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"Aputure" Pro Coworker Wireless Remote Trigger, RF Radio Shutter Cable Release for Canon 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D, 5D Mark II, 7D, 1D, 1Ds Mark II, III, IV, Replacing Canon RS-80N3 | 
| Brand: Aputure
Category: Photography
List Price: $142.87
Buy New: $19.95
as of 7/30/2010 07:19 CDT details
You Save: $122.92 (86%)
Seller: fotodiox Inc.
Rating:  12 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.9 x 1.1
MPN: 3c
Model: 3c
UPC: 812759014289
EAN: 0812759014289
ASIN: B002KDVRAM
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Interchangable Cabel for Triggering, Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax cameras, and Studio Flashes. | | • | Wired or wireless triggering; AF by pressing half shutter, Bulb/continuous shootting enabled. | | • | 16 channels, Frequency: 433Mhz, Operation range: upto 150 ft. | | • | Battery for the transmitter: 12V/23A x1(included); Battery for the Receiver: AAA x2 (included) | | • | 24 Month Fotodiox Manufacture Warranty only when you buy directly from Fotodiox |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This Aputure PRO CoWorker Wireless RF (Radio Frequency) Shutter Release Kit, is nicely designed and manufactured for professional use. This PRO CoWorker Kit Includes: 1. Transmitter (23A/12V Battery included) 2. Receiver (2x AAA 1.5V Battery Included.) 3. Adapter Cable 3C for Canon Pro Cameras 4. Original Manufacture Retail Box 5. Instruction Manual (in English, Chinese, French, German)
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 12
 Not bad for the price July 19, 2010
MP (LAX)
Wanted a way for remote trigger for my 50D. This guy does the trick no problems. The issues I have are the instructions are very poor (had to figure out what to do on my own), and there is no on/off switch on the remote so when I store in my camera bag (found out the hard way) that the switch was depressed and battery was dead when I went to use 1 week after purchase. I now store in a manner where I have the "switch" where it is less likely to be depressed (simple addition of on/off switch like that on receiver would eliminate this issue).
Bottom line: highly recommend
Pros: lightweight, inexpensive, fires on demand
Cons: Battery size on transmitter (123), no on/off switch on receiver,
Make sure you either remove the battery or store so that the switch is not depressed and you will enjoy this item.
 Remote never worked May 1, 2010
Marty Epstein (San Francisco, CA USA)
Sorry, but I think this little item has major quality control problems. I never got the remote to work and returned it.
Great for the price March 28, 2010
Thomas K. Hershman
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The price is right for this item. I'm a little concerned about the slight delay between pressing the button and the actual shutter clicking. The only problem with this order was the time it took to be delivered from Cowboy Studios.
Good remote Trigger March 19, 2010
Hadi Khademi (Green Bay, WI USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This remote trigger is worth the money I paid for it. You can trigger the shutter from up to 135ft (according to manual) and in practice I did use it up to a distance of 70-75 feet (sometimes I had to press few imes to trigger). Advantages are ability to use it for bulb shooting, ability to be used as wireless/wired trigger, auto-focusing of the camera by pressing half-way the trigger button, ability to take contineous shots (if the camera is set to do so) and ability to trigger the camera from all directions (you don't have to be facing the front of the camera!). You can leave the camera on a tripod and let the wildlife gather around it and from a safe distance take the otherwise impossible shots!
The only issue I found is the incompatibility of the remote trigger with video mode of my Canon 7D camera. If you trigger the camera in video mode it will take a picture instead! There is another minor issue in regards to camera's built in flash. If you use the hot-shoe connection to secure the remote trigger, it will disable the flash. This can be fixed by not using the hot shoe connection of the camera for placement of the remote trigger. It can be hanged to the side and still works.
Overall worth the money and very useful.
 This thing eats that anemic 23A battery! February 19, 2010
Itsmeagain! (Nobamaburg)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I originally gave this a '4' star review after having used it for a little over a week. It works great on my 40D camera, does everything as advertised (although I didn't try it at maximum range), EXCEPT TO GIVE ME ANYWHERE NEAR THE 'UP TO 20,000 CONTINUOUS BUTTON PRESSES PER BATTERY' THAT IS STATED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS! IT IS CLOSER TO 40 TO 50 BUTTON PRESSES, IF I AM LUCKY! (They have now removed that 'up to 20,000' button press claim from the product description on Amazon, but the statement is printed on my instruction sheet!) To add insult to injury, the 23A (aka A23) battery is a throw-away; THERE ARE NO RECHARGEABLES. I don't know if the transmitter uses a lot of power when the button is pressed, or if the drain is caused by an internal short circuit when the transmitter is not being used; either way results in a dead battery much sooner than claimed. The manufacturer should have designed the transmitter to use rechargeable batteries. That said, the two AAA batteries in the receiver are going strong, and I can replace them with rechargeables once they die.
Another complaint is that the receiver's red LED is too dim to see in sunlight. If I am too far away to hear my camera operate, I am too far away to see the red LED, even with it pointed in my direction, so I can't be sure the photo was taken.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS! Especially at the 30% PRICE INCREASE if purchased from fotodiox through Amazon, when compared to the price I paid (including S&H) by ordering from cowboystudio through Amazon.
If you need an RF remote shutter release, check out some of the other brands sold on Amazon and elsewhere, at higher prices. I am not recommending those brands, just saying there are alternatives to this Aputure. They may or may not be better.
ADDED 03/03/10: I have spent some time researching the 23A battery. So, what have I learned? Basically, no one flouts the mAh ratings of their 23A batteries! You will not generally find an mAh rating printed on the battery package. From what I can tell, the ratings fall somewhere in the miserable area of 33 to 41 mAh, when even my cheap off-brand AAA rechargeables are rated at 800 mAh! (The 41 mAh is an expensive Radio Shack brand.) And most have a shelf life of only one year from date of manufacture! With such low mAh ratings and short shelf life, it's no wonder the transmitter battery fails so quickly. Aputure sure screwed-up specing that weak little battery!
ADDED 03/05/10: I just found the Phottix Plato C8 on Amazon. The transmitter and receiver BOTH take AAA batteries (can be rechargeables!), and after the receiver fires the camera it sends a signal back that illuminates an LED on the transmitter to tell the user the photo was taken, so there is no need to see the LED on the receiver! It does cost more, but I wish I had seen it before I ordered this. ALSO, now I see the cowboystudio price for this Aputure has gone up!
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