Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3 by Canon Cameras US
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Digital camera reviews of Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3
Digital camera Review: Easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
Gives full control on camera including prefocus and long exposures. Comfortable to hold; logical switch location with switch lock/lockout. Short 2 foot cord. Digital camera Review: Great concept
Summary: 4 Stars
Canon Remote Switch RS60 E3
This is a greatb tool for the macro shooter or slow shutter speeds. Very usefull also when you need to lock the mirror up for less noise.
The only draw back is the short cord. Would be much better if it were longer, maybe 6' or more for different applications.
Digital camera Review: Great for night photography
Summary: 5 Stars
This remote switch is great for taking night shots, or for any situation where you have a tripod and need to prevent camera shake. I own a Canon DSLR (the Digital Rebel XTi), and I got really tired of waiting for the timer to go off when taking night shots. If you don't use the timer, when your finger presses the shutter button you get some camera shake. But with this switch, you can just connect it and then take shot after shot without waiting. It's especially nice with auto-bracketing, since you're taking sets of 3 shots in a row so it's just click-click-click and you're done. Waiting for the self-timer when auto-bracketing gets old really fast.
A nice feature that you can see in the product image is the set of two little grooves that the cable clips into (one on the left up near the switch, and one on the right almost at the botton). You can wrap the cable around the handle and clip it in place into one of the grooves for easy storage.
I also like the shutter lock, which lets you hold the shutter open in 'bulb' mode. You just depress the shutter button and then slide it forward and it's locked. For exposures more than a minute when it's cold and dark, it's handy to be able to leave the switch alone and put your hands in your pockets so they don't freeze.
For the do-it-yourself crowd, this switch is just a simple electrical switch with a 2.5mm jack. You could make your own for a few dollars in parts, but I think the design of the Canon version is worth the money (especially the cable grooves).
This is NOT for group portraits that include the photographer: the cable is too short for that. If you want more than a foot or two of reach, you can extend it with a 2.5mm stereo audio cable, and then you could use it for shooting yourself. But the self-timer is almost always better, if only because you won't have a switch in your hand in every photo.
Overall, if you're using a tripod and especially if you're shooting at night, a useful, well-designed tool to have handy.
Digital camera Review: Simple device does its job well
Summary: 5 Stars
Handy little thing, I find myself using it far more than I expected. Nothing complicated, just a button on a string more or less, but for any long shots it really saves the day by allowing you to not touch the camera at all ensuring it doesn't shake. The button also "locks" (a plastic piece slides over to hold it down) which is of course perfect for "bulb" exposure shots which are very tricky to do with the button on the camera.Digital camera Review: extremely pleased
Summary: 5 Stars
The Canon remote switch RS60 E3 has allowed me to take the most sensitive pictures with NO movement of the camera.