Opteka Remote Release Cord for Canon EOS 5D 10D 20D 30D, 40D, & 50D Digital Cameras

by Opteka

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B000NVX7EC
• Item model number: DOT-LINE-DL-1482
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,264 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 1, 2007

Product Description

Opteka Remote Release for Canon EOS 5D, 10D, 20D, 40D, & 50D Digital SLR Cameras. Allows the camera to be released from a distance of up to 36 inches. Half-press focuses, full press releases the shutter

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All you need in a remote cable release, July 21, 2007

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L. Williams (Clearwater, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka Remote Release Cord for Canon EOS 5D 10D 20D 30D, 40D, & 50D Digital Cameras (Electronics)

I was initially wary of Opteka's quality, however, after receiving the product I've been very happy with its quality and construction. The remote is solid, not flimsy, and works as advertised to allow you to take photos with your tripod-mounted camera with no shake or movement to blur the image. It is especially useful for long exposure shots. I'm impressed with Opteka's engineering and will seriously consider their other products. It's far cheaper than Canon's remote, so it is an excellent buy.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No regrets., January 14, 2008

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A. Ngeow (VT and PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka Remote Release Cord for Canon EOS 5D 10D 20D 30D, 40D, & 50D Digital Cameras (Electronics)

For the price difference, this is a great buy. The cable is as described. Mine works fine. Admittedly you can tell it's not of the finest quality at first, but it's a button. All it needs to do is trigger the focus, then the shutter. After trying it out a few times you won't think twice about it.

There are three functions. Half-press autofocus, full-press shutter release, and hold/continuous(this locks the button down as if you were holding the shutter release button down (bulb or rapid-fire).

Good quality, and cheap enough to replace without a second thought. I can't justify getting the more expensive version.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very LOW quality, March 13, 2008

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Harold N. Moore - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka Remote Release Cord for Canon EOS 5D 10D 20D 30D, 40D, & 50D Digital Cameras (Electronics)

This item is very LOW quality. I ordered two of these (one for a back up). BOTH of them stopped working after one or two days. Both had LOW QUALITY electrical wire in which one or more inner wires separated/broke making them useless. I repaired them and in a short time the inner wires separated/ broke in another spot. I finally cut the original wire out and spliced some phone cable between the two ends. They both work now, but the repairs don't look great.