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| Posted: Mon Dec 16th, 2019 16:04 |
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jk
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Has anyone seen this? Looks very good. https://www.letspinout.com/ https://www.letspinout.com/files/Pinout-manual-draft.pdf https://www.letspinout.com/#buy
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17th, 2019 04:21 |
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GeoffR
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It looks interesting if you buy the Pro or Full kit, the basic kit does little more than a wired remote, but at half the price of a Nikon one. The biggest problem is that Amazon don't have stock and don't know if they will have any more. Another possible, though probably minor, issue is the reduction in battery life of the phone to which it is connected. I'd like to try one but only the Pro or Full kit would be of real interest, neither of which appears to be available.
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| Posted: Tue Dec 17th, 2019 11:13 |
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Robert
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Much the same thing as this... https://www.foolography.com/products/unleashed/ This is the one I would choose, less gimmicky I think. Has a good reputation and is I am told very reliable, across the Nikon range I know several users who rely on these, day in and day out. The recent addition of extended Bulb exposures and the promised time lapse 'Holy Grail' feature to level exposures from daylight to full darkness and back is very desirable, not sure if it's implemented yet but it is/was on their promised feature list. I am confident this one has it's own GPS chip because at least one of the users I know doesn't even own a smartphone and he uses it purely for the GPS feature. I suspect the 'LetsPinout' one relies on the smart phone to get the location data. Smart phones are not particularly good at GPS in my experience, by miles, not good at compass bearings either.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 18th, 2019 11:00 |
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GeoffR
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I have got to the stage where I consider long and hard whether a new piece of kit will get adequate use before I buy it. I am so far unconvinced that I would use either of these often enough to justify the expense. Once you consider how often you use a camera remotely (very rarely in my case) you begin to see how much use you might make of a remote control, even if it does add features. I have a Nikon wired remote/intervalometer/long exposure timer and I hardly ever use it so why would I use one of these any more often?
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| Posted: Wed Dec 18th, 2019 16:55 |
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novicius
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That geo tagging / logging is of interest to me, as I`m soon going long haul again.....but I find them a little pricey...
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 02:36 |
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Robert
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GeoffR wrote:I have got to the stage where I consider long and hard whether a new piece of kit will get adequate use before I buy it. I am so far unconvinced that I would use either of these often enough to justify the expense. Once you consider how often you use a camera remotely (very rarely in my case) you begin to see how much use you might make of a remote control, even if it does add features. I have a Nikon wired remote/intervalometer/long exposure timer and I hardly ever use it so why would I use one of these any more often? I would guess without checking exactly, currently more than 50% of my photography is either intervalometer, time lapse or long to very long exposure. I would simply insert the device in the camera and forget it. I have an MC36 wired intervalometer and it's very useful, however the 'Holy Grail' feature is something I need for 24 hr time-lapse, also the GPS would be invaluable. The lack of a wire is a great benefit especially at night and the ability to control the camera from a distance is another plus. Allowing me to control the camera without risking spoiling exposures with my head torch, even on dim red it can easily ruin several exposures while I make adjustments to the camera settings. The GPS feature saves me having to manually allocate locations for all my images and will probably be more discerning. I find the 'Map' feature in Lightroom invaluable, it enables me to find images by location when I sometimes struggle to remember the date, or even the year. If I know I want a particular image at a particular location, I simply go to the map, find the rough location and all the images I took at that location are there. Currently I have to manually place them there first which is a bit of a chore but still easier than keywording. This is especially useful in large botanic gardens when wanting to locate specific planting areas. Also photographing events like motorcycle trials which are widespread, the Scottish Six Day trial is a good example, so many sections over a wide area, (perhaps a 30-40 mile radius) identifying each section and finding it on the map is very time consuming, the sections themselves are sometimes quite long, is good to be able to evaluate the best places to stand to get the most spectacular images. Doing this post shoot is quite challenging and involves a lot of guesswork in wooded areas where the track isn't visible to the satellite but GPS still works.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 03:04 |
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jk
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I think the GPS function is very useful and this is what attracted me to the device. I think that the 10pin interface on my D850, D800, D3S is superior to the new rectangular interface adapter that is present on my Z7, D600, D90, D80. I like the idea of using my phone as a remote triggering device as sometimes I set the camera on a rock, when I dont have my tripod, and touching it is a potential move event.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 07:04 |
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GeoffR
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Robert wrote:I would guess without checking exactly, currently more than 50% of my photography is either intervalometer, time lapse or long to very long exposure. I would simply insert the device in the camera and forget it. I don't dispute the usefulness of such devices, merely point out that my need of one is, currently, minimal.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 07:47 |
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chrisbet
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I have a simple app on my phone that has a remote trigger plus time lapse timer that takes x number of images y time apart, plus a bulb timer - it also has a sound trigger so you can operate it by voice - it works via the infrared sensor on the camera.Best bit is that it is free and needs no gizmos plugged in to the camera.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 19th, 2019 11:09 |
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jk
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chrisbet wrote:I have a simple app on my phone that has a remote trigger plus time lapse timer that takes x number of images y time apart, plus a bulb timer - it also has a sound trigger so you can operate it by voice - it works via the infrared sensor on the camera.Best bit is that it is free and needs no gizmos plugged in to the camera. Chris, What is the app called?
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