Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control for Nikon D40, D40x, D60 & D80 Digital SLR Cameras

Very useful for an average D40 user. Lets you take a picture instantly or with a 2-second delay.

Great for scenery pictures if you have a tripod and need to get people in the picture.

This is a great product, especially for the price. I got this for my Nikon D60. Easy to use, even my kids like to use it to take pictures. It is great for getting the Photographer in the shot. Which we all know, is usually left out.
I've even found it helpful when trying to get the kids posed just right, and snapping off the shot before they move and before you get back to the camera to press the button. I would definately recommend this. Easy to use and a great accessory for the busy photographer.

I wish the range was better, but it certainly does what is says it does. You have to be right in front of the camera as not too far away. Worked great for family portraits with the D40 2 second delay on remote.

Simply it's great. It does its job perfectly. Very small size too (which makes it easy to lose :)

I used this with my D70. Little did I know, many of the higher end models (I now own the D300) don't even have the remote option for such a tiny price and a tiny product as this. It IS worth having but there are challenges:

1) You need to point this thing in the direction of the infrared sensor (you can't be behind the camera or have a lens between the side of the camera with the sensor on it - unless somehow my product was defective -which sometimes I wondered). It is often tough to get it to trigger.

2) This thing is tiny. A bit of anecdote here: I lost 2 of these so to prevent me from losing another, I added a bright blue bit of plastic string and taped it on with black electrical tape. I could put it around my wrist too. Anyway, the security at te airport doesn't like to see remote controls with WIRES attached. They though I was triggering a BOMB not a shutter.

Such a big review for such a tiny product. Anyway, this is good to have for a hobby photog. but isn't acceptable if you are working professionally because it can be frustrating to use and doesn't work from all positions.