Nikon D70. Who/What shutter switch can I use?

[Dreadswooper 0]

I have a Nikon D70 and lots of people tell me that its not a skydiving camera. But a camera shoots a picture and it works. What bite/tounge/blow switch will work for my camera? If anyone owns one. Let me know.

-Darin

[grayhghost 0]

it uses a mini-usb plug on the camera end

you need to splice a bite/tounge/blow switch together with a:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/381577-REG/Nikon_25326_MC_DC1_Remote_Cord.html

[guscabana 0]

is not a miniusb plug, is a propietary plug for the shutter release, but only for the D70s and D80. For the D70 you can try to modifie a wireless remote...
Good Luck.

[dragon2 2]

"A camera shoot pictures and it works" eh not in skydiving. If you want to use a nikon in freefall you really want a D70s or a D80, maybe a D90/D200/D300. For a D70 you'll need to buy a wireless remote and the switch of your choice, open up both and solder eh ducktape them together. Do a search here on how, it's fiddly work. Then you need to set the camera in wireless mode, make it not drop OUT of that mode while you jump, fix the remote to your lens somehow, jump it and hope it works. I jumped my D70 for a year (see attachment), got pics about 50% of the time, so no way you can use this as a paid videographer. You really want another camera for jumping, either one of the mentioned nikons or a canon digital eos.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[ChangoLanzao 0]

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I have a Nikon D70 and lots of people tell me that its not a skydiving camera. But a camera shoots a picture and it works. What bite/tounge/blow switch will work for my camera? If anyone owns one. Let me know.

THIS was my first solution. As dragon2 pointed out, it was not ideal. My second solution was to sell the D70 and buy a D70s with the wired remote ;-)