, mostly.
digisnap, functional design, pretty much does everything you'd need and
then some, and can be upgraded ( and it works with other cameras )
charlie
Has anyone weighed (or would you be wiiling to weigh) the digisnap 2000?
I have a weight-critical application in which I am attaching a digital camera to a kite, and I need to remotely trigger the camera. Before I buy the coolpix 5000, I want to collectively weigh the camera and cable release (digisnap 2000) and decide if it's a practical solution.
Thanks,
Scott
I have a weight-critical application in which I am attaching a digital camera to a kite, and I need to remotely trigger the camera. Before I buy the coolpix 5000, I want to collectively weigh the camera and cable release (digisnap 2000) and decide if it's a practical solution.
Thanks,
Scott
Ellery Potash
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Ben Silva
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It looks like the digisnap talks to the camera via the serial interface. How can it communicate with the 995, which only has USB? Are more adapters necessary?
Ben
Ben
Ed Rotberg
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I haven't actually weighed it, but it is small and very, very light. I would seriously doubt that it is significantly heavier than Nikon's remote. The only difference would be the serial cables/connectors that you might end up using.
In your case, the weight of the serial cable will be the only issue since the digisnap istelf will be in your hands. Myabe you can find some especially light serial cable somewhere.
For my part I'd hate to have my camera come crashing down with a kite if something untoward were to happen.
= Ed =
In your case, the weight of the serial cable will be the only issue since the digisnap istelf will be in your hands. Myabe you can find some especially light serial cable somewhere.
For my part I'd hate to have my camera come crashing down with a kite if something untoward were to happen.
= Ed =
-- = Ed Rotberg ='A waist is a terrible thing to mind'
Mark Roberts
Leading Member
Both the DigiSnap and MC-EU1 use the serial port to talk with the cameras. Nikon has for some reason chosen not to mention the serial port in their advertisements, but it's there all the same! All of the Coolpixies save the 775 have a serial port.
--Harbortronics... home of the DigiSnap!
Jim Ford
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I'm puzzled - how did you know that if Nikon have never mentioned it?
Regards: Jim Ford
Ben Silva
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Really? I think I am really stupid then. I just looked over my 995 once more, and I didn't find a serial connector anywhere.
Ben
Ben
Ed,
I don't plan to hold the digisnap in my hand; it will be sitting next to the camera and attached to the kite. I will use a radio control to "talk" to the digisnap 2200 which will trigger the camera.
Is a small serial cable significantly heavier than the digisnap, or did you mention the weight of the cable b/c you were imagining a 100ft. cable attached to the kite?
Scott
I don't plan to hold the digisnap in my hand; it will be sitting next to the camera and attached to the kite. I will use a radio control to "talk" to the digisnap 2200 which will trigger the camera.
Is a small serial cable significantly heavier than the digisnap, or did you mention the weight of the cable b/c you were imagining a 100ft. cable attached to the kite?
Scott
JeffB47487
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Ben, the serial connection is made at the same socket as the USB connection. There are eight electrical contacts there -USB uses four of them and the serial connection uses some of the others.
Nikon make a special cable that has a DB9 on one end and connects to the camera at the other end.
There is a standard protocol that many cameras understand for control, including zoom and "half press" on the shutter button, but most manufacturers expand on the basics to allow for the special features of their camera.
--Jeff
Ed Rotberg
Senior Member
I was thinking about a 100 ft. cable 
I don't have an accurate scale, but I think that the digisnap, with battery installed is only a few ounces. I'd guess 3 oz or so.
It does, however, require a DB-9 connector to attach to the Nikon serial cable. You could cut down the length of the cable to help reduce the weight a bit more fairly easily (although it's only about 3 ft. long as is.) The weight of the whole assembly is probably no more than 5 ounces. That's just a rough guess. It might actually be less than that. If I had a good scale I'd weigh it for you.
= Ed =
I don't have an accurate scale, but I think that the digisnap, with battery installed is only a few ounces. I'd guess 3 oz or so.It does, however, require a DB-9 connector to attach to the Nikon serial cable. You could cut down the length of the cable to help reduce the weight a bit more fairly easily (although it's only about 3 ft. long as is.) The weight of the whole assembly is probably no more than 5 ounces. That's just a rough guess. It might actually be less than that. If I had a good scale I'd weigh it for you.
= Ed =
-- = Ed Rotberg ='A waist is a terrible thing to mind'
Mark Roberts
Leading Member
Yup...
Actually, I believe Nikon is the only one to have extended the protocol...
Actually, I believe Nikon is the only one to have extended the protocol...
--Harbortronics... home of the DigiSnap!
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