Broken EXX Remote Cable Shutter Release Connector

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release and have not been able to fix it. Anyone know if/where the connector can be replaced at a reasonable cost?

Thanks

Jon Wilbrecht

The actuall connector would seem to be proprietary to Olympus, I have looked for a source with zero success. It might be possible for Olympus to fix it, why don't you shoot them an email? If you are not able to make do and fix what you have, then you will probably need to buy a whole new remote.

JonK said:

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release
and have not been able to fix it. Anyone know if/where the
connector can be replaced at a reasonable cost?

Thanks

Jon Wilbrecht

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I had left my E-20 on the floor with the RM-CB1 plugged in and screwed on, and I must have stepped on the cable at some point because I found the connector broken off. I threaded it back together, but it's fragile and I have to be careful not to yank it the slightest bit. (And of course there's no point in screwing it on.)

I did try finding a place where I could buy it cheaper, with no luck; the place that had it for $52 cancelled my order eventually due to lack of stock. So I've changed my mind and I'm planning on trying superglue.

How did you break yours, Jon? Are you still able to use it?

JonK said:

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release
and have not been able to fix it. Anyone know if/where the
connector can be replaced at a reasonable cost?

Thanks

Jon Wilbrecht

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David Ellsworth said:

I did try finding a place where I could buy it cheaper, with no
luck; the place that had it for $52 cancelled my order eventually
due to lack of stock.

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Was it B&H? They have it for $52.49. I'm ordering one tonight.
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markE

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I just plug in the RM-CB1, but NEVER screw the collar down! I use a 1/2"X5" Velcro "wire wrap" to secure the cable to the camera strap with a good size loop in the cable so that I can never put tension on the camera connector! I've managed to do some dumb things with the cable release, but never pulled on the connector!
Jim

JonK said:

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release
and have not been able to fix it.

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jrdii said:

I just plug in the RM-CB1, but NEVER screw the collar down! I use
a 1/2"X5" Velcro "wire wrap" to secure the cable to the camera
strap with a good size loop in the cable so that I can never put
tension on the camera connector! I've managed to do some dumb
things with the cable release, but never pulled on the connector!
Jim

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Any chance you could post a pic of this?

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Cheers,
markE

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jrdii said:

I just plug in the RM-CB1, but NEVER screw the collar down!

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From this (and David's post) I gather that NOT screwing down the connector collar is SOP among the E-xx RM-CB1cogniscienti (wow, there's a mouthful!). Why is that? I assume the rationale is that it would be better to have the connector pull out than to inadvertantly pull the camera onto the ground? Isn't there some danger of bending the E-xx connector pins if the cable gets yanked out (at an angle)?
Phil

Even after what happened, I would still screw in the connector. But I would NOT leave it screwed in when I'm done using the camera. Because that's when it can get yanked. If you're using it normally, it's not going to get yanked hard enough to break; though in normal use it's easy to pull out accidentally if not screwed in.

So -- I got screwed by the connector, but I'd still screw it.

Phil Rose said:

From this (and David's post) I gather that NOT screwing down the
connector collar is SOP among the E-xx RM-CB1cogniscienti (wow,
there's a mouthful!). Why is that? I assume the rationale is that
it would be better to have the connector pull out than to
inadvertantly pull the camera onto the ground? Isn't there some
danger of bending the E-xx connector pins if the cable gets yanked
out (at an angle)?
Phil

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markE said:

David Ellsworth said:

I did try finding a place where I could buy it cheaper, with no
luck; the place that had it for $52 cancelled my order eventually
due to lack of stock.

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Was it B&H? They have it for $52.49. I'm ordering one tonight.

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Thanks for bringing that to my attention -- as a matter of fact it wasn't B&H. It was Aztek Computer, which I found doing a Google search. Now I'm trying to decide if I'll order it after all. It would be nice having the peace of mind of knowing that my connector was free of induced structural weaknesses, superglue notwithstanding.

This is an antique thread. I'll bet that most of the Olympus shutter releases bought then are broken now, unless they never left the studio. Mine broke before the 2 week return-period was up, and Henry's is kindly ordering a replacement.

I had it threaded twice through each of the strap triangles so there couldn't be any external pull on it. It's too long anyway.

Canon has a shutter release which looks like it won't break. The Olympus shutter release looks certain to break, and it will if at all possible. What a shame on an otherwise sturdy E-xx. Is it the same for the E1?

When Henry gets me another one I'm going to permanently wrap a metal tube around the weak point, and still unscrew it after use, and still thread it twice through each strap triangle, and also use Jim's idea of velcroing it to the tripod. Olypus ought to be ashamed. Any other ideas?

JonK said:

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release
and have not been able to fix it. Anyone know if/where the
connector can be replaced at a reasonable cost?

Thanks

Jon Wilbrecht

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I have a broken one also. Seems to be more than a coincidence and oly should recall and fix.

JonK said:

I recently broke the connector on my RM-CB1 cable shutter release
and have not been able to fix it. Anyone know if/where the
connector can be replaced at a reasonable cost?

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I also broke the connector on my first RM-CB1. I wrote Oly to see what they would charge to fix it. They said that if it was still under warranty they would replace it for free, but if it wasn't my only option was to purchase a replacement. I did purchase a replacement from B&H.

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