Time-lapse with a K10D

pxjunkie · 08-24-2010, 10:09 PM

How do I use a Pentax K10D to do a time-lapse without having to take the photos manually (i.e. I want to secure the camera and let it take photos automatically every few seconds).... Is this possible?

freeload · 08-24-2010, 10:36 PM

Use an intevallometer like this: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13891

$34.04 including free shipping!

Or this one: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19693

$39.90 - a bit more expensive, but seems to have more features.

jjdgti · 08-25-2010, 05:04 AM

Originally posted by freeload

Use an intevallometer like this: DealExtreme: $34.04 YongNuo TC-C1 Precision Timer Remote Shutter Switch for Canon/Pentax/Samsung DSLR Cameras

$19.24 including free shipping!

Or this one: DealExtreme: $39.90 JJC TM-C LCD Timer Remote Shutter for Canon/Pentax/Contax/Samsung DSLR/SLR Cameras

$39.90 - a bit more expensive, but seems to have more features.

Thanks for the info. Very interesting products.

**tomwil** · 08-25-2010, 06:12 AM

Originally posted by freeload

Use an intevallometer like this: DealExtreme: $34.04 YongNuo TC-C1 Precision Timer Remote Shutter Switch for Canon/Pentax/Samsung DSLR Cameras

$19.24 including free shipping!

Am I missing something? When I click on that link, it gives me a price of $34.04.

HGMonaro · 08-25-2010, 07:23 PM

I have one of the 2nd ones pictured. Works as intended although I'm yet to put it to any useful purpose!

**smigol** · 08-25-2010, 10:36 PM

If you have a computer, you can program some of these intervals using the Pentax Remote Assistant software.

freeload · 08-25-2010, 11:41 PM

Originally posted by tomwil

Am I missing something? When I click on that link, it gives me a price of $34.04.

Just a blunder from my side. I first linked to a timed remote - but it was just a delay, not capable of doing interval shooting. I changed the link and the picture...but had forgotten about the price

This is another option for timelapse,HDR and other cool stuff:

I got the parts for this for christmas (I LOVE my wife!). It's capable of doing long timelapses, HDR, long exposures and trigger camera and flash based on input from several different sensors (sound, movement, crossing beam, lightning+++). It took some time to assemble, and the first week the kitchen was a mess as I was playing with food coloring and milk to capture cool drops/splashes...

Lloydy · 08-27-2010, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by freeload

Just a blunder from my side. I first linked to a timed remote - but it was just a delay, not capable of doing interval shooting. I changed the link and the picture...but had forgotten about the price

This is another option for timelapse,HDR and other cool stuff:

I got the parts for this for christmas (I LOVE my wife!). It's capable of doing long timelapses, HDR, long exposures and trigger camera and flash based on input from several different sensors (sound, movement, crossing beam, lightning+++). It took some time to assemble, and the first week the kitchen was a mess as I was playing with food coloring and milk to capture cool drops/splashes...

I've got to say, that looks a bit geeky.

Does it have a box?

mysticcowboy · 08-27-2010, 03:54 PM

I've been using an intervalometer like the first one pictured for a few month's now. It not only makes taking time lapse photography easier than the built in menu in my K20D, it also makes timed bulb exposures easy. No need to use a stopwatch when I can set the time in the gadget.

What makes getting one easy is that Pentax uses the same remote technology as Canon Rebel cameras. Anything that will work on the Rebel series will also work on the K10D or K20D.

MoiVous · 08-27-2010, 05:32 PM

The cheap solution - and not as elegant as the dedicated device - is to use an old programmable graphing calculator like the TI83+/TI84 etc.

There was a discussion about this a few months ago. See https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-camera-field-accessories/67329-tur...valometer.html

Cheers

**interested_observer** · 08-27-2010, 08:50 PM

I have the first one also - picked it up about a 2 months ago. Works well, but the only fault I have with it is - it lacks an on/off switch (unless I missed it). So I flip one of the batteries around so that they will not drain when not in use.

wjt · 08-28-2010, 01:13 AM

freeload if that has a box or brand name/description/part number could you pm me the info. I have to make something for a course i am doing, that looks like what i will be making. Cheers

**smigol** · 08-31-2010, 10:32 AM

I have the JJC model, too. My only gripe with it is that the wire in the cable is very fragile. When taking astrophotos one evening, I didn't allow enough slack in the cable and when the mount moved, it stretched the wire, breaking the strands inside the cable.

I moved on to the USB tethered solution via the pentax software since I was already using my laptop to run the autoguider.

When I get around to fixing this device, I'll be putting a coiled cord on it so that this kind of problem doesn't happen again.

A hint: put some velco tape on the device so that you can stick it to stuff.

08-24-2010, 10:09 PM	#1
pxjunkie New Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	Time-lapse with a K10D How do I use a Pentax K10D to do a time-lapse without having to take the photos manually (i.e. I want to secure the camera and let it take photos automatically every few seconds).... Is this possible?

08-24-2010, 10:36 PM	#2
freeload Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 96	Use an intevallometer like this: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13891 $34.04 including free shipping! Or this one: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.19693 $39.90 - a bit more expensive, but seems to have more features. Last edited by freeload; 08-25-2010 at 11:40 PM. Reason: Linked first to a product without interval function

08-25-2010, 11:41 PM	#7
freeload Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 96	Originally posted by tomwil Am I missing something? When I click on that link, it gives me a price of $34.04. Just a blunder from my side. I first linked to a timed remote - but it was just a delay, not capable of doing interval shooting. I changed the link and the picture...but had forgotten about the price This is another option for timelapse,HDR and other cool stuff: I got the parts for this for christmas (I LOVE my wife!). It's capable of doing long timelapses, HDR, long exposures and trigger camera and flash based on input from several different sensors (sound, movement, crossing beam, lightning+++). It took some time to assemble, and the first week the kitchen was a mess as I was playing with food coloring and milk to capture cool drops/splashes... Last edited by freeload; 08-25-2010 at 11:52 PM.

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jjdgti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,738	Originally posted by freeload Use an intevallometer like this: DealExtreme: $34.04 YongNuo TC-C1 Precision Timer Remote Shutter Switch for Canon/Pentax/Samsung DSLR Cameras $19.24 including free shipping! Or this one: DealExtreme: $39.90 JJC TM-C LCD Timer Remote Shutter for Canon/Pentax/Contax/Samsung DSLR/SLR Cameras $39.90 - a bit more expensive, but seems to have more features. Thanks for the info. Very interesting products.

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tomwil Site Supporter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 778	Originally posted by freeload Use an intevallometer like this: DealExtreme: $34.04 YongNuo TC-C1 Precision Timer Remote Shutter Switch for Canon/Pentax/Samsung DSLR Cameras $19.24 including free shipping! Am I missing something? When I click on that link, it gives me a price of $34.04.

08-25-2010, 07:23 PM	#5
HGMonaro Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Melb. Aust Posts: 841	I have one of the 2nd ones pictured. Works as intended although I'm yet to put it to any useful purpose!

08-25-2010, 10:36 PM	#6
smigol Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Menlo Park, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 420	If you have a computer, you can program some of these intervals using the Pentax Remote Assistant software.

08-27-2010, 03:45 PM	#8
Lloydy Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 1,114	Originally posted by freeload Just a blunder from my side. I first linked to a timed remote - but it was just a delay, not capable of doing interval shooting. I changed the link and the picture...but had forgotten about the price This is another option for timelapse,HDR and other cool stuff: I got the parts for this for christmas (I LOVE my wife!). It's capable of doing long timelapses, HDR, long exposures and trigger camera and flash based on input from several different sensors (sound, movement, crossing beam, lightning+++). It took some time to assemble, and the first week the kitchen was a mess as I was playing with food coloring and milk to capture cool drops/splashes... I've got to say, that looks a bit geeky. Does it have a box?

08-27-2010, 03:54 PM	#9
mysticcowboy Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: port townsend, wa Photos: Albums Posts: 968	I've been using an intervalometer like the first one pictured for a few month's now. It not only makes taking time lapse photography easier than the built in menu in my K20D, it also makes timed bulb exposures easy. No need to use a stopwatch when I can set the time in the gadget. What makes getting one easy is that Pentax uses the same remote technology as Canon Rebel cameras. Anything that will work on the Rebel series will also work on the K10D or K20D.

08-27-2010, 05:32 PM	#10
MoiVous Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 675	The cheap solution - and not as elegant as the dedicated device - is to use an old programmable graphing calculator like the TI83+/TI84 etc. There was a discussion about this a few months ago. See https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-camera-field-accessories/67329-tur...valometer.html Cheers

08-27-2010, 08:50 PM	#11
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,337	I have the first one also - picked it up about a 2 months ago. Works well, but the only fault I have with it is - it lacks an on/off switch (unless I missed it). So I flip one of the batteries around so that they will not drain when not in use.

08-28-2010, 01:13 AM	#12
wjt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Perth Photos: Albums Posts: 371	freeload if that has a box or brand name/description/part number could you pm me the info. I have to make something for a course i am doing, that looks like what i will be making. Cheers

08-31-2010, 10:32 AM	#13
smigol Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Menlo Park, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 420	I have the JJC model, too. My only gripe with it is that the wire in the cable is very fragile. When taking astrophotos one evening, I didn't allow enough slack in the cable and when the mount moved, it stretched the wire, breaking the strands inside the cable. I moved on to the USB tethered solution via the pentax software since I was already using my laptop to run the autoguider. When I get around to fixing this device, I'll be putting a coiled cord on it so that this kind of problem doesn't happen again. A hint: put some velco tape on the device so that you can stick it to stuff.