What is a Cable Release?
It is a cable that is screwed onto a camera (usually an SLR). The cable release allows the camera to snap a photo without the finger physically contacting the camera body. This prevents jerking the camera with the snapping movement. Under what conditions do we need to use the tripod and cable release? Typically, night shots and long exposure shots will required the camera to be mounted on the tripod.
In photography, a cable release is a metal cable or wire that is attached to a camera’s shutter button on one end. On the other end is a trigger that, when pressed, will activate the camera’s shutter button and take a photo. This has a number of advantages over more traditional ways to obtain a snapshot. Many may desire a cable release in a situation where the photographer wants to be in the photo as well. With a cable of sufficient length, the photographer can insert himself in the photo, making sure it is framed properly, then activate the shutter. To accomplish this, a stable surface on which to set the camera is also needed. In some cases, a cable release may be operated remotely. Once the switch is depressed, it sends a signal wirelessly that can then cause the shutter to release. This provides even a greater amount of freedom, allowing greater distances between the photographer and camera to be realized. Further, the photographer does not have to worry about concealing any wires.
Traditional mechanical shutter release cable was accommodated by the means of threaded shutter release button. Majority of late digital cameras use (if equipped) electronic shutter release coupled via USB or other dedicated port. Unfortunately, many high end compacts lack either option of remote shutter release. For some of them adapter to utilize mechanical shutter release was developed by Richard Franiec (see: http://kleptography.com/rf/ ) for details. The adapter find many uses in portrait, landscape, astro, macro, copy and micro photography. The idea is self explanatory, all is needed is to visit the website.
