Extra long shutter release cable

[cyrus]

Sometimes the length of the "piston" coming out of the release is not enough. My Alphax shutter wouldn't fire with my regular cable release. I got one with a longer "piston" and that works fine.

ROWI built pneumatic releases that had a regular cable release attached to the end. You don't have to screw the complete slave cylinder mechanism into the shutter.

Michael

The ROWI is the same as the Kaiser. $40 - I'll give it a shot Bob

[johnielvis]

you know...ilex has them nice shutter trippers...WI:TH a hole in it....for a solenoid I guess, but it looks like you can put a paper clip in it...or a string...anyways..just hook up a string to it....loop it under somehig heavy--the PULL on it...there you go....no "proper" method required

[Oren Grad]

Sometimes the length of the "piston" coming out of the release is not enough. My Alphax shutter wouldn't fire with my regular cable release. I got one with a longer "piston" and that works fine.

Yes. Part of the problem is likely to be that the pin doesn't have a long enough throw, not just insufficient pressure:

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I have a generic-brand air release that *just* works with my modern Copal shutters. I don't think it would work with one of the big Ilex shutters.

[E. von Hoegh]

you know...ilex has them nice shutter trippers...WI:TH a hole in it....for a solenoid I guess, but it looks like you can put a paper clip in it...or a string...anyways..just hook up a string to it....loop it under somehig heavy--the PULL on it...there you go....no "proper" method required

I think he wants to release his shutter without jiggling the camera....