Nikon D300, 10 pin connector

[juan_parm_nides]

Hi all,

 

I would like to Know the electrical diagram of this 10 pin connector.

 

Well, the main idea would be shooting an arrow crossing an apple, in action.

So I need a photocell that activates the system (shoot and flash).

 

Any ideas would be very welcomed.

 

Thanks in advance

[jim_momary]

according to a discussion on Nikonians -

 

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=16405430

 

the following -

 

'Basically, I used 3 pieces of wire and connect them to pin #4, 6, and 9 of the 10-pin mini DIN connector on the body (See diagram below), turn the camera ON, short pin #4 and #6 together = Camera AF (Half press on shuter release), then while pin 4 and 6 are still connected, short pin 9 all together, and the camera snaps.'

 

Credit to - hung nguyen

 

No warranty is given here for accuracy & safety. You're on your own. Be careful.

 

As far as I understand, the Nikon 10 pin connector is the same on the D200 and D300 and probably all the way back to the F100. Other techies will chime in and advise. Good Luck. Jim M.

[hannu]

Get a MC-22, which has banana plugs, so you don't need to mess with the 10-pin connector itself.

[juan_parm_nides]

Thanks, boys.

 

The MC-22 ia a safe way to do this.

 

Cheers

[richard_lewis3]

Here's a link to building your own MC-31 connector, which includes a table of the pin connections for the Nikon 10-pin port. If you scroll down, it also includes a link to a diagram of the port/connector with the pin numbers labeled. Good luck!

 

http://www.k-i-s.net/article.php?article=20

[juan_parm_nides]

Thanks Richard, a very interesting article.