"scott" <sco### [at] laptopcom> wrote in message 
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>>> On my camera (Canon 300D) the remote shutter release is just a stereo 
>>> 2.5mm jack, easy to pick up from electronics stores and wire up 2 simple 
>>> switches if you can solder.
>>
>> Simple way of getting around spending what they want for a remote. Might 
>> want to look for a switch that closes one contact on a half press, and 
>> another on full press to emulate the way the shutter button works. I 
>> don't know how easy or difficult it would be to find a SPDT pushbutton 
>> switch, though.
>>
>> (Searching...Aha, found one!)
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/323qqz
>
> For mine I used two toggle switches.  I found ones where you could flick 
> them either way, to the left and they stay there (for long exposures) or 
> to the right and they spring back (for repeated fast shots).  I just 
> mounted them side-by-side in a small box and another 2.5mm socket, 
> connected them up with a pre-made 2.5 mm stereo lead (I hate soldering 
> those tiny plugs and they always come unstuck after a few weeks), and it 
> all worked fine.

Soldering the plugs is never easy.  Not only are they small, but the 
stainless finish on the tags often resists bonding with solder.  It can take 
a lot of heat and time with the iron to get a metal bond.  By then your 
cable insulation is damaged.

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