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[peoplemerge]

What is a snap cord you ask? Maybe this doesn’t exist, but I’m sick of looking at family photos without me in them. I want a cable release for taking selfies on my Deardorff. Anyone have a long, 6’ cable release? Any tips?

 

[Willy T]

20ft Air Release Cable | SRB-Photographic.co.uk

The 20ft Air Release Cable is a bulb operated shutter release cable that is mainly used for self take photographs by screwing into a camera's threaded cable release socket.

www.srb-photographic.co.uk

 

[Clive Russ]

Why not use a shutter release timer that screws into the cable release socket?

Prontor Mechanical Self Timer Shutter Release For Linhof Sinar Deardorff | eBay

Tracing number.

www.ebay.com

 

[grahamp]

I prefer the air release - it takes a bit of effort to use it, but you can pick your moment. Timers are OK if you are working with stable conditions.

 

[John Koehrer]

Like the air release there once was a release using a solenoid with a release.

 

[cptrios]

I've got the same air release, available in the US on ebay here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/202583749936

It works perfectly well, but it's kind of hard to keep the cable out of the shot, especially since being rolled up gives it a permanent corkscrew form.

 

[Chuck1]

You can step on the air bulb

 

[eli griggs]

Like the air release there once was a release using a solenoid with a release.

Just to mention it, there are videos/stills with instructions on building your own solenoid out of common plastic syringe bodies.

You could also make an electric syringe plunger wired to your homemade solenoid.

 

[peoplemerge]

Brilliant! Thanks guys.