{"id":9462,"date":"2012-11-13T21:35:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T05:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=9462"},"modified":"2012-11-13T21:35:54","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T05:35:54","slug":"announcing-the-custom-slr-prodot-a-tactile-shutter-release-button-to-quicken-your-shooting-time-for-street-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/13\/announcing-the-custom-slr-prodot-a-tactile-shutter-release-button-to-quicken-your-shooting-time-for-street-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the Custom SLR ProDot \u00e2\u20ac\u201c a Tactile Shutter Release Button to Quicken Your Shooting Time for Street Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ksr\/assets\/000\/245\/021\/85b0caf049c8153a6dec16d9f738c9b2_large.jpg?resize=640%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The red version of the Custom SLR ProDot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The team at <a href=\"http:\/\/customslr.com\/\">Custom SLR<\/a> (one of my awesome sponsors) is starting a kickstarter campaign for their new &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/customslr\/prodot-tactile-shutter-release-button-for-cameras\">ProDot<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; a tactile shutter release button for cameras. When they first told me about it, I thought it would be a great solution for street photographers out there using DSLR&#8217;s to get more tactile response when shooting on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>I know many street photographers who use a similar button for their Leica&#8217;s and Fuji cameras, which they feel makes it easier to hit the shutter button.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a DSLR user and interested in the ProDot, it will be only $15 USD to receive a version in Black, Red, and Clear.\u00c2\u00a0In addition, you will also gain contributor status and be listed on the CustomSLR website. Shipping to the states is free, $3 USD shipping anywhere outside the states. Also they are currently thinking about making a screw-in version, so if you are interested in that please leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>To see the promo video and more images of the ProDot, read on!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>ProDot Kickstarter Video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/customslr\/prodot-tactile-shutter-release-button-for-cameras\/widget\/video.html\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Different Colors for the ProDot<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ksr\/assets\/000\/245\/016\/de88a377bd3f0366827ebff00c57997a_large.jpg?resize=630%2C435&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"435\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prodot in Black, Clear, and Red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To check out more details of the Custom SLR ProDot, check out their Kickstarter campaign <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/customslr\/prodot-tactile-shutter-release-button-for-cameras\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team at Custom SLR (one of my awesome sponsors) is starting a kickstarter campaign for their new &#8220;ProDot&#8221; &#8211; a tactile shutter release button for cameras. 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