A really nice cable release

[Kornscharfsteller]

I am about to get my first 4x5 camera and it is going to be a beautiful Chamonix C45F-2.
So far I only shot 35mm and medium format and used the cheapest prehistoric cable release from the flew market for this.
I know the ones I‘ve got may be good enough but because I am going 4x5 and the Chamonix is such a nice camera, I would like to do myself a favor and also get a really nice cable release for it.
Can you suggest a beautiful and decent cable release? What properties should a good cable release have when we‘re talking 4x5?
I know I may be overthinking it but it feels just wrong to use the 1€ releases with a 1500€ camera.

[Keith Pitman]

I recommend Nikon AR-3 cable releases. Well made and not expensive. You can find them on Ebay. Get two; cable releases are easy to lose and can be broken.

Edit: Just looked the AR-3 up on Ebay and found them more expensive than when I last bought. Still a good cable release.

[Peter De Smidt]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...e_Release.html

[Ethan]

I recommend Nikon AR-3 cable releases. Well made and not expensive. You can find them on Ebay. Get two; cable releases are easy to lose and can be broken.

Edit: Just looked the AR-3 up on Ebay and found them more expensive than when I last bought. Still a good cable release.

Nikon AR3 can still be bought new for $20. For some reason they're selling on ebay for twice that, which is more than a bit odd. I use one as well, and agree that they are a good choice

[Daniel Unkefer]

Minolta SR-T Cables releases are also good. Also well made and not expensive. Prontors are good too.

[tgtaylor]

I picked up one of these last month at a local camera store for $20 in like new condition: https://kaiserfotous.com/20-professi...ase-with-lock/ It works on all of my lenses including Ilex and Alphas #5's which require a long throw. Best manual cable release I have owned to date.

Thomas

[grat]

Buy two.

[William Whitaker]

Buy two.

+1

[LabRat]

Most cable releases are ok, but the bad or broken ones really stand out... I hate the ones with the locking screws, prefer the self locking ones...

As mentioned, the Japanese camera OEM cables tend to be very good... Some fancy high-end cables I have had little to like about them, so I avoid them...

But cables are usually fairly cheap, so one you don't like can end up in the bottom of the kit in case of loss of your loved one...

Steve K

[grat]

I have two inexpensive ("cheap") cable releases (one went into 'backordered' status the instant I clicked "buy"), neither of which is particularly fancy. Both have the "twist" lock around the base of the plunger-- so I have to remember to test the cable release, and make sure the lock is (dis)engaged. One of them has a brightly colored handle to make it more obvious should it be left lying on the ground. The other is black on black on black.