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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / September 2006Minolta remote connector
Hi, Does anybody knows a source for those 3 pin remote shutter connectors (for minolta and sony alpha)? I'm thinking about making a "shutter computer" device for my minolta and sony, but I can't find the connector. Do you have any hint on where I could find a source? Cheers Padu B&H Photo Sony Alpha, but you will need to wire in mini stereo plug: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=4 39013&is=REG&addedTroughType=search Modified Minolta RC1000: http://www.woodselec.com/misc_release.htm > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Padu "George K" > B&H Photo > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> have >> any hint on where I could find a source? I want the connector only, not the whole remote. I'm making my own shutter remote device with the following features: - Operated by radio frequency, being that the remote is a little 2-button keychain, like garage door openers. One button focuses, the other triggers the shutter - Timed pictures: you can program a time interval between pictures (say one picture every half an hour) a few others that I'm still thinking. I find an absurd that they sell the remote for 50 plus bucks... it is just a connector, wire and a button. Materials in this case don't go over $5 in high quantities. Cheers Padu > "George K" >> B&H Photo [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > Padu $1 if you buy it all from China.  Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' "Jer" > $1 if you buy it all from China. Isn't that amazing that someone has the audacy of charge $87 just for a cable assembly that is not even shielded? If I can find the connector, I'll maybe sell the whole device, which has actually some meat to it, for less than $50, and that's hand made. Cheers Padu > "Jer" > >>$1 if you buy it all from China. > > Isn't that amazing that someone has the audacy of charge $87 just for a > cable assembly that is not even shielded? Whatever it's worth you're paying for the costs, margin, marketing expense and profit of everyone who touched it on the way to the store. "Alan Browne" >> Isn't that amazing that someone has the audacy of charge $87 just for a >> cable assembly that is not even shielded? > > Whatever it's worth you're paying for the costs, margin, marketing expense > and profit of everyone who touched it on the way to the store. I work for a hardware/software manufacturer in the USA and some of our products costs much more to manufacture, has a lot more components and it is still cheaper for the consumer. We also have all these overhead costs. I believe the margin component is way disproportionate. I don't believe it is lack of economy of scale either... even if 1% of minolta and sony cameras (that use such cable) come to buy one of these, it is still a lot. > "Alan Browne" > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > either... even if 1% of minolta and sony cameras (that use such > cable) come to buy one of these, it is still a lot. Given the quite low volume of these cables that Minolta sold, the "store" price is not surprising at all. Of course the other issue is the lack of competition for such devices which let Minolta (and now Sony) keep the price up. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. > Given the quite low volume of these cables that Minolta sold, the > "store" price is not surprising at all. > > Of course the other issue is the lack of competition for such devices > which let Minolta (and now Sony) keep the price up. If they made things like these remotes easier to hack for the hobbyist they might open up a bigger market for their cameras and make more money than they would ever have made selling their propriatory add-ons. KM might have gone down that path, Sony have a track record of making their stuff a closed shop with stuff like the Memory Stick. Buy a sound card cable connector wiht 4 holes and cut one of the holes off. Just remember to keep the molded key. http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=5434 > "George K" > > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Padu "George K" > Buy a sound card cable connector wiht 4 holes and cut one of the holes > off. Just remember to keep the molded key. > > http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=5434 That's what I'm doing for my tests right now. I wanted something a bit more professional looking. I liked the idea of injection molding though... Thanks for the link. Really useful. Cheers Padu Padu schrieb: > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Padu OK I found it. Sorry thie first info was wrong. The people use in fact the cable that connects the CDrom or DVD in your computer with the sound cart. In fact this is the same connector, that juts need to be slightly cut in order to connect perfectly. The you need a switch see here for the scheme; http://www.jjmb.nl/content/content.php?Name=Remote and the cable of cours. People use sometime the switches used for car alarms Thanks. I had figured that by myself... Now I'm working on building a wireless remote and a timed shooter (i.e.: Take 100 pictures 45 seconds apart) I wonder how people who owns minolta or sony would be interested in such device? Cheers Padu |
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