Pentax Electronic Cable Switch for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras

by Pentax

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 2.5 x 2 inches ; 2.4 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: B00009UTD7
• Item model number: 37248
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

D1) PENTAX CS-205 CABLE RELEASE

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extendable!, June 25, 2008

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Grant S. "Unhappy Consumer" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pentax Electronic Cable Switch for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

If you don't like the short length of the cable you can extend it by getting an extension cable. This is just a standard stereo cable but it works with the cable release. I bought this one: 12 foot 2.5mm extension cable and it works great. The male end doesn't "snap in" on the camera, but it isn't loose enough to fall out.

I've used the cable release with the extension a couple of times and it works great. I imagine you could probably chain them if you wanted to be really far from the camera, but I haven't tried it.

Overall, a great and useful tool.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Prevent camera shake, January 11, 2007

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Robert E. Golden (Louisville IL USA) - See all my reviews
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The cable release and a tripod make it possible for me to tak pictures of
wildlife at 100 to 130 yds. with a 75-300mm telephoto zoom lense without camera shake.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You'll need one of these, January 1, 2008

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J. Melartin (Montclair, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pentax Electronic Cable Switch for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

Unfortunately modern cameras don't take the old threaded plunger type of cable release. So, unless you are able to make one, you'll need to shell out for a proprietary electrical model - this is my second Pentax model, as the other one I have only works with film cameras.

That complaining aside: you'll need a cable release or remote for those long shutter speed shots - night time, fireworks, even portraits and so on. You could get by if you set the camera self timer to 3seconds delay, that helps the vibration die down, but that won't work if you want to use the B speed. Using a cable release and a good tripod makes a big difference in picture quality.

For the other traditional use of a remote release - self portraits - the length of the cable is a bit short. Pentax does sell a wireless remote that's useful for that purpose - as well as the tripod slow shutter speed need - but the wireless uses a tiny battery.