Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord for Nikon D70S & D80 Digital SLR Cameras
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(5 out of 5)Very useful in longtime exposure and set up captures
Except for the a little bit high price and shipment fees (which is 30% of its price, btw), this is a very useful accessory for Nikon D70s or other model it can apply on.
For me, this cable is extremely useful when I needed long time exposure in Manual B(ulb) mode (over 30 sec)) for city night views or astronomical shootings. It's also useful when I was waiting acrobats' "only moment": after I got everything setup and made sure they are right on the focus and things are in the depth of field, I just sit and waited and pressed. It provides half-way-down releasing press, but the response is not as quick as the body button so it is necessary to count the lag into your own capture.
The plastic is a little bit "plastic"-easy to deform and leaving scratches on the surface and the cable is delicate too (I accedintally clamped it on my tripod's insert plate and almost peel out the cable coating). But since this is a genuine Nikon accessory, I am confident in its quality.
If you need night photography or leisure waiting capture as I do, this would be a necessity. If you just need something to reduce vibration, use timing shooting mode or the infrared remote control, they are better because the cable will easily get into your way and cause accidents. And its length(1 meter/ 3 feet) is not long enough for you to leave the camera, and not short enough (like 60 cm / 2 feet) to get out of the way. Still, for me, it's worth the money.
PS. It take quite a bit of force to plug it into the camera (and out), and it suggests the camera should be off when I do that, which I often forgot.
(4 out of 5)It does what it's supposed to do...
The one big advantage of this unit is that it's the only way to coax the camera into taking exposures longer than 30 seconds. It is also, of course, useful in any circumstance when you'd use a cable release on a traditional camera.
The one odd thing about it... If you've set the camera for say a 5 second exposure, and release the button before 5 seconds passes - it'll stop the exposure when you release the button. There is a sliding lock that will hold down the button for you, so you're not stuck wearing out your thumb during an astrophotography session.
(3 out of 5)Wow that is a short cord
So all and all this product dose what it says... the problem is that no one tell you the cord is very short 1m about 39inches. I'm sure this is fine for most people I was just hoping to get further away. I wish that the product description had listed the cord length.
(4 out of 5)Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Cord
The cord works fine. The only complaint I have is that the connector is difficult to inesrt into the camera. It's just as difficult to remove. Maybe it will get better with use.
(4 out of 5)Nikon MC-DC1 Remote Tip
Just got my MC-DC1 and spent two hours trying to get it to work, thought it was defective! The problem was, and a lot of other folks have encountered this, is that you really have to push it into the socket. Don't stop pushing at the point where it feels like it is in place. It really takes a bit of effort and the socket on the D70S is very snug, so push away. Once you get it in all the way it works like a champ! Really glad to have this little accesory in my kit
Hope this helps some of you?