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John Cash
September 21st, 2007, 10:57 AM
Can anyone direct me to where I can get a cable to extend a LANC remote switch?

Thanks

Piotr Wozniacki
September 21st, 2007, 11:25 AM
You'de best off if you contacted your actuall LANC controller manufacturer; for instance Manfrotto (whose supplied cords are notoriusly too short) has different extension cables in their offer.

John Cash
September 21st, 2007, 12:55 PM
Thanks Piotr, guess I better call Sony. What I have is fine for a tripod,but Im mount an HC-7 on top of my wakeboard tower. The current length allows me to attach to my sun cover (bimini) but I want to control it from the captains seat.

Dave Blackhurst
September 21st, 2007, 01:05 PM
I THINK you could probably use a standard miniplug extension cable - seems like a Radio Shack item offhand? Not sure if there's a length at which it would become ineffective, but presume it's just a simple signal that shouldn't degrade too much over distance.

John Cash
September 21st, 2007, 02:16 PM
Hey Dave...did I tell you Im super Happy with my HC-7 and the Sony Housing?
Thanks for the tip

Seth Bloombaum
September 21st, 2007, 03:09 PM
Forum sponsor B&H has them:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?shs=lanc+extension&ci=0&sb=ps&pn=1&sq=desc&InitialSearch=yes&O=RootPage.jsp&A=search&Q=*&bhs=t

I bought mine from Markertek, about $20 for 12 feet - it works great on a small jib!

Allen Brodsky
September 24th, 2007, 07:32 AM
The least expensive solution is, as Dave says, to buy a miniplug extension cable from Radio Shack. That's what I did and the inexpensive cable carries the signal fine.