SMDV Remote Shutter Release Cable for Canon EOS 1D, 1DS Mark II, III, Mark III, IV, 1DC, 1DX, D30, D60, 10D, 20D, 20DA, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D, 5D Mark II, III, 7D, Fully Compatible with Canon RS80N3

I purchased this cable after already having a wireless shutter release cable. The wireless is nice, but I end up attaching a unit to the camera that takes batteries and then I have a separate remote that has batteries. Sometimes I just don't want to check and carry spares for anything more than my camera and flashes which is why I purchased this.I had another wired shutter release before but it stopped working. It always felt cheap so I guess it was just a matter of time before it gave out on me. This one seems to have a better build quality.This shutter release is very light, requires no batteries and just works well. I've used a number of times and it seems durable. The cable is long enough for when I am behind the camera but if I want to be in a photo, I still use the wireless unit.

This thing does what it is supposed to do: pressing the button is like pressing the shutter on the camera.The wire is not very long, maybe three feet, but this is more than enough for applications where what you want is avoiding camera shake.The button locks down so that you don't have to keep your finger on it when shooting in bulb mode. I sometimes shot a burst of pictures when I wanted just one because the buttons gets locked down, but once used to it there is no problem.The only other problem I ever had was the plug falling from the camera without real reason beyond gravity. Not a big deal.[Edit after another two weeks practicing a lot very low light imaging in bulb mode]I can now say that the locking mechanism tends to not work as well as I wish it would: a number of time I pressed, slid and removed my thumb just to hear the camera stopping exposition.So now when exposing for less than 30s I either use manual mode or I just hold the button; and when exposing for longer than that (the max on my camera except in bulb mode) I pay attention to sliding the mechanism firmly, removing my thumb gently and not bumping the remote when I let it hang down.Somewhat a pain but not a deal breaker.

No issues

I bought this to learn bracketing for real estate shooting, and because of the price - couldn't be happier. Holding my finger on the camera shutter release for 7 images made me a little nervous. It's plastic, but the bulb and focus functions seems to work fine for the moment. There is a profound feel and click when you connect the cable to the camera letting you know it seated just fine IMO. As for the length, I'm satisfied there also. Great for long exposures if that's something you need. Great product and I'm considering buying another.

Perfect for my camera.

Purchased this cable release on a whim at the same time I bought my new Canon 7D. I'd been meaning to pick up a release for a while, but had been choking on the price tag for a Canon-branded one. Figured this couldn't be too bad for the price, so I tossed it onto an existing order and hoped for the best.Overall, the construction feels a little "cheap", in that the button is rather squishy and the slide-to-lock binds a little bit on mine (I would call the feel "inexpensive imported plastic" overall), but functionality is 100% perfect. I have shot approximately 900 frames with the release now, predominantly using it to ontrol my 7D in bulb mode for fireworks and lightning shots, with a smattering of portrait and low-light macro shooting in the mix. I am quite pleased with it, and for the price I paid I am quite satisfied. If it were to fail on me at some point now, I would most likely purchase another.Is it as finely built as the OEM product? Not even close.Does it work? Flawlessly.UPDATE - 11/13/14: I now have some thousands of shots taken with this, and it is still working well. The binding in the slide-to-lock appears to have gone away with time and use, it's decently smooth now. Two years and a bit in, still going strong!

I thought I had lost my Canon RS-80N3 and didn't want to spend as much on another since it would probably turn up somewhere. Indeed it did, but in the interim I found that I like the SMDV MUCH better. The Canon brand's button would stick and malfunction repeatedly when operated continuously, whereas the SMDV just keeps plugging away.

I only use a remote shutter release once a year, for firworks. The fireworks were on Monday night. I ordered it on Saturday afternoon, and the initial delivery date was Tuesday, too late. But, it was delivered on Monday at noon, just in time for me to use it. Oh, and I got some excellent shots of fireworks!