I have one of these that has been modified for the OM cameras. It works very
well if the receiver is fastened to the camera at the tripod mount socket.
If that connection is not made the operation is erratic. I suspect there is
a ground of some kind through that connection. /jim
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From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Frank Griffin
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:19 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] Polaroid remote 7020/7030
Hi Lee,
Polaroid claims 40 feet max for the pair. Something is
wrong if you only get a range of 10 feet. Are you sure you have good
batteries in the transmitter and receiver ? I use one with my OM-4 to get
close shots of birds and other animals in my back yard. I can fill the
frame with the subjects using my 21mm or 28mm lenses rather than use a
long telephoto. I was able to control the camera from at least 40 feet
away.
Frank
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:22:48 -0400 "R. Lee Hawkins"
<lhawkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Hi all:
> Does anyone else out there have a Polaroid model 7020/7030
> transmitter/reciever pair for the Spectra camera line? I picked one
> up
> in really good condition a few years ago, then promptly forgot about
> it... For those of you that don't know, it's a unit with a
> hand-held RF
> unit, with a receiver that attaches to the camera via a tripod
> screw.
> All it does is close a relay that shorts a couple of contacts on the
> connecting cable. Although it is not the correct connector for the
> OM
> winders and MD's, it is easy to make an extension for them.
>
> My question is, if anyone has one, what range do you get? Does
> anyone
> have documentation on the unit telling what range one should get?
> 10
> feet seems to be the max on my unit, which is useless for me, since
> I
> have remote cords that are way longer than this. Also, does anyone
> know
> what frequency the unit works on? I can imagine other ways to send
> a
> signal to the receiver without using the original remote :).
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Cheers,
> --Lee
>
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