Cable release for K5

Hi All,

Is the cable release for the K5 the same as that for the K10D.

I have a homemade one which provides focus and shutter via a small twin+earth jack plug

I also have a commercial one which provides timed/delay timed shutter release.

When I tried them on the K5 the focus didn't operate although the shutter did.

Bernard

There's probably a setting in the camera menu to allow
AF with a remote, similar to the K20D

There is [C-18] and it's set to 2.

I have an IR remote which works correctly with this set, but not when set to 1.

I was wanting to use the digital timer remote to set up a series of shots, and whilst I can manually focus or use the AF button to do what I want I noticed the cable remote(s) wouldn't invoke a focus which suggests (to me at least) that maybe the pinouts are different, hence the question.

Bernard

I just tried my cable release in my K-5 and it auto-focusses just fine. I have a JJC which was meant for a Canon.

Check the plug is wired like this:

http://www.doc-diy.net/photo/remote_pinout/

I'm offline now until tomorrow

Just checked mine with the Pentax "CS-205 Cable Switch For Remote Shutter Release" and it focused first.... no problems.

Camera was on:
M exposure
NO SR (on tripod so I switched it off)
AF-S (GREEN)

Thanks all

Problem solved -

Both releases had a wire loose to the focusing
The plug end on the home built one
The switch connection on the commercial one.

And to cap it all I found the wire into one of the probes of my multimeter is intermittent.

What are the odds of that?

So soldering iron out and repairs done. Note to self - check thoroughly next time.
At least I didn't take the camera apart, then discover a loose wire in the multimeter.


Anyway thanks for checking. I didn't want to mess up my new camera, if the pin outs had have been different.


Regards
Bernard

Algi,

A most interesting site.
I rather like the multi-function trigger device based around the ATmega88V but have no facilties for programming it

regards
Bernard

Glad to hear it was easy to sort out.

There is some interesting stuff on that site