Wireless file transmitter for the Canon EOS R5 appears for certification

[herein2020]

So:

• R5
• Grip
• Extra LP-E6NH batteries
• 2x CFExpress cards
• WFT

This R5 thing is going from "Maybe within toy budget this year" to "You can survive on one kidney, right?".

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

 

[H. Jones]

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

I'm picking up the RF 35mm as soon as I get the R5. I'd love to have that lens just to use the R5 like a suped-up full frame Fuji X100 to keep on me all the time when I'm not using it for work.

Outside of when I want the camera be as light and small as possible, I don't see myself having a problem with my EF glass and an adapter on the R5, but I'll be interested to see if using RF glass quickly changes my mind on that

 

[koenkooi]

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

My most used lenses are the MP-E65mm and 100mm L macro, I see no need to rush and replace those if an RF equivalent becomes available.

Having said that, the R5 pricing will impact which lens I'll get next:

• R5 too expensive: RF100-500 + RF85mm, no R5
• R5 expensive: R5 + RF100-500, keep shooting with SD cards, sell RP
• R5 cheap: R5 + RF100-500mm + accesories, keep RP

And if the R5 is available too late, e.g. September, I'll postpone all buying decisions to spring 2021.

 

[Michael Clark]

So:

• R5
• Grip
• Extra LP-E6NH batteries
• 2x CFExpress cards
• WFT

This R5 thing is going from "Maybe within toy budget this year" to "You can survive on one kidney, right?".

The WFT will probably be like the one for the 1D X Mark III. You'll only need it if you need nominal data rates at extended range.

 

[Michael Clark]

I'm going a little crazy... announce already... or at least give us another tease.... no announce

yay! news... oh, wireless transmitter.

in all seriousness though, i'm glad for every little tidbit. i'm guessing (hoping?) we get some more official information before the end of the month. February and March announcements were on the 13th; April was on the 21st; will May's update be on the 21st too?

Stop asking, "Are we there yet?"

Announcement was planned for Photokina, which was scheduled for 27-30 May, 2020. That's when they're going to announce it. Everyone has prety much known this for at least six months.

 

[Pixel]

The WFT will probably be like the one for the 1D X Mark III. You'll only need it if you need nominal data rates at extended range.

Or if you require FTP transfer as that’s not available in-camera only with the WFT

 

[Fran Decatta]

If this is the 5 series replacement I wonder what the 1 series will be like?

I was thinking exactly the same....

 

[dancan]

I'm getting awful sick of hearing about this camera. Does it even shoot stills at this point?

I feel the same but I keep my spirit high with the already existing R5

 

[Quarkcharmed]

Does it even shoot stills at this point?

My point is, when shooting, stay still.

 

[Quarkcharmed]

The wireless file transmitter for the Canon EOS R5 is compatible with Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11a / b / g / n / ac).

But how many megapixels?

 

[vjlex]

Stop asking, "Are we there yet?"

Announcement was planned for Photokina, which was scheduled for 27-30 May, 2020. That's when they're going to announce it. Everyone has prety much known this for at least six months.

sure, but tell me just this one thing... are we there yet?

 

[herein2020]

My most used lenses are the MP-E65mm and 100mm L macro, I see no need to rush and replace those if an RF equivalent becomes available.

Having said that, the R5 pricing will impact which lens I'll get next:

• R5 too expensive: RF100-500 + RF85mm, no R5
• R5 expensive: R5 + RF100-500, keep shooting with SD cards, sell RP
• R5 cheap: R5 + RF100-500mm + accesories, keep RP

And if the R5 is available too late, e.g. September, I'll postpone all buying decisions to spring 2021.

They are out to hook every fish they can get; so it will be expensive but not so expensive that you go elsewhere, and it will not be available until Dec but they will accept preorders in July. Lets not forget the few they will trickle out to the YouTube "influencers" to convince the ones on the fence to jump on the preorders with no shipping date in sight.

 

[Whowe]

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

Unless that is all you can afford for a while...

 

[Whowe]

The WFT will probably be like the one for the 1D X Mark III. You'll only need it if you need nominal data rates at extended range.

The one for the 1Dx Mark III does not include Ethernet, since it is built in to the camera. It may offer extended range since it is extenal antenna, but, unlike the 1DX, the R5 should have the faster wifi (5gHz) built in, so it should already be fast.

As Pixel said, I think this is more for the extended professional functions such as FTP, better remote control, etc.

 

[Kit.]

LAN cable? Very good.

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

Why so? There are currently no RF lenses I'm interested in.

 

[rbielefeld]

LAN cable? Very good.


Why so? There are currently no RF lenses I'm interested in.

Exactly, did I miss the announcement of the RF 600mm f/4, RF 400mm f/2.8, and the RF 100-400mm?

 

[privatebydesign]

I feel the same but I keep my spirit high with the already existing R5 View attachment 190489

That’s not an R5, this is an R5

 

[Whowe]

Exactly, did I miss the announcement of the RF 600mm f/4, RF 400mm f/2.8, and the RF 100-400mm?

Is there really any chance of an RF 100-400? Even with the RF 100-500?

 

[M. D. Vaden of Oregon]

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

I'm using a Zeiss 135mm Apo Sonnar with the EOS R .. and there's no 135mm I've seen that can fully match that Zeiss. So the RF bodies will be nice for EF or RF, or even adapted Pentacon mount like a Zeiss Flektogon 50mm I'm enjoying

.

 

[wickedac]

Don't forget you still need lenses. No point in using EF glass after buying a body like this.

That's ridiculous, the lenses I have work fine. The ROI on selling them for RF replacements is non-existent for me anyway. Not until prices come WAY down. And it's not new glass I'm after anyway. I want a 5D-level body with in-viewfinder eye-AF, full-frame AF points, in-viewfinder exposure preview, etc to make my job easier. I don't need new lenses for any of that.