[HELP] MC-36 clone remote for Nikon D80

[flomaster]

so I have purchased this remote off ebay. its an exact clone of the MC=36 for a fraction of the price with a connector for the D70 and D80. instructions say to put into bulb mode to use the remote.

well when in bulb mode I can use the timer and it opens the shutter but doesn't close it. I can press the shutter button on the remote yet it doesn't close it. The only way to close the shutter is to unplug the remote.

If I leave the camera to a set shutter speed the timer then works as a timer and using the shutter button.


maybe there is a setting I am forgetting, but I was trying to take photos of lightening and it was dark and cold and I didn't have time to mess around until today.

my only option is to set to 30" seconds, but its fixed i can't go shorter or longer using my timer.


-=Jason=-

[katia]

i got a knockoff ML-L3 from Ebay, and it didn't work properly either. i then bought the "real" ML-L3 and couldn't be happier.

go quality and you probably won't have that issue.

[flomaster]

I own the ML-3 "wireless' and the MC-DC1 "wired" but neither remote is capable of doing Time Lapse photography. which is why I bough the MC-36 clone from ebay. I guess I can just switch out to the ML-3 or MC-DC1 when I want to do lightening shots in bulb mode and use the MC-36 clone for set shutter speeds.

I found a thread on another forum from 2008 where a fellow was having the same problem as me. his thread died and never got an answer.

-=Jason=-

[OsmosisStudios]

Dont buy cheap clones?

Seriously, an ML-L3 is like $20. Though the MC-36 is considerably more expensive, at least you're guaranteed it'll work.

[katia]

Originally Posted by flomaster

I own the ML-3 "wireless' and the MC-DC1 "wired" but neither remote is capable of doing Time Lapse photography. which is why I bough the MC-36 clone from ebay. I guess I can just switch out to the ML-3 or MC-DC1 when I want to do lightening shots in bulb mode and use the MC-36 clone for set shutter speeds.

I found a thread on another forum from 2008 where a fellow was having the same problem as me. his thread died and never got an answer.

-=Jason=-

it seems pretty inconvenient to have to use separate remotes for separate types of photography.

what do you mean by time lapse? lol. i know what time lapse photography is, but i just assumed the photographer set up the camera and sat beside it and pushed the remote whenever they felt they needed to. time-lapse is something i've never done or really bothered to research.

i guess i don't know what the MC-36 is supposed to do, i thought it was just the remote for the D80, because i didn't think the D80 accepted infrared.

i use my ML-L3 for all sorts of stuff, it's compatible with both bulb mode, and set shutter speed. in bulb i press once to open the shutter, and press again when i want to close the shutter. simple. when using it with a set shutter speed, you just press the remote, and it takes a photo.

[flomaster]

well since the MC-36 is NOT compatible with the D80 you have to buy a "Cheap Clone" which is made from the same factory, but isn't marked up 300%. its the exact same body, same grip, same menu etc. just says "shoot" instead of "NIKON"

Baja California Timelapses on Vimeo

Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey Through Japan on Vimeo

"Glory" - Canon EOS 7D Timelapse on Vimeo

I don't want to sit in front of the camera taking one photo every minute for 5 hours or what every my time frame is.

-=Jason=-