All Old Nikon Photomic Flatulents on deck - HELP
Mar 12, 2017 08:55:25 #
In the old days I had a soft shutter release trigger screwed into the shutter button housing. This allowed me to fire off the camera without my finger hitting the body of my camera and NOT causing any body shake -- Result sharper pictures at all speeds. The current crop of Nikon DSLR's have the shutter button just slightly higher above the body which means that the finger will always hit the camera in taking a picture. Is there anything out there similar to the old soft shutter release????? And I don't mean remote releases, mirror lockup and what ever just something to prevent camera shake.
Mar 12, 2017 09:15:17 #
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Mar 12, 2017 09:23:55 #
Kmgw9v wrote:
Nikon Df.
Yep that would be my choice. The Df has an old fashioned shutter button with the threaded hole in the top of it. You can buy small screw-in buttons to go into the hole. Works very well in minimizing camera shake.
Saved for almost a year to buy my Df and I love it. I know it is not overly popular with the younger set, but my first comment after using it for a day was, "Ahhhh, finally a camera that does NOT do all my thinking for me, plus, it is full frame and I can use all my old Nikon lenses, even the non-AI lenses on it. Of course, I am 70 yrs old and actually LIKE to read and study and learn how to do things for myself.
Mar 12, 2017 09:30:36 #
Mar 12, 2017 09:43:09 #
You might try the "Pro Dot Shutter Button Upgrade" from CustomSLR.com especially for cameras whose shutter button is not threaded to accept one of those nice screw-in tops.
https://customslr.com/collections/full-catalog?view=list
https://customslr.com/collections/full-catalog?view=list
Mar 12, 2017 09:44:41 #
Rich K wrote:
In the old days I had a soft shutter release trigg... (show quote)
Why not remote releases? You can get them for 1$ a piece. Nothing beats that and they do never cause any shake at all. That is the way to go in the digital world.
Mar 12, 2017 11:10:57 #
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Mar 12, 2017 16:40:46 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
JPL wrote:
Why not remote releases? You can get them for 1$ a piece. Nothing beats that and they do never cause any shake at all. That is the way to go in the digital world.
When hand-holding??
Mar 12, 2017 16:46:55 #
RWR wrote:
When hand-holding??
Delay to take picture after pressing shutter button, not exposure time.
(Should be in manual.)
Mar 12, 2017 17:34:12 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Longshadow wrote:
Delay to take picture after pressing shutter button, not exposure time.
(Should be in manual.)
(Should be in manual.)
My question referred to the use of a remote release. And the delayed release wouldn’t work too well for moving subjects. I think if the OP were holding the camera properly, with his/her finger resting lightly on the shutter button, gently pressing with the finger tip shouldn’t create any more camera shake than any other of the fingers touching the camera.
Mar 12, 2017 17:38:32 #
RWR wrote:
My question referred to the use of a remote release. And the delayed release wouldn’t work too well for moving subjects. I think if the OP were holding the camera properly, with his/her finger resting lightly on the shutter button, gently pressing with the finger tip shouldn’t create any more camera shake than any other of the fingers touching the camera.
Sorry, it was right after the suggestion and quote reply wasn't used. Hard to tell with just the statement.
Mar 12, 2017 17:43:42 #
RWR
Loc: La Mesa, CA
Longshadow wrote:
Sorry, it was right after the suggestion and quote reply wasn't used. Hard to tell with just the statement.
Actually, I did use quote reply to JPL, but it is not a big deal.
Mar 12, 2017 17:46:44 #
RWR wrote:
Actually, I did use quote reply to JPL, but it is not a big deal.
Ah, I misunderstood the conversation.
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