Sky-Watcher Shutter Release Cable for Canon 5D

Product Overview

This is Sky-Watcher's shutter release cable for the Canon 5D. It fires the shutter without anyone touching the camera, which is the whole point of it during a tracked exposure sequence — the vibration of a finger on the shutter button lands directly in the frame at these focal lengths. Sky-Watcher publishes it as a single-body accessory: the Canon 5D is the camera named on it.

Who It's For

This is for Canon 5D owners taking long exposures who want the shutter tripped from something other than the camera body. We stock it alongside our Star Adventurer range, where hands-off triggering matters most because the whole rig is riding on a tracker.

Key Features & Design

• Body-specific fitment: Sky-Watcher builds and names this cable for the Canon 5D. Shutter release connectors differ between camera generations, which is why it is sold per body rather than as one universal cable.
• Hands-off shutter actuation: the exposure starts without contact on the camera, so nothing is transmitted into the optical train at the moment the shutter opens.
• One part, no configuration: the cable plugs in and works. There is no power source, no pairing and no software.

Recommended Uses

• Long-exposure astrophotography: triggering the Canon 5D on a tracked or driven mount without touching it.
• Tracker-mounted imaging: a Star Adventurer or similar setup where the payload is light and any contact shows up as trailed stars.
• Piggyback and prime-focus work: anywhere the 5D is on the mount and the shutter needs to fire cleanly.

Compatibility and Accessory Notes

• Camera: Sky-Watcher publishes this cable for the Canon 5D. They do not list any other body against it, so we do not either.
• Other bodies: Sky-Watcher publishes separate cables for the Nikon D300/D700 and the Nikon D90/D5000. Tell us your exact camera model and we will confirm which one fits, or tell you if Sky-Watcher does not make one for it.
• Nothing else required: it is a standalone cable and does not depend on any other Sky-Watcher accessory to function.

Good to Know Before You Order

• Camera fitment is exactly what Sky-Watcher names: the Canon 5D. Later Canon bodies changed connectors across generations, and Sky-Watcher does not publish a compatibility list beyond the model on the label. Send us your body and we will check it against the cable before you order.
• Cable length is not published: Sky-Watcher states no length figure for this cable, so we are not quoting one.
• Connector type is not published: the vendor names the camera rather than the plug standard.
• The listed weight is a shipping figure: Sky-Watcher's product record carries 1361 g, which reads as a default shipping weight rather than the mass of a cable. We report it as published and it is on our list to verify by scale.
• Box contents are not published: the vendor lists the cable itself with no additional parts stated.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it difficult to set up?

No. It plugs into the camera's remote terminal and fires the shutter. There is no power, no pairing and nothing to configure.

Which cameras does it fit?

Sky-Watcher publishes it for the Canon 5D. That is the only body they name for this cable.

I have a different Canon — will it work?

Canon changed remote terminals across body generations, and Sky-Watcher publishes no wider compatibility list. Send us your exact model and we will tell you whether this cable is the right one.

How long is the cable?

Sky-Watcher does not publish a length. If the run matters for how you have your rig laid out, ask us and we will measure a unit from stock before it ships.

Does it do intervalometer timing?

Sky-Watcher publishes it as a shutter release. No timer or intervalometer function is stated for it.

Bottom Line

Sky-Watcher's shutter release cable for the Canon 5D — a single-purpose part that starts the exposure without a hand on the camera. If your body is anything other than a 5D, send us the model and we will point you at the cable that matches it.