Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord for Nikon D70S & D80 Digital SLR Cameras

by Nikon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 0.8 inches ; 1.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A22V6Y
• Item model number: B000A22V6Y
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Nikon MC-DC1 remote cord adds greater convenience and ease of use in a wide variety of shooting situations, including long exposures and close-ups.

Product Description

%2D Useful for releasing shutter remotely to reduce camera shake%2E%0D%0A%2D Shutter can also be locked in Long Time Exposure %28Bulb%29%2E

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very useful in longtime exposure and set up captures, February 20, 2006

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Wu, Pin "WinuP" (FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord for Nikon D70S & D80 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Except for the a little bit high price and shipment fees (which is 30% of its price, btw), this is a very useful accessory for Nikon D70s or other model it can apply on.

For me, this cable is extremely useful when I needed long time exposure in Manual B(ulb) mode (over 30 sec)) for city night views or astronomical shootings. It's also useful when I was waiting acrobats' "only moment": after I got everything setup and made sure they are right on the focus and things are in the depth of field, I just sit and waited and pressed. It provides half-way-down releasing press, but the response is not as quick as the body button so it is necessary to count the lag into your own capture.

The plastic is a little bit "plastic"-easy to deform and leaving scratches on the surface and the cable is delicate too (I accedintally clamped it on my tripod's insert plate and almost peel out the cable coating). But since this is a genuine Nikon accessory, I am confident in its quality.

If you need night photography or leisure waiting capture as I do, this would be a necessity. If you just need something to reduce vibration, use timing shooting mode or the infrared remote control, they are better because the cable will easily get into your way and cause accidents. And its length(1 meter/ 3 feet) is not long enough for you to leave the camera, and not short enough (like 60 cm / 2 feet) to get out of the way. Still, for me, it's worth the money.

PS. It take quite a bit of force to plug it into the camera (and out), and it suggests the camera should be off when I do that, which I often forgot.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It does what it's supposed to do..., November 21, 2006

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chromatic-aberration (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord for Nikon D70S & D80 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

The one big advantage of this unit is that it's the only way to coax the camera into taking exposures longer than 30 seconds. It is also, of course, useful in any circumstance when you'd use a cable release on a traditional camera.

The one odd thing about it... If you've set the camera for say a 5 second exposure, and release the button before 5 seconds passes - it'll stop the exposure when you release the button. There is a sliding lock that will hold down the button for you, so you're not stuck wearing out your thumb during an astrophotography session.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wow that is a short cord, April 17, 2007

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Kevin Connaughton "KevinC" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord for Nikon D70S & D80 Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

So all and all this product dose what it says... the problem is that no one tell you the cord is very short 1m about 39inches. I'm sure this is fine for most people I was just hoping to get further away. I wish that the product description had listed the cord length.