For automated time lapse photography and ultra long exposures out in the field, I ordered a third party timer remote for my 40D. The Canon TC80N3 was far too pricey (around £100) so I got this Yongnuo MC-C3 instead for around £30.
Having never seen or used the Canon one, I can’t compare this to it. But what I will tell you is that this remote doesn’t feel cheap at all. It seems pretty robust, give it a shake and nothing rattles. Setting it up is pretty straight forward. You can use it as an uber long self-timer (from 0 seconds to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds in 1 second intervals), automate bulb exposures and interval timing (up to 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds in 1 second intervals in between shots). There’s also a feature where you can either take a set number of time lapse photos as defined by yourself or you can let it go on till the batteries die. In addition to all the fancy automated stuff, you can use it as a bog standard remote release complete with a running lock for bulb exposures.
The only thing I don’t like about it is the lack of an on/off switch!! What’s the deal with that!? No doubt at some point I’ll fit my own switch. I might even mod the connection so that I interchange between the 350D and 40D. Speaking of mods, I wonder if I can reduce the size of the whole thing.
Tags: photography kit, remote release, stop motion, time lapse
Hello, I am looking to buy this one, but first I need to make sure it fits my needs. I need to program several shots with DIFERENT camera settings. For example: Shot 1 1/250 sec F/5.6, Shot 2 1/125 sec F/5.6, Shot 2 1/60 sec F/5.6 and so on. The time between shots can be fixed to 1 sec. Then to run the rutine for all the shots without my intervention. Is that possible to take such a sequence of shots with different camera settings? Thanks!
I bought this for timelapse mainly. You mention that you can let it go until the batteries die but it seem to me like it stops after 99 exposures and that is the maximum? Can you clarify as to how you can take more then the 99 images please.
Thanks
I don’t believe you can unfortunately.
If you go to the menu with the number of shots you want taking (black bar under “N”), press “SET” and then press down on the directional keypad until it gets to “–” (yes, that’s two hyphens) and press “SET” again, it’ll keep going till the batteries die.
oh great I’ll try that. Thanks! I hope the one I bought has that option. I think mine is a little different then the one pictured above. Thanks again though!