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I was discussing taking pictures at weddings with my wife. I get pictures with everyone else with the bride and groom but us. Now one way around this is to just pass my camera to someone else and ask them to that the picture. But I was wondering if a remote would be better? Do they make remotes for the FZ150, where I could push a button to remotely snap our picture?

Bob
 
BPear95235 said:
I was discussing taking pictures at weddings with my wife. I get pictures with everyone else with the bride and groom but us. Now one way around this is to just pass my camera to someone else and ask them to that the picture. But I was wondering if a remote would be better? Do they make remotes for the FZ150, where I could push a button to remotely snap our picture?

Bob
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I use this one and it works quite well, good range and relatively cheap

http://www.amazon.com/RainbowImaging-Wireless-Panasonic-Replaces-panasonic/dp/B004EDPYHI/ref=pd_cp_e_0

Ian
 
The Pixel TW-282 wireless remote/intervalometer works with the FZ-150. It's also sold under different brands such as StudioHut. Make sure you get the model for Panasonic to ensure it has the correct plug.
 
...and of course there's the self-timer option too - where the camera takes a picture 10 seconds after you press the shutter so that you have time to get into the sot.
 
Also note that although the FZ-150 does not provide a BULB exposure mode, the BULB setting on remote shutter controls can be used with the FZ-150 - although for different purposes. Most wireless remotes simply emulate your pressing of the shutter release button, and the BULB setting simply emulates your holding down the shutter release. In the FZ-150's case, that means the remote control's BULB setting can be used to control burst shooting.

When using BULB on the TW-282 remote, you press [and release] the button once to enable "BULB" and press it a second time to cancel "BULB" rather than holding the button down as you would on a camera's actual shutter release.
 
The advantage of a remote shutter goes beyond just being in the frame.

For active subjects, such as birds, waiting 2 to 10 seconds for a random shot is not acceptable. One may want the camera set up and pre-focused at a location somewhat removed from the photographer. When shooting from a tripod, a remote shutter will introduce less vibration than manual shutter activation.

So, when timing is added to remoteness, the self timer is less desirable.

IMHO, shutter releases not directly compatible with cable releases on enthusiast/bridge cameras is way stupid. Maybe the millennial generation just doesn't know about them?

HJ
 
I spotted a guy using a remote with this set up, it was freezing and he had his hands nice and snug in his pockets, good idea i think, my remote is on order, and the wired one i have will go in a cupboard.





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Mark.
 
My wife had mentioned about using the timer, but I do not think it would work in our wedding situations. I usually take pictures after the wedding. I let the wedding photographer pose everyone, and I take my pictures of the wedding party while the wedding photographer is taking their pictures. Sometimes we are asked to be in the pictures, (for example: when our granddaughter got married.) The remote would enable us to be posed properly by the wedding photographer, then I could remotely take pictures while we were in the pictures.

Thanks for your suggestion.

Bob
 
Thanks for all your suggestions and recommendations. Looks like there are more reasons to get the remote then I had originally thought.

Bob
 
I am wondering if you are using this remote with an FZ-150? If so great, and I will get this remote. One of the reviews mentioned they had the FZ150 and the remote did not work with that camera. I'm wondering if they could not figure out how to work the remote. Someone else mentioned it worked with the FZ100, and that is not one of the listed cameras for this remote.

Bob
 
are you sure bulb setting work with fz150?
 
I am sure there is no bulb setting on the FZ-150. I am also sure that there is a bulb setting on the remote shutter release.

Since there is no bulb setting on the FZ-150, using bulb on the remote shutter release cannot provide bulb exposure capability. However, using bulb on the remote simply behaves as though you are holding down the camera's shutter release, so you can use the bulb setting on the remote to hold down the shutter release button where it makes sense for the FZ-150 - such as shooting in burst mode.
 
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