Simple Cheap remote for D200 / D2x etc.

[firsty]

I need a simple remote so I can use my D200 in bulb mode over the weekend

and not having any spare money this week I made Simple remote out of an old serial mouse



Right click to focus/meter... hold....then left click for shutter release
in bulb shutter stays open till you release the the right button not the left one

I have taken a series of photos during the build and will write up a howto over the weekend

[Nnnnsic]

What a great idea.

[PiroStitch]

Lol awesome stuff Can't do that with an apple mouse (one button)

[Nnnnsic]

Lol awesome stuff Can't do that with an apple mouse (one button)

Shame too. It'd have put those damned hockey puck mice to good use.

[Glen]

Great idea Keith

[birddog114]

Keith,
You can use the PTT handset & GPS tracking device on your truck to work with your D200

[huynhie]

Ha! Can I get one with a scroll whell to zoom with?

[Alpha_7]

Awesome! Ghetto, creative and something we can all make with parts around the house

[Matt. K]

Keith
Brilliant!
Neccessity is the mother of all invention?

[gooseberry]

Great work Keith. looking forward to reading your writeup on how you made it.

[Mal]

Very impressive work there. I too am looking forward to the "how to" of this.

[ABG]

Aussie ingenuity at its best. Macgeyver (sp?) may have been able to construct a working thermo-nuclear device out of a paddle pop stick and a bit of string, but could he have done this? I think not. Well done Keith.

[stubbsy]

Damn clever Keith

[avkomp]

handy.

will be interested in what you used for the connector which connects to the camera.

If you can id the pinouts on the camera it will come in handy if I wanted to construct a remote with something other than a mouse.
will stay tuned.

Steve

[Glen]

handy.

will be interested in what you used for the connector which connects to the camera.

If you can id the pinouts on the camera it will come in handy if I wanted to construct a remote with something other than a mouse.
will stay tuned.

Steve

Steve, I have an old keyboard if you want it

[avkomp]

thanks glen, but no thanks.

have plenty of them laying around here.

The pinout info and what he used to make the connections would be handy.

I made a contraption to fire my f3 out of a bunch of junk ages ago.
a remote for the d2x would come in handy.

Steve

[smac]

Hey, this got me thinking that if you can convert a mouse to a remote for your camera you must be able to convert your camera remote to be a mouse for a computer.

So I pulled out the old D2X remote, stuck the plug on the end in the vice and tightened it until it was flat (like a USB plug). Stuck it in the USB port on the back of the MAC and HEY PRESTO.........fortunately I have a MAC as the remote is a one button remote.....can't right click!!

[petal666]

Does this work with cordless mice?

[birddog114]

firsty & smac,
Great deal! Nikon R&D Dept. wants you!

[Heath Bennett]

I have taken a series of photos during the build and will write up a howto over the weekend

Keen to see this when possible... interesting

[sirhc55]

Creativity at its best - well done.

I work my Mac with scroll and right click

[hash77]

And so much cheaper! Reminds me of using an old palm pilot to control my CP5700 with a home bodged serial cable, worked a treat though!

Can't wait for the pin outs!

[greencardigan]

Well done

DIY at it's best.

[LIVE4EVA]

Thats awesome, Top design.
Does anyone know how to do anything similar with the D70s?

[tasadam]

Well done!
Looking forward to the HowTo...

[hash77]

Has anything more come of this?

Would really like to find out how!

[Matt. K]

How about a miceless cord?

[tasadam]

Someone sent me this link a while back.
http://www.schneordesign.com/Avi/F100/diy_04.htm

Adam.

[hash77]

Thanks...

I'm starting to think an MC-30 or Mc-36 is looking pretty cheap time wise!