P3D Re: Catching up and cable release question

[George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot wrote
> 
> I have had trouble with my cable release not "staying put" in my
> Realist--it keeps jumping out.  It happened twice over a couple
> days, and only once was I fortunate enough to notice it right away
> --meaning I spent the last few days without one and now need to find
> a replacement :( .  I do a lot of walking up and down moutain trails
> with my stereo cameras and would prefer to leave the cable release
> attached to one while doing so.  Is the tendency for the release to
> jump out related to the tapered/non-tapered mismatch of the parts, or
> is it something else?  Is it "curable?"
> 
> Thanks,
> Paul Talbot
> 
Yes, it is curable. Once upon a time I had a movie camera with a non-tapered
cable release socket. There were cable releases sold for it, as well as an
adapter.

I would cheerfully sell you mine (at a high price, of course) if it were
not that I have no idea where they are, and were I not planning to replace
my Wirgin with a Realist any day now.

Sorry, but they probably still exist, someplace.
George


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