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Equipment & Techniques => Medium Format / Film / Digital Backs – and Large Sensor Photography => Topic started by: jerome_m on January 30, 2013, 02:58:28 pm

Title: A very cheap remote for Hasselblad H cameras
Post by: jerome_m on January 30, 2013, 02:58:28 pm: Maybe everybody already knows this, but the remote for the Hasselblad cameras uses the same connector and pinout as the remote for the lower end Canon DSLRs (so not the 1 digit: EOS 1D, EOS 5D and not the 2 digits EOS 60D, but the 3 digits EOS 650D / Kiss and 4 digits 1100D / Rebel series). The connector is a standard 2.5mm micro jack.

The original Canon remote is quite cheap and Chinese copies even cheaper. What is even better: in the Chinese remotes for the Canon cameras, there are remotes with extra functions (e.g. intervalometer) and wireless remotes.
Title: Re: A very cheap remote for Hasselblad H cameras
Post by: Nick-T on January 30, 2013, 03:38:18 pm: I have one of the Chinese remotes and can confirm it works with the H series.

Nick-T
Title: Re: A very cheap remote for Hasselblad H cameras
Post by: Emilmedia on January 30, 2013, 05:15:28 pm: Awesome! In Every way. I have hähnel ir trigger. Been working perfectly for me with my 5d mkII. Used it for about a year and not a single problem. Really no complains. And I have both cables, the 5d and 2,5mm.
Title: Re: A very cheap remote for Hasselblad H cameras
Post by: hubell on January 30, 2013, 08:35:10 pm: Quote from: Nick-T on January 30, 2013, 03:38:18 pm
I have one of the Chinese remotes and can confirm it works with the H series.

Nick-T

Be careful. I have one and can confirm that it does NOT work!
Title: Re: A very cheap remote for Hasselblad H cameras
Post by: jerome_m on January 31, 2013, 10:56:23 am: Quote from: hcubell on January 30, 2013, 08:35:10 pm
Be careful. I have one and can confirm that it does NOT work!

And that remote works with Canon cameras? That is strange: there is not much which can go wrong with these "remotes", they are simple electric contacts. Or maybe you have the remote for the higher end Canon cameras: as I explained, that won't work, the connector is different.