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Disassembly of DP1m - TOP PLATE

Started May 1, 2016 | Discussions thread
CT Don
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Re: Disassembly of DP1m - REMOVE TOP PLATE

Boris Starosta wrote:

After some months hiatus, I disassembled the top plate of the Sigma camera, hoping to find electrical contacts with the shutter switch. Alas, no better contacts could be found, than I'd already found earlier. The switch itself is inaccessible due to the circular race of contacts surrounding it, which make it impossible to run a wire directly to the switch.

I brought the piece to my local camera professional, who was unable to help. As to my suggestion of soldering to the contacts showing resistance values, all he could do was shake his head.

So that's it for the Sigma Merrill cameras: there's absolutely, positively no way to wire in an electrical remote release, and therewith no way to electrically synchronize a release of the shutters of two cameras.

I have this idea that maybe there's a way to fire the camera through the USB port, but that would require hacking the camera OS, a task for advanced black hats which I haven't got!

This is unfortunate! This is a very affordable and handy camera that makes beautiful images. Alas, without electric release, this camera will remain of very limited utility for my stereoscopic work... I'll be looking for a replacement.

If you are still interested, I found a way to add wired remote:

Sigma Merrill Wired Remote

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