gud pm everyone. i wish to purchase remote for my canon 400d but have no idea which one to buy. i have no knowledge with remotes/cable releases or whatever they are called. :KO: but i want to have one for the purpose of night photography, and because it is said that you cannot do a practical bulb exposure (more than 30 seconds) when you dont have a remote.

which is better, cable or IRs? or they're just the same. and please be kind enough to suggest good models of the said items. thanks very much.

Hi Mycel,

on a 400D a remote is more flexible. you can use it to do bulb exposures and you can use it as a long-range remote! no more running back to the ranks when taking self-timered shots :-) also easier to execute jumping self-portraits! hehehe

i think its called the canon RC-1 wireless remote :-)

thank you po sir jay. gusto ko na kasing itry ang night photography inspired by your nightshots! =) i was about to PM you kanina kaso nahiya ako kaya ngpost nlng ako ng thread. hehe=) salamat po ulit!

We've had better luck in the studio with a wired remote. The wireless remote tends to be iffy when we're doing painting with light exercises.

Cheers!

Jo Avila

Wireless remote for me. More flexible than the wired one.

thank you po sir jay. gusto ko na kasing itry ang night photography inspired by your nightshots! =) i was about to PM you kanina kaso nahiya ako kaya ngpost nlng ako ng thread. hehe=) salamat po ulit!


+1 here on Sr.Jay's night photography/long exposures..

Recently, when I got courage to try it manually though (with just a flashlight for focusing, no remote), on a shoreline in Subic, the more I was wondering how the night owls (Jay J., Norman A., et.al.) do it with such finesse.

It is damn tough and practically impossible to have a decent long exposure (bulb) if you haven't got a cable release..

.. and I guess knowing your hyperfocal math pays-off at this field.. :)

thank you for the kind replies sir jo, cezar and erick=)

@ sir jo, i wish to attend some of your seminars. but couldn't commit myself due to tight schedules.

@ erick, sir jay's photography are really inspiring.=) when i was told that remotes are essential for long exposures, i immediately looked for the prices, but forgot to decide first on what remote to buy. hehe!=) but i think i will go with sir jay's recommendation (canon RC-1) since it was his technique that'll be doing. thanks!=)