Nikon ML-L3 Remote

Anyone who owns one of these knows how frustrating it is to try to open the battery compartment for the first time.:single_eye:

I just got mine from Amazon, and it came with four extra batteries (now I know they were extras because I found one already in the unit). What devilish engineer designed the battery holder for Pete's sake? And of course the unit comes with absolutely no instructions, so I was forced to the web and found instruction from a blog dated 2009, lucky me.

Then I find that I have to use the camera menu to set the camera for a remote, nothing so simple as an external knob adjustment, nooooo.

Oh well, now the wait for the weather to change for the better as usual.

hmmm. Maybe its from a long history of fixing electronics and finding secret little release clips, etc, but I didn't blink twice to figure out how to open it especially with the little arrows molded into the plastic. :friendly_wink:

I was very annoyed that I had to get into the menu on the d7100 rather than use the selector like on the d7000. Then I found that it was available on the Info button screen, so I have gotten quicker with turning it on, but its still a nuisance.

I have 3 of these things, one original Nikon and I saw some knockoffs on Amazon a few years back for $3 each. I keep one on my camera strap and I keep planning to tie one to my tripod, but I never get around to it. Enjoy your new remote.

I ordered the same from amazon about a month ago. I noticed the same day they were selling off brands at Walmart for $8. I used that one till I got the other. I noticed with the knock off it triggered weird things. It would fire off 3 shots no matter what I did. So, I use the original now.

I should have mentioned my eyes are 65 years old almost 66, and I was in the living room just before a thunderstorm, so it was dark out at 4PM, LOL. I did manage to see the arrow and #1 with a magnifying glass though. Once I figured out what I was supposed to do, opening the battery tray was easy. Sometimes things are not as intuitive as they should be. But like swimming or riding a bike, once you learn, you never will forget, how to open a battery compartment on a Nikon ML-L3 remote control. nickt, Thanks for the tip on the Info Button.

I hear ya. I'm 10 years behind you, but well into my reading glasses and flashlight carrying years, lol. Sucks not seeing like I used to.

OK chaps, I am almost 65, managed to figure out how to open the battery compartment after a few goes. I too only saw the little arrows after the event. Now I cannot get it to work. I have the battery CR2025 which it came with and a new Duracell CR2032 which appears to be the same and it will work with neither. I have turned the selector to the Remote symbal. I also went into the Shooting Menu and selected Quick-response Remote and still no response at all. I also read to put a small piece of paper on top of the battery to make a tighter fit against the connector. Any ideas would be appreciated.

If you have a cell phone camera, you can test the remote. Most of the cell phone cameras are sensitive to IR and you can see if the remote is emitting light. Be careful with the piece of paper for a spacer that it is on the correct side. Put on one side, it may help, put on the other it may prevent contact.

There proabably is a camera on the phone but it is an old one and not a iphone. The paper is on the top ( + ) side and the bottom of the battery is on the connectors. I take it the batteries are the same if they are the same size? Are there any other settings I should be adjusting? I set the camera up and focused so the little green light comes on and read the relevant section in the manual.

I think that is all you need for settings. Be aware of the time-out. Camera will become dormant after whatever number of minutes you have set for the remote to be active. I think the 2032 battery is thicker. I'm not sure how that would work out with the contacts. Maybe it doesn't sit right in the little tray, but I really don't know for sure.
I've been doing that cell phone trick since the beginning of cell phone cameras, so an old one should work fine. Try it. If you don't see any light from the remote, you could also verify that your cell phone can see the light from a tv remote. Then you'll know the test was valid.

I bought one; struggled a while before I could open the darn battery "compartment". Pushed the button repeatedly for 15 minutes, checked my cam and settings about ten times, pushed the button some more.... then took my hammer and let it say hello to the remote.