LRTimelapse PRO Timer 3 and 2.5

I’ve designed the LRTimelapse PRO Timer with the goal to make the most advanced and flexible intervalometer because I couldn’t find any intervalometer on the market that fulfilled all my requirements.

It targets mostly professional timelapse photographers and ambitious amateurs.

No fiddling with wireless connection issues, no mobile phone. Just charge it and connect it via a default camera release cable. It won’t disappoint it’ll just work and give you all the freedom you need.

The LRT PRO Timer is a small and light intervalometer with a build in Li-Ion Battery which can be charged via USB and hold up to 20 hrs. It has a crisp OLED display, a single knob for very easy and ergonomic operation – even in the dark and with gloves. It supports two cameras, timed and periodic shooting, improved support for Mirrorless Cameras, Flashlight feature for foreground illumination and most important: it allows you to shoot with the shortest dark times possible. This means your camera will be operable while shooting!

Special Features of the LRTimelapse PRO Timer

• The LRT PRO Timer is Made in Germany with the highest standards of quality, precision, functionality and sustainability.
• Very fast shutter release with no unnecessary delays due to autofocus signals. This allows the shortest dark-times possible, which is often a key to great timelapses.

• Due to the high performance and the shortest dark times it’s the perfect tool for holy grail shots: just add qDslrDashboard or any other tool for Exposure/ISO ramping and you’ll have the perfect timelapse setup for day-to-night shots, checkout my Holy Grail shooting tutorial for more details.
• Intervals can be defined in 0.1 second steps.
  
• Easy user interface on a OLED display with rich contrast, which is readable in any conditions from bright sunlight to the pitch black of night.

• Easy operation with one large rotating and clickable knob. You can even operate it with gloves or mittens.
• You can store your custom shooting settings (interval, number of shots and others) as defaults in the timer.
• For longer Exposure times of more than 30 seconds the camera can also be operated in Bulb-Mode. This is especially useful for astro-photogaphy. It works for timelapse and single exposures.
• Smooth interval ramping / fairing possible. This means you can change your shooting interval smoothly from one value to another over a selectable time. This also works in combination with motion control hardware.
• You can easily turn off any illumination on the timer. This is very important for any type of night and astro-photography.
  
• Recording of unlimited images or a predefined amount of images is both possible. The timer display will always provide you with important information that you need to monitor during shooting: remaining/elapsed time/images etc.
• The LRT PRO Timer provides two hot shoe mounts, which allow you to attach it in two different angles to the hot shoe of your camera. Additionally you’ll have two eyelets to fix it to the tripod with velcro or a cord.
• Two camera ports can trigger 2 cameras in parallel.
• There is a special slave mode which allows you to use the second port to trigger a motion control device. Triggering the movement will by default happen in the dark time, but you can also configure this.
• For long term and construction timelapses, you can define a time frame in which the LRT PRO Timer shoots, for example from 08 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• The LRT PRO Timer can be attached to any camera where a standardized analog release cable is available for. Those cables have a 2.5mm TRS (3 rings) on one side, and the proprietary camera connector on the other side, and are available for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji etc. (More details).
• Small, light and resistant case!
• Built in Li-Ion Battery. Older devices will be charged via Micro-USB – newer ones (from 2024 on) via USB-C (This will require a standard USB-A to USB-C cable, PD or QC is not supported). You can also power the LRTimelapse PRO Timer via a USB-Powerbank.
• The LRT PRO Timer has a battery powered real time clock which enables scheduled timelapse shots.
• The OLED can be used as flashlight to illuminate the foreground for Astro-Photography or Astro-Timelapses.
• Full support for mirrorless cameras (DSLM) via a special Wake-up feature which prevents losing shots when the camera goes to sleep mode.
• Approved for cold conditions up to -20°C (will probably also work below that).

Check out the Quick start Guide!

Where to buy it

The LRT PRO Timer 3 is now available for buying via different online shops, check out the buy-page.

Differences between the LRTimelapse PRO Timer 3.0 and 2.5

The LRT PRO Timer 3.0 has mainly been developed because some users requested a version with a bigger display.

Both versions basically share the same features in Software and both versions will get the same future firmware upgrades.

Nevertheless there are some improvements in the User Interface in the LRT PT 3, because its larger screen size offers double the space for information which allows more a better layout of the information displayed.

These are the improvements in the LRTimelapse PRO Timer 3 compared to the 2.5:

• Bigger Display: Twice the resolution, nearly 3 times the size. (LRTPT 2.5: 24 x 7 mm (168 mm²), LRTPT 3: 30 x 16mm = 480 mm²)
• Improved layout of the user interface due to the higher resolution of the display
• High precision optical glass cover to protect the display
• Aluminum Knob for more precise rotation
• Improved charging regulator. For example it reduces battery draining when device is turned off.
• Tactile indicators for camera port numbers on the housing

User Reviews

This is a collections from 3rd party reviews for the LRTimelapse PRO Timer

LRT PRO Timer 3

• In depth Review of the LRT PRO Timer 3 by Matthew Vandeputte on MATJOEZ.com
• On Location Review of the LRT PRO Timer 3 by Emeric’s Timelapse
• Detailed Review of the LRT PRO Timer 3 and 2.5 on MilkywayPhotographers.com
• Review of the LRT PRO Timer 3 on Time Lapse Magazine
• Review of the LRT PRO Timer 3 on Pro-Lapse.com
• Video Review on the LRT PRO Timer 3 by Uli Fehr (German)
• Video Review on AmazingNature Alpha (German)
• Video Review on Timelapse-Movie.de (German, English subtitles)
• Review (video and written) by DPF Productions (Spanish)
• Review by Morgan Trevisan (Italian, English subs)

LRT PRO Timer 2.5 (but also the most applies to the PT3 also!)

• Video review on Emeric’s Timelapse (English)
• Video Review by Henri Lanares (French)
• Review on timelapsevideo.eu (German)
• Review on An Di Fotografie (German)
• Review on mh1.photography (German)
• Italian Review on guerrinistefano.com (Italian, other Langugages via Google Translator)

If you wrote a review, let me know, I’ll be happy to link to it here!