remote firing of 2 SLR's

<p>I have 2 F-100's that I need to fire at the EXACT same time. Nikon rep suggested the WR-10 set-up which sells for $180, but I would need 2 recivers. This is a bit expensive. I will be standing behind both cameras which are on a tripod plate. Both are fitted w/same lens, I will need to snap picture at exactly the same time for 3D photos of rodeo shots. Normal shutter speed is 1/1250. <br>

Does anyone know of a less expensive, reliable method/equipment to do the same thing?</p>

<p>If you're standing within 25 ft or so behind the cameras, you could use 2 inexpensive wireless triggers from that online auction site and set the receivers to the same channel, or alternatively, and even less expensively, use 2 corded shutter releases, and snip the wires and reattach the 2 units in parallel so one press of the button triggers the shutter.</p>

<p>There is a thing just for your need - connecting cord MC-23. As it is Nikon branded its price may be rather high, but definitively under 180$, maybe half of that as new.<br>

Other no-name manufacturers may provide the same functionality at a lower price.</p>

<p>Thx Kari, that's the best solution yet. I'm surprised NIKON didn't offer that.</p>

<p>$114 for a bit of wire and two 10 pin connectors? The words "rip" and "off" don't even begin to describe it.</p>

<p>Two cheap radio trigger kits are about 1/4 the price and will work just as well, if not better, because you'll have to trip the shutter manually on one of the cameras when using the MC-23, <em>and</em> the cameras can only be about 18 inches apart. Plus you'll get two 10 pin connectors virtually free on the ends of the cheap radio remote receivers, which you could then wire together to get the same functionality as an MC-23, if you really wanted that limited functionality.</p>

<p>Something like this perhaps? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Shutter-Control-Fujifilm-Finepix/dp/B004X7F5HE/ref=sr_1_8?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1403128376&sr=1-8&keywords=wireless+remote+for+nikon</p>

<p>I agree on what R J wrote. I only searched one shop and the price was about 70$. Two cheap radio triggers cost less than that.</p>

<p>Years ago I got such a set at about 35€ with a delivery to the home door included. But based on that reciever-transmitter set I would be a bit worried on the timing. Also the working distance was well under the promise - even to the downhill ;-)<br>

Later I bought an another single set at about 80€. This new set is ok for about 100 meters. Cheaper radio triggers work for sure(?), but who knows how well synchronized?<br>

Then, if one selects a premium brand radio trigger, the prices get very high.</p>

<p>The length of the MC-23 cord should be fine for 3D rodeo show photos, but maybe not for a 3D mountain landscape.</p>

<p>Jim, what you want is a simple solution, and I think the Nikon MC-23 cord is it. But instead of paying $114 new from Nikon, pay $40 for a used one on eBay or $40 for a new Stellardesign clone of the cable.</p>

<p>Why wouldn't the radio triggers be synchronised? Or more to the point, <em>how couldn't </em>the radio triggers be synchronised? The signal from the transmitter travels at the speed of light, and the decoding delay in the receivers might add all of a few nanoseconds onto that. And any delay will be the same for both receivers, so the cameras <em>have</em> to be fired at the same time.</p>

<p>We all know that the range advertised by trigger makers is very optimistic and terrain dependent, even for the top-end models. However it's not very often that you need to use a remote more than a few feet from the camera, and these things will work reliably at least up to 50ft away - I know because I've tried it. Leave your camera unattended any further away in an urban environment and you're likely not to have a camera or tripod to come back to!</p>

<p>Thx to all, especially Rodeo Joe, & Kari. Both solutions will work, and both offer what I want at affordable prices with flexibility, especially the cheap radio transmitters. I will likely try them both. I'm only looking to use this for 3D Photography, not planning on being way from cameras, and probably not having cameras more than 12" apart.<br>

Thx to all.</p>

<p>And quite unexpectedly - not really - photo.net ad section is pushing me a B&H ad where the MC-23a is priced at 49.95.<br>

"Modern times" revisited. Just send e-mail to someone and an ad associated to that content comes to your monitor at most two days later.<br>

Initially I did not recommentd using sets of cheap remotes as the reaction time lag already in one set was clearly noticeable. If I can see it, then the time lag must be more than 1/10 seconds.</p>

<p>Kari, Sorry your getting what I should be getting. I am going to try the suggestion of MC -23, Will also try an off brand MC- 30, cut and splice 2 of them into one. This way there shouldn't be a lag.<br>

Thx again for your help.</p>