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Keeps Time‚ But Can You Dance To It?

I'm always on the lookout for gadgets that can make my photography easier or more productive. On my October 2001Great Smoky Workshopone of the members was using theCanon TC-80N3timer / remote. I'd never seen one before, though I knew it existed.
While I religiously use theRS-80N3electric release whenever my Canon is tripod mounted, the idea of having a sophisticated timer-release fascinated me. So, as soon as I returned home I picked one up. At about USD $200 this is not inexpensive, but when you realize the functionality that it provides it's cheap at twice the price.(The TC-80N3 will work with the EOS-3, EOS-1V, EOS-D30 , EOS-D60, EPS-10D, EOS 1D and EOS 1Ds ).
Star Trails‚ Grand Canyon‚ May, 2000
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Little larger than a standard electronic remote release the TC-80N3 has quite a few more controls. But before looking at what they do let's understand what functions this unit is capable of and under what shooting situations you would use ...

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