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I have got to the stage where I consider long and hard whether a new piece of kit will get adequate use before I buy it. I am so far unconvinced that I would use either of these often enough to justify the expense. Once you consider how often you use a camera remotely (very rarely in my case) you begin to see how much use you might make of a remote control, even if it does add features. I have a Nikon wired remote/intervalometer/long exposure timer and I hardly ever use it so why would I use one of these any more often?
I would guess without checking exactly, currently more than 50% of my photography is either intervalometer, time lapse or long to very long exposure. I would simply insert the device in the camera and forget it.
I have an MC36 wired intervalometer and it's very useful, however the 'Holy Grail' feature is something I need for 24 hr time-lapse, also the GPS would be invaluable. The lack of a wire is a great benefit especially at night and the ability to control the camera from a distance is another plus. Allowing me to control the camera without risking spoiling exposures with my head torch, even on dim red it can easily ruin several exposures while I make adjustments to the camera settings.
The GPS feature saves me having to manually allocate locations for all my images and will probably be more discerning. I find the 'Map' feature in Lightroom invaluable, it enables me to find images by location when I sometimes struggle to remember the date, or even the year. If I know I want a particular image at a particular location, I simply go to the map, find the rough location and all the images I took at that location are there. Currently I have to manually place them there first which is a bit of a chore but still easier than keywording.
This is especially useful in large botanic gardens when wanting to locate specific planting areas. Also photographing events like motorcycle trials which are widespread, the Scottish Six Day trial is a good example, so many sections over a wide area, (perhaps a 30-40 mile radius) identifying each section and finding it on the map is very time consuming, the sections themselves are sometimes quite long, is good to be able to evaluate the best places to stand to get the most spectacular images. Doing this post shoot is quite challenging and involves a lot of guesswork in wooded areas where the track isn't visible to the satellite but GPS still works.
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Robert.