Long Exposure Help Please!

Hi All,

I'm using a 30d.

I'm looking at some night time work, and realised I could be looking at some serious exposure times and in minutes...

The 30d in manual has a "bulb" setting after 30 secs; and understand this means I then hold the shutter down for length of time that you need which being a lazy bugger I don't particularly fancy...

Can anyone recommend to me a setup (timed remote release) or method of use with?

Thanks for your input.

Sidney

SidneyFresh4 wrote in post #9417507
Hi All,

I'm using a 30d.

I'm looking at some night time work, and realised I could be looking at some serious exposure times and in minutes...

The 30d in manual has a "bulb" setting after 30 secs; and understand this means I then hold the shutter down for length of time that you need which being a lazy bugger I don't particularly fancy...

Can anyone recommend to me a setup (timed remote release) or method of use with?

Thanks for your input.

Sidney

This is what I ended up buying for my remote. All you have to do is push the button down and slide it forward and it "locks" open the shutter for until you disengage it.
http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …_RS_80N3.html#a​ccessories
The wireless trigger was too expensive for me at the time.

There is also a more expensive wired trigger that allows control of more features: http://www.bhphotovide​o.com …e_Controller_TC​_80N3.html

Just had a look at the remote release, and threw that into Ebay...

Has anyone any advice regarding the cheaper variants available?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk …_sacat=See-All-Categorieshttp://www.michaellons​dale.com/

You don't necessarily need a timer remote release. You could use a basic non-timer remote shutter release and read the exposure time off the top LCD display on your 30D. If you do that then use a small torch to read the display, to avoid upsetting the camera by pressing the display illumination button. Obviously you have to be careful not to affect your exposure with stray light, but that's easily avoided.

There are lots of different non-timer non-Canon remote shutter releases on eBay and they should all work perfectly well. I have got three: an ADIDT M1, a Jueying branded one and an anonymous unbranded one.

If you want a cheap non-Canon copy of a TC-80N3 then I would recommend a Yongnuo or Aputure version, which I understand to be exactly the same item with different names on it. I have the Yongnuo TC-80N3a and it works perfectly well.

Mike

You can also use the Canon RC1 as a non timer remote for this. You click it once to open, then click it again to close. Its an infrared remote, cheaper than the wired one, but not as nice.

weeatmice wrote in post #9431630
You can also use the Canon RC1 as a non timer remote for this. You click it once to open, then click it again to close. Its an infrared remote, cheaper than the wired one, but not as nice.

The 30d's not got an IR Sensor so you can't use the RC1, I have the RC1 but for my 350d.

Thanks everyone, I fancy the timer remote so off I go to have a look for the Yongnuo or Aputure

This is the exact one I got, from this seller too:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk …iewItem&item=40​0086825924

Whilst I was on eBay I also bought some spare batteries for it. These ones from this seller:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk …es_SM?hash=item​5ad4322aad

There is no on/off switch on these timer remote controls, but the battery life is quoted as being around three years, so it's much like having a battery continuously powering a digital watch. I have read some people saying that their battery only lasted a few months, so I thought it was a good idea to have some spares, just in case.

Mike