Sean Nelson
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I recently purchased an intervalometer to let me shoot time-lapse pictures with my K100D Super. Here's what it looks like:
I got it from Amazon.com through the EShopic retailler and I've been very happy with it. EShopic shipped from Canada to my Canadian address within a week without any extra charges over and above the standard shipping cost. I just posted a review on Amazon and I thought I'd republish it here for any of you who are looking for something like this:
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This remote timed shutter release provides five settings:
The INTERVAL can be set from 1 second to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds, as long is it's at least as long as the LENGTH. The INTERVAL is the time from one shutter opening to the next, so for example an interval of 10 seconds means that a new picture is started every 10 seconds, even if the LENGTH is, say, 5 seconds.
The timer sends a "shutter button half-press" signal to the camera for about 2 seconds prior to the actual release of the shutter to trigger the camera's autofocus (or less than 2 seconds if the INTERVAL is less than 2 seconds). There's no way to disable this, although it's easy enough to turn off AF on the camera itself if you don't want to use it.
The NUMBER can be set from 1 to 399 or "unlimited"
You can also enable or disable an audible tone that sounds with each exposure.
The built-in LCD display shows the various settings and includes a backlight for use at night. The backlight is activated with a button and stays for a few seconds then shuts itself off. There is also a small LED light that blinks when each exposure is taken.
Controls are simple - a "SET" button with a four-way rocker to set the various times, a "start/stop" button to actually start the timer up to take pictures or to stop it, a button to activate the LCD backlight and (if held down) lock the settings, and "shutter" button which lets you use the device as a simple remote shutter release. The "shutter" button has a slide that locks it into the "down" position which lets you take manual "bulb" exposures without having to hold the button down manually.
The unit takes two AAA batteries and it claims that the batteries will last for 2 months with the unit actively triggering pictures every few seconds. I haven't had an opportunity to test that.
I've used this a few times now and I like it quite a lot. It does exactly what it's supposed to do without any fuss. I was a bit confused by the controls at first because I thought it had different "modes" of operation: Delay, Interval, etc. - then I realized that it really only has one mode that uses all of the different settings.
My only gripe with the unit is that there's no power switch on it - the LCD is always on and this leads me to wonder if it's going to run down the batteries while in storage. To be safe, you could remove the batteries when you're not using it, but that's a bit of a bother.
I got it from Amazon.com through the EShopic retailler and I've been very happy with it. EShopic shipped from Canada to my Canadian address within a week without any extra charges over and above the standard shipping cost. I just posted a review on Amazon and I thought I'd republish it here for any of you who are looking for something like this:
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This remote timed shutter release provides five settings:
- the DELAY before the first shutter release
- the exposure LENGTH (how long the shutter "button" is pressed)
- the INTERVAL between shutter openings
- the NUMBER of pictures to take
The INTERVAL can be set from 1 second to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds, as long is it's at least as long as the LENGTH. The INTERVAL is the time from one shutter opening to the next, so for example an interval of 10 seconds means that a new picture is started every 10 seconds, even if the LENGTH is, say, 5 seconds.
The timer sends a "shutter button half-press" signal to the camera for about 2 seconds prior to the actual release of the shutter to trigger the camera's autofocus (or less than 2 seconds if the INTERVAL is less than 2 seconds). There's no way to disable this, although it's easy enough to turn off AF on the camera itself if you don't want to use it.
The NUMBER can be set from 1 to 399 or "unlimited"
You can also enable or disable an audible tone that sounds with each exposure.
The built-in LCD display shows the various settings and includes a backlight for use at night. The backlight is activated with a button and stays for a few seconds then shuts itself off. There is also a small LED light that blinks when each exposure is taken.
Controls are simple - a "SET" button with a four-way rocker to set the various times, a "start/stop" button to actually start the timer up to take pictures or to stop it, a button to activate the LCD backlight and (if held down) lock the settings, and "shutter" button which lets you use the device as a simple remote shutter release. The "shutter" button has a slide that locks it into the "down" position which lets you take manual "bulb" exposures without having to hold the button down manually.
The unit takes two AAA batteries and it claims that the batteries will last for 2 months with the unit actively triggering pictures every few seconds. I haven't had an opportunity to test that.
I've used this a few times now and I like it quite a lot. It does exactly what it's supposed to do without any fuss. I was a bit confused by the controls at first because I thought it had different "modes" of operation: Delay, Interval, etc. - then I realized that it really only has one mode that uses all of the different settings.
My only gripe with the unit is that there's no power switch on it - the LCD is always on and this leads me to wonder if it's going to run down the batteries while in storage. To be safe, you could remove the batteries when you're not using it, but that's a bit of a bother.
