Shutter release - wired or wireless?

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I want a shutter release for landscape work.
In terms of vibration is a wireless release better than cable?

Any other considerations when buying?

Thanks, Patrick
 
Can't see how you would get any vibration with a cable release, unless pulled the cable:D
Have you considered a digital timer ?
 
I have the Hahnel Wireless one... It does pretty much everything!!

See Here!

Not sure they do one for your camera tho....
 
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Not used my wired one since I got a wireless one. ANY physical connection between the user and the camera has the possibility of adding vibration or other movement to the rig and a wireless release removes the physical connection.
 
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plumbjob said:
Can't see how you would get any vibration with a cable release, unless pulled the cable:D
Have you considered a digital timer ?
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Thanks for that - I wasn't sure but assumed the cable release would be ok as people have been using them for eons

tdcist said:
I have the Hahnel Wireless one... It does pretty much everything!!

See Here!

Not sure they do one for your camera tho....
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Thanks Dave, but that looks like a do everything, expensive piece of kit. Just looking for something simple and cheap to release the shutter without vibration.

I'm going to be using a Nikon D700. As I see it I can use either
  1. The ML-L3 infrared remote which is small, cheap and simple, but only works when pointed at the front of the camera
  2. MC-30 Remote Cord - simple, easy, but expensive (how can they ask £65 for a simple release cable). There are third-party ones for about £5-10 but I guess there's a reason why they are cheap...
  3. A wireless remote which is less simple but looks easy, and third party one is not too expensive. Seen this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-000053...C2QI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292498059&sr=1-1
4. Just use timer delay
 
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I am sure Flash in the Pan had some...hang one a mo...
 
I have wired and wireless releases, but most of the time I am quite content to use mirror lockup and the camera's self timer. If the timing of the shot is not critical, which it often isn't for landscapes (at least not to the precise second), then the timer works quite well enough. I do notice when using a long lens that the 2 second timer is probably borderline and I usually play safe with the 10 second option. If precise timing of the shot is important then either remote release will do just fine.
 
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