Digital Rebel XT and remote switch

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"Dave" <dal@charter.net> wrote in message
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> Interested in playing with the bulb function on the XT. The manual
> recommends the RS-60E3 but says that the RC-1 and RC-5 will work. Any
> recommendations or +/- with any of these switches?

I have the Rebel XT and RC-1 and it works well for me. Cheap and simple.
Bulb works fine. I'm not so sure about mirror lockup, though.

Greg

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In article <LLOMe.52855$vb3.14725@fe07.lga>, Dave <dal@charter.net>
wrote:

> Interested in playing with the bulb function on the XT. The manual
> recommends the RS-60E3 but says that the RC-1 and RC-5 will work. Any
> recommendations or +/- with any of these switches?
>
> thanks

I have an RC-1 I was getting ready to sell on ebay. Send me an email and
I will send the link when I put it up. Or you can let me know if you
want to buy it now.

--

http://home.nc.rr.com/christianbonanno/

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>On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:58:44 -0500, "David Messina" <dvmessina1@cox.net> wrote:
>If you will be standing behind the camera, you'll need the RS-60E3.
>Otherwise, if you're going to be in front of the camera, and a few feet
>away, you'll need the RC-1 or RC-5.

A piece of aluminum foil taped over the sensor will do just fine as a
reflector, to allow the RC controls to be used from behind.

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"Dave R knows who" <kilbyfan@spamnotAOL.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dave" <dal@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:LLOMe.52855$vb3.14725@fe07.lga...
> > Interested in playing with the bulb function on the XT. The manual
> > recommends the RS-60E3 but says that the RC-1 and RC-5 will work. Any
> > recommendations or +/- with any of these switches?
>
> A friend got one of the remotes for his 300D (you have to stand in front
of
> the camera) but he says all it does it start the 10-second timer, it
doesn't
> work as a shutter release. Is he doing something wrong?
>

He may not being doing anything wrong but there is something wrong there.
With the RC-1 there is a switch spot for 2 sec delay, and one for immediate
shutter release. The setting for remote control on a Rebel or Rebel XT is
shared with the 10 sec timer but 0 delay or 2 sec delay of the remote
normally overrides the 10 sec timer on the camera.

Greg