Latest addition to the arsenal

Just found the perfect companion to the Gorillapod I got recently - this remote control shutter release. I've been searching for something like this everywhere but none of the shops I went to had it in store. It's not the same remote as the RM-1 remote showed on camera's list of compatible accessories but when I tested it with their display E510, it worked perfectly. It's really frustrating trying to find Olympus accessories since most of the camera outlets prefer to stock accessories for the other more popular brands.

Except for this store at Sungai Wang Plaza. That's Kim in the photo, the friendliest and most helpful camera outlet staff I've encountered. This shop also had the widest range of Olympus SLR lenses and accesories compared to all the other shops I've been to. And the best thing is that their retail price is cheaper too. The 50mm macro lens I'm planning to get next year is almost RM500 cheaper here compared to anywhere else I've asked. So to Olympus SLR users out there, it's worth checking out this shop before you get your next Olympus accessory.

Despite their cheesy sounding slogan, they do have the best price in town. This shop I was at shares the same shoplot as GNC at the ground floor of Sungai Wang Plaza, right next to the money changer. There's a bigger outlet with a more complete selection of accessories at a different location in the same mall, but it's busier there & whatever they don't have at this smaller outlet, they will bring over from the bigger place.

Now with this latest addition, there's no longer the need to use the camera's timed shutter release when taken long exposure shots on the tripod or gorillapod. Taking pictures of myself in group shots or semi-perasan solo potraits of myself will be so much easier after this too.

P/S: The camera has an optional 2 second delay before pics are taken with the remote, so that the pics are not going to end up like the one above - with my hand pointing the remote at the camera.