When I reached home on Monday, I got this in my mailbox. 

It’s a “Sorry Note” from Pos Laju, our National Courier Service provider. Apparently no one answered the door when they delivered my thing. Too bad, I had to collect the parcel myself the following day. I placed an order with Shashinki.com again, my third time shopping from the online camera store. 

This time round, I decided to get a remote switch, which I think it’s useful when it comes to long shutter exposure. It definitely helps in eliminating handshake and saves time too. (You don’t have to use the 2 or 10 second self-timer to eliminate the handshake).

Wireless remote controller/switch is another alternate tool to use, but I’m not getting that just yet. I was thinking of getting this accessory from Canon, but I couldn’t really find it anywhere, except for Shashinki’s 3rd party compatible. Pazuzu got one exact same unit himself too, and he said it’s quite worth the money. 

Well, this piece of controller sure comes cheap at only MYR 59.50. If you would like one yourself, click here to go straight to the item from Shashinki, or browse under Photographic Accessories if you’re using other camera models. Comparatively, at MYR 59.50, it is way cheaper than Canon’s model at any time. It’s a bargain.

Why MYR 59.50? Well, you can see the reason from the picture above. It’s a China product. (I’m not implying all China products are cheap, or bad or anything). It’s just that they brilliantly applied their reverse engineering to produce similar product at lower cost. I’ve tested the controller, and it works like a champion! 

Here’s how the other side looks like, and it is also where you control your shutter. It’s a one button controller, where you can trigger the auto-focus in your camera by holding the button half-way down. You can release the shutter by pressing the button all the way down. Long exposure control is possible by holding and lock the button on the remote trigger there. You can lock the button by holding the button down, and then push the button according to the arrow’s direction (where you can find on the button). In order to do so, you must first turn your camera to Bulb mode. 

I can’t elaborate those above with pictures, simply because I do not have a second camera to show how the cord is attached to my camera. I’m a poor dude with no compact, or second camera. Haha. 

So, if you like this remote controller, place yourself an order. And I must say, this is not a sponsored post. I’m simply sharing something that might be useful for you all.  

P/s: I hope to get things done within this week, but it seems unlike as my weekend is packed with one assignment and the Rainforest World Music Festival coming this weekend.