Can you replace remote shutter speed controller with something else?

[weak belfry]

Hello, the max shutter speed my camera can take is 30s and after that is just BULB mode. I Know that you need a remote controller for this one but can you replace it with something else? Like DIY kind of thing

[tight ridge]

no, buy the remote

its literally 20-30$

[weak belfry]

its still money

but if its that important alright then

[tight ridge]

what is your other gear ?

[weak belfry]

canon 450D EOS with a tripos

tripod

thats it

[tight ridge]

lens ?

[weak belfry]

the ones i use for astrophotography are 10-22mm with f/3.5

[tight ridge]

then you dont even shoot longer than 30sec because of 500 rule

so why do you need to get the remote ?

[weak belfry]

true

the 500 second rule is for shooting the milky way or just the stars?

[tight ridge]

500rule is not to get trailing

[weak belfry]

what if i want trailing

[tight ridge]

then shoot bulb

like 20min exposures and stack

[weak belfry]

dude i wont hold my finger on my camera button for 6hrs

[tight ridge]

ahahhaah

[weak belfry]

i already said that my camera can take it up max to 30s

[tight ridge]

you click and then click to stop

no need to hold

[weak belfry]

i dont have that

[tight ridge]

hmm, buy the inter...

[weak belfry]

yeah

[tight ridge]

@weak belfry or DIY option , tape your finger to the shutter button

[orchid axle]

Or tape the shutter button

[tight ridge]

no, my solution works much better

[orchid axle]

[weak belfry]

yes

ill do that today but i just ordered the remote controller lmao

[weak belfry]

btw i shoot 50s according to 500 rule

10mm devided by 500

50

[tight ridge]

apsc format ...

500/16

31 aka 30seconds max

[orchid axle]

But you can use it in the future when u have a tracker

[weak belfry]

exactly

[weak belfry]

this one last second

i cant just let that slide...

i need an extra second

[tight ridge]

just buy the intervelometer

[weak belfry]

i already ordered one

btw

u guys have any star tracker recommendations

good cheap ones

[orchid axle]

The cheapest one is probably the skywatcher star adventurer

But i do know one from omegon wich is like 190€ but it's not electric

I have no idea how good it is but it's the cheapest https://www.omegon.eu/camera-mounts/omegon-mount-minitrack-lx3/p,62043

[weak belfry]

so is it mechanic?

how does it work

[orchid axle]

60 minutes of mechanical tracking
The MiniTrack has a clockwork heart, electronics have no place. A precision movement accurately tracks your camera. Wind-up the MiniTrack with its cord, like an analogue clock, and it will start tracking immediately and continue for 60 minutes. This mount will never flag, even in freezing conditions. Your new mount can even take a telephoto lens. It is no coincidence that this 'expert' in wide-field photography has won the hearts of amateur astronomers.