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Daydreaming

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Two things (count them)
1. Sometimes I am most worst. I have a T2i. Shooting long bulb shots as far as I can tell always requires you to hold the shutter button as long as you want the exposure to last. Without a remote shutter release this is hard to do without ruining the shot by slightly shaking the camera on the tripod. There HAS to be some way you can set it so that you press it once when you want it to start and again when you are finished, I just can't figure out what it is. Anybody know anything about this?
2. I found an awesome camera shop that only sells used film cameras. These range in age from earlier this decade to stuff that appears to be turn of the century. Are any of these used cameras worth the time? They are pretty well used if you get what I mean. They seriously have hundreds and hundreds of cameras and lenses. Anybody know some good film bodies/lenses I should look for?
 
1. You already said it but: http://shop.ebay.com/link-delight-na/m.html?_nkw=timer+remote+550D&_sacat=0&_odkw=timer+remote&_osacat=0&bkBtn=&_trksid=p3911.m270.l1313

For $20 they are definitely worth it, plus you can use it as a time lapse remote as well.

2. Film cameras are a lot of fun, I am taking a film photography course in high school and it is very different from shooting digital. You have to be conscious of each shot you take since they are literally worth something... you can't just hit delete, or format you card. I think that it will definitely help your photography skills to use one and definitely recommend it.
 
you cannot do a longer exposure in bulb without a shutter release cable/remote. either way its the handiest thing in the world i love using mine even when it might not be that necessary. what you can do though if u dont wanna get it is get a bottle cap and put it on the shutter and then wrap rubberbands around it thats tight enough to press down the button
 
I know I need a remote but I won't have access to a place that sells them until at least december. I was just trying to find an alternative.
I have used film before. It's nice, I know nothing about film camera models though.
 
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