Does the remote I' m searching for exist?

[GRafyx]

Okay so I need a remote compatible with my Canon EOS 1100d. Here are the specs I need:

-100 meters range
-Not infrared (that means there must be a transmitter AND a receiver, so I don't have to aim the remote directly at the camera's sensor)
-There must be a lockable BULB mode, like when you shoot star trails for example.
-(Optional) That would be cool if I could use it as a flash trigger.

Does anyone knows if that kind of remote exists? Thank you .

 

[Gavjenks]

I don't know, but you could make one fairly easily if it does not. The jack in the side of your DSLR that you would attach a corded remote shutter to is usually very straightforward. As in something like 3 pins where one = ground, one = the same as holding the shutter halfway down, and one = the same as holding the shutter all the way down (which will lock in bulb if your camera is set to bulb and the electrical signal stays on).

So all you would need to do is to buy a cheap 2 channel radio receiver and transmitter that you can solder wires to for like $10 on ebay, find or buy an old remote or something that has the right plug style, strip the wire behind the plug with wire strippers, and solder the ends to your receiver.

Then you make a circuit to control the transmitter to do whatever you want. For instance if you attach a permanent two way switch from radio shack to the shutter release channel, then you could lock it in bulb. If you hook it up to your laptop, then you could do anything: photos that automatically expose in the fibonacci sequence without you lifting a finger if you feel like it. You could have your camera automatically fire to the beat of music. Blah blah, whatever.

Hell, if you used a couple of cheap prepaid cell phones instead of the radio transmitters from ebay, then you could trigger your camera from 3,000 miles away with a phone call if you wanted to instead, for <$50.

So, although I'm not aware of whether the remote you want exists, it certainly is possible, for very cheap. The world is your oyster when it comes to remote triggering. It's one of the most DIY friendly aspects of digital photography, since the signal from the remote is in no way encoded or encrypted.




edit: flash triggering is similarly simple. If you connect the little center silver nub on your flash to the contacts on the sides of its mount, it will interpret that as a fire signal. This is the basis for extremely cheap (~$20) long range radio flash triggers by for instance cowboystudio. But you could also do your own stuff with some solder and a $5 hot shoe mount (so that you dont ruin your flash with solder directly)

 

[GRafyx]

Well thank you but I'm really not good with electronics, so if anyone knows a remote like this that I could buy, please tell me.

 

[480sparky43 42]

Okay so I need a remote compatible with my Canon EOS 1100d. Here are the specs I need:

-100 meters range
-Not infrared (that means there must be a transmitter AND a receiver, so I don't have to aim the remote directly at the camera's sensor)
-There must be a lockable BULB mode, like when you shoot star trails for example.
-(Optional) That would be cool if I could use it as a flash trigger.

Does anyone knows if that kind of remote exists? Thank you .

Click here.

 

[HughGuessWho100 15]

Okay so I need a remote compatible with my Canon EOS 1100d. Here are the specs I need:

-100 meters range
-Not infrared (that means there must be a transmitter AND a receiver, so I don't have to aim the remote directly at the camera's sensor)
-There must be a lockable BULB mode, like when you shoot star trails for example.
-(Optional) That would be cool if I could use it as a flash trigger.

Does anyone knows if that kind of remote exists? Thank you .

Click here.

^ That

I bought that Pixel remote based on that very thread. One of the best investements I have ever made.

 

[GRafyx]

Thank you so much guys!