I was thinking of a radio remote release. They seem to be plentiful for
E-thingies with 3 digit model numbers but not 1 and 2 digit professional
models. I appears Olympus must have changed the connector. Maybe a
cheap wired connector can be rewired to the receiver end of a radio remote.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/17/2011 2:12 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I've thought about that. I'm not familiar with all that is available for
> the E-thingies. Most of the IR remotes seem to be made for self-portraits,
> where the photographer is in front of the camera. And the release buttons
> don't accomodate a mechanical cable release. I was shooting in burst mode,
> so I need something to work in that mode as well.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Juvenile Male Ruby Thoat
>
>
>> Then perhaps what you really need is a tripod and a remote release! :-)
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 7/17/2011 1:53 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Sorry to spoil the pretty picture, Chuck, but the other hand is busy
>>> trying
>>> to give rotational stability to the camera/monopod combination. That is
>>> the
>>> weak point of monopod work.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 11:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Juvenile Male Ruby Thoat
>>>
>>>
>>>> I also admire his patience but I'll bet his suffering is at least
>>>> somewhat alleviated by sitting in his lawn chair with monopod and camera
>>>> held by one hand while the other does all the real work of lifting a
>>>> cold brew to his parched lips. :-)
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/17/2011 12:04 PM, Rick Beckrich wrote:
>>>>> Lovely, Jim.
>>>>>
>>>>> Your patience is astounding.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick, the fidgiter
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Jim
>>>>> Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Chris. They are interesting to watch, but frustrating to
>>>>>> capture
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> detail. A pair, feuding over the feeder, passed so close to my head
>>>>>> yesterday that I could hear the humming of the wing beats, and I
>>>>>> didn't
>>>>>> even
>>>>>> have my hearing aid in place.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Chris Barker"<ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 12:55 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Juvenile Male Ruby Thoat
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks, Jim, that's a beautiful little creature.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Saturday, 16 July 2011, Jim Nichols<jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> After many attempts, I finally gave up on getting a truly sharp
>>>>>>>> image
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the Juvenile Male Ruby Throat. This one is the best I could do. For
>>>>>> those
>>>>>>>> of you who don't see any red around the throat, you are correct. The
>>>>>>>> light has to be perfect for the young guy's feathers to show red. I
>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>> a number of OOF images that clearly show the color, but, in this
>>>>>>>> one,
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> was not to be.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Juvenile+Male+Ruby+Throat.jpg.html
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> E-510 with Leica Telyt-R 250/4, ISO 800, RAW, Monopod
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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