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 This one is the best of its kind and great for doing "self" family portraits. April 5, 2010
G. M. Arbutine (Tampa, FL USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the best wireless remote of its class and price range. You'll get some phenomenal shots of yourself and your family using this Vivatar wireless remote and with out a lot of tedious hassle of set up and headaches from faulty equipment that is unreliable and doesn't work half the time. I ended up tossing out 2 prior purchases of remotes from other "no name" manufacturers due to frustration in consistency.
There are also bonus features on this remote that are a dream come true:
***** Continous shooting mode ***** After you set the focus on it with a light tap you can then press the button and it will fire off 5 shots at 2 second intervals. My Nikon allows for this also, but you have to find it on the menu set it all up and after a few minutes of time you'll get this. With the Vivatar remote it only takes a second to flip the switch to this mode and you are ready to go, simply amazing!
***** 2 second remote timer ***** After you focus yourself or the group in the photo you press the button and then after 2 seconds the remote will then take the picture. The big plus on this feature is that it allows to tuck away the remote in your pocket so that it is not seen in your photos.
Great product overall and a steal of deal for the price.
Sincerely,
Greg Arbutine
Great Wireless Remote for Nikon November 30, 2009
Ryan Reichlyn
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This wireless remote is so easy to use. I'm pretty bad at setting these types of gadgets up but this comes with an awesome little book that's short sweet and to the point. Very easy to use and seems quite solid in construction, i'm sure i'll get alot of use out of this instead of having to worry about people taking bad shots i'll just setup my tripod now and do it all on my own. Works on my D300 great!
This is a great remote June 22, 2010
LDRider Don (Michigan, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought to use with my Nikon D300s. I use this camera mostly for HDR and this remote is perfect. I like that I can use wired or wireless, sort of a bonus. I am never more than a few feet away from my camera while shooting so I don't have any real distance tests.
* Will work with auto-bracketing! Small and tucks into small pocket in camera bag. Would be nice to have a case. Transmitter is about the side of a bic lighter. Receiver is the size of a zippo lighter. Cord that connects the receiver to the camera is coiled nicely. You can stretch it about 3 feet (1M) before it pulls on the camera. It screws to the camera, and fits tightly.
If this receiver had Nikon instead of Vivitar, it would cost $200 more. This thing is an extreme value for what it does and what you pay.
Just get it!
Just the ticket July 30, 2010
V. V. Roekel (midwest)
Works great with my D300. Took me a few minutes to figure out where to plug in the cord (the front of the camera under a "hidden" cap). The receiver worked instantly. (Yes, it is supposed to but nice when things actually work the way they are supposed to). I ran into trouble when I tried using the transmitter, however. After much fussing I read in the back of the manual that they might need to be synced together. After following the steps to do so, the transmitter worked perfectly. My next problem was when I was finished playing with it, I couldn't figure out how to turn it off. The light stayed on the receiver, which would drain battery life. Again, after some fussing and researching I finally stumbled upon the instructions within the syncing instructions which stated that you needed to turn on the unit by pressing the set button on the receiver. Had I not needed to synch them in the first place I wouldn't have come across this piece of information. Now I can actually turn it off to so all is well. While the manual is better than nothing, it is lacking so you might need to do some trial and error. Hopefully this information helps someone else out there.
I have not tried it in the field as of yet to see how sensitive the signal is. I do like the features of being able to take a photo instantly and also continuous shooting. I don't know how helpful the two second delay option will be but time will tell.
Great value August 31, 2010
Bryce C. Wilson
Whenever I see a good price for a product that Nikon sells for a good deal more I am hesitant however; the Vivitar name lead me to buy this product. It works well as a radio remote and a corded release. I used it on a Nikon D700 to take a series of sunset photos and at 22 feet it worked fine. Easy set up, good value, a great deal.
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