topic Re: New guy with Rebel T5i in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

New guy with Rebel T5i

gcextreme — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:53:50 GMT

Hey guys, i picked up a brand new Rebel T5i a while back at Best Buy.

I'm an amateur photographer, ive done 3 weddings, a few motorcross events, alot of nature shots, alot of automobile and motorcycle shots, etc.

Anyway, i am still learning alot about this camera.

Currently i am looking at getting a wireless remote for it....i think i need an RC-6, but on the best buy site, i see Canon has several and so does Vivitar.....they range from $5 to $35, and even some wired ones for $100+..

What do u recommend???

Thanks

Heres the bestbuy link, not sure if this url will work.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=&id=pcat17071&type=page&sc=Global&cp=1&nrp=15&sp=&qp=&list=n&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&fs=saas&saas=saas&keys=keys&st=RC-6

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

ebiggs1 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:39:07 GMT

The RC-6 is a infrared remote control so you must be pointing at the camera. It's working distance is short.

It may or may not work the video on your T5i. I don't shoot video so I don't know.

But the RC-5 Canon remote is over $400 bucks!

The RC-6 is a handy little gadget.

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

gcextreme — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:22:50 GMT

Yeah im not looking for something with too much distance..i just wanna be able to put my camera on the tripod and have me and the wife sit on my motorcylce for pics and stuff like that...

maybe as my business grows i will get a more advanced one.

it would be nice to have my camera set up facing a jump and when i come over the jump on my atv, hit the button in mid air, lol for an awesome shot..

But mostly i am a web designer/graphic artist, and do custom vinyl graphics and decals and shirts/hats...and i use the camera alot, from taking photos of customers stuff for their website, to promoting my own products.

Heres some shots of my 1st wedding i did last year, for a friend.

http://sphotos-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1010272_10151672256316700_431577987_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1280840_10151672261956700_1770924664_n.jpg

http://sphotos-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/1234644_10151672265076700_162918191_n.jpg
http://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1185070_10151672266076700_938520517_n.jpg
http://sphotos-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1238038_10151672258941700_479347664_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/p206x206/1234980_10151672254086700_1980032900_n.jpg

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

hernhombeecaryb — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 02:50:11 GMT

The RC-6 remote works nice but as noted in another response, comes with the constraints of an infrared remote. I have one banded Rocketfish and it works. When posing you will need to press the button, so you will be constrained for positioning one hand.

More exotic controls off long range RF and various triggering options (sound, cell phone, discreet triggers, PC).

I think if you start with an inexpensive IR remote you will quickly learn a lot more about the features you would like and how much you will use it.

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

diverhank — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:28:26 GMT

One alternative is to download an app for iphone or android phone. Works just as well as the Canon IR remote (same range, same reliability).

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

TCampbell — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:34:51 GMT

You probably want an RC-6 then.

I have an RC-5 (no longer made) and eventually also bought an RC-6. They look almost identical -- the difference is that on the back of the RC-6 there's a swtich (which the RC-5 didn't have). That switch changes the mode of the trigger between "instant" and a 2-second "delay" (the RC-5 always had a 2-second delay.)

The idea is that with the 2-second delay, you have time to hide the remote so that you don't catch a photo of you pointing the remote at the camera. BUT... if you're not planning to be in the photo, then the "instant" mode will let you catch that "decisive moment" and not have to worry that in 2 seconds you may have missed it.

The remote is IR. The pickup on the camera is located on the FRONT of the camera and line-of-sight is needed for this to work. The remote is intended for photos -- I do NOT believe it will start/stop video recording (I have a friend who primarily does video and I think he confirmed this for me the last time I checked.)

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

MikeSowsun — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:00:51 GMT

The IR remotes WILL start/stop video.

That is the reason they started adding IR remotes to cameras like the 60D, 70D, 7D, 5D Mk II, 5D Mk III, and 1D Mk IV. Prior to the addition of Video, the only DSLR's that had IR remote were the Digital Rebels.

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

ebiggs1 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:00:09 GMT

"... only the Digital Rebels had IR remote."

Not exaxctly............ The only DSLR I can think of that it doesn't work with is my 1D.

EOS 6D
EOS 5D Mark II
EOS 5D Mark III
EOS 7D
EOS 60D
EOS 60DA
EOS 70D
EOS Digital Rebel
EOS Digital Rebel XT
EOS Digital Rebel XTi
EOS ELAN 7/7E
EOS Elan 7N
EOS ELAN 7NE
EOS Elan II/IIE
EOS Elan IIE
ELPH 370Z
ELPH Jr.
ELPH Sport
ELPH Z3
EOS 10
EOS 100
EOS 30
EOS 30V
EOS 33
EOS 33V
EOS 50
EOS 50E
EOS IX
EOS Rebel Ti
EOS Rebel T1i
EOS Rebel T2
EOS Rebel T2i
EOS Rebel T3i
EOS Rebel Ti
EOS Rebel T4i
EOS Rebel T5i
EOS Rebel XSi
EOS Rebel SL1
Limited Edition Digital Rebel
Sure Shot 130u
Sure Shot 130u II
Sure Shot Z115
Sure Shot Z135
Sure Shot Z155
Sure Shot Z180u
Sure Shot Z90W
EOS-M Mirrorless Digital Camera

At least this is the list Canon privides, since I don't have every one of these to personally test it.

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

gcextreme — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 21:17:31 GMT

Thanks guys.

Whats the name of the app? I have a samsung galaxy s3 android phone..

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

MikeSowsun — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:19:54 GMT

Most of those cameras are not DSLR's. They are old film cameras from the 1990's and later.

What I meant to say was that all the Digital Rebels had IR remote, but other DSLR's without video did not. This included the D30, D60, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D, and 1D series. Canon only added IR to the more advanced DSLR's when they added video.

Re: New guy with Rebel T5i

MikeSowsun — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 23:08:29 GMT

Whats the name of the app? I have a samsung galaxy s3 android phone..

I use an APP called "DSLR Remote" with my Samsung Galaxy S4: DSLR Remote

I am not sure if it will work with your S3. I think it will only work if your phone has a built-in IR sender.