Originally posted by jpzk Hi everyone.
My son is using an old K10D (yeah, it still works) and he asked if I could find where to get a camera lightning "trigger" that would work on his K10D.
Not sure at all where to look for, so I thought of posting here first.
Thanks!
I've got this one:
AEO Photo | LS 4.0 ProMT and have used it on my K5. This model is a multi-trigger so it does motion as well as ligthning however there are cheaper options from this manufacturer to consider. You can buy direct from them or via a retailer like B&H. If you buy from AEO just select the cable from the drop down menu, the K10D is listed.
I was able to capture lots of lightning with this unit on the K5, the triggers are most useful when the sun is still up and the 'long exposure guess' is less useful. To provide an example this is a composite of 12 images (after I'd removed about 5 others), there was a lot of lightning activity and the camera was triggered so many times with this storm. the storm was a unique opportunity due to my location and the direction of it's travel, but it is an example of why I can attest to the effectiveness of this product.
I chose this one as the latency from lightning strike to actuating the shutter was less than the other unit I was looking at from here:
Home - Strike Finder One of their units would still be a good option, and they too have varying model/price options to consider. Their top of the line unit the Strikefinder touch is a 5 in 1 model and triggers the shutter in less than 1ms. That's better than the 3ms of my AEO and has more functinality to boot.
If you want to go more contemporary, I was really interested in the MIOPS when it came out, details here:
MEET MIOPS | MIOPS It looks more contemporary in design and functionality than the unit I have, and it will work with Pentax cameras and can be controlled by a smartphone. Hopefully someone around here has one of these to provide some feedback for you.
A search of B&H using 'lightning trigger' will pop up more options but the three identified above are the unit I have and can say works well, the other option (Ubertronix) I considered and the later model with more contemporary functionality that I would probably choose if I didn't already have a lightning trigger.
Tas
Last edited by Tas; 08-06-2017 at 09:41 PM.