Re: Curious about cable release

"Dudley Hanks" <> wrote in message news:...
> In addition to the gels for my flash, I picked up a cable release for my
> Rebel XSi.
>
> There is a female plug (in addition to the cable and male end), which
> seems to allow for a second cable to be attached to the button.
>
> Does anybody know what it's for? Triggering two cams at once?
>
> (I Googled: "cable release canon xsi reviews tips" but didn't get much.)
>
> Take Care,
> Dudley
>
>

Ah, mystery solved.

I snagged my son before he could get away, and asked him to go through the
instruction sheet. Apparently, it's just a storage holder for the plug when
the release isn't being used.

That's kind of disappointing. I was hoping there was some other feature I
could play with...

Oh well.

Take Care,
Dudley

Dudley Hanks

Dudley Hanks wrote:

> "Dudley Hanks" <> wrote in message news:...
> > In addition to the gels for my flash, I picked up a cable release for my
> > Rebel XSi.
> >
> > There is a female plug (in addition to the cable and male end), which
> > seems to allow for a second cable to be attached to the button.
> >
> > Does anybody know what it's for? Triggering two cams at once?
> >
> > (I Googled: "cable release canon xsi reviews tips" but didn't get much.)
> >
> > Take Care,
> > Dudley
> >
> >
>
> Ah, mystery solved.
>
> I snagged my son before he could get away, and asked him to go through the
> instruction sheet. Apparently, it's just a storage holder for the plug when
> the release isn't being used.
>
> That's kind of disappointing. I was hoping there was some other feature I
> could play with...

Sounds like the standard Cannon cable release where the wire is wound around the handle and the plug pops in the side of the handle.

A long time ago I had a Canon film EOS that used the same cable. One contact for auto focussing and the second for shutter. I used a simple transistor switches and drove the camera from a computer through the cable jack.

w..

Walter Banks