Wireless file transmitter for the Canon EOS R5 appears for certification

Mark3794 · May 19, 2020

A WFT transmitter like the one for the 1DX mark III?

cerealito · May 19, 2020

koenkooi · May 19, 2020

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?".

analoggrotto · May 19, 2020

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

ordinaryfilmmaker · May 19, 2020

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

Architect1776 · May 19, 2020

koenkooi said:
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?".

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

BillB · May 19, 2020

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

Well if it has a wireless file transmitter, that may be a clue that it produces still photograph files to transmit wirelessly.

H. Jones · May 19, 2020

Sounds like it'll be another brick like the 7D Mark II's WFT-E7, since it lists a LAN cable implying ports like the WFT-E7 has. Wonder if Canon will make it look any sexier and more like a camera grip, or if it'll remain the same blocky form factor.

I don't see myself picking one of these up considering the camera already has wi-fi built in, but maybe if a job requires me to use ethernet tethering. That's only happened for me once with my 1DX2, so not hugely concerned.

BillB · May 19, 2020

koenkooi said:
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?".

Think about how you would feel if you could only buy the camera bundled with all that stuff.

edoorn · May 19, 2020

2x CFExpress? What am I missing here?

vjlex · May 19, 2020

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?

koenkooi · May 19, 2020

edoorn said:
2x CFExpress? What am I missing here?

One for in the camera, one for in the bag as spare.

edoorn · May 19, 2020

koenkooi said:
One for in the camera, one for in the bag as spare.

aah yes of course. And I plan to get two R5's; and large cards too. Guess I need to live without any kidneys at all..

koenkooi · May 19, 2020

H. Jones said:
Sounds like it'll be another brick like the 7D Mark II's WFT-E7, since it lists a LAN cable implying ports like the WFT-E7 has. Wonder if Canon will make it look any sexier and more like a camera grip, or if it'll remain the same blocky form factor.

I hope it's styled like a WFT-E5 (grip style) or WFT-E8 (1dx side attachment).

Mark3794 · May 19, 2020

shunsai said:
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?

The last will be the official announcement on May the 27th

UlricWolf · May 19, 2020

edoorn said:
aah yes of course. And I plan to get two R5's; and large cards too. Guess I need to live without any kidneys at all..

Don't worry, they are useless anyway

Jstnelson · May 19, 2020

edoorn said:
aah yes of course. And I plan to get two R5's; and large cards too. Guess I need to live without any kidneys at all..

My advice is to sell the testicles. None of us will need them when the wife finds out how much this camera costs.

edoorn · May 19, 2020

Jstnelson said:
My advice is to sell the testicles. None of us will need them when the wife finds out how much this camera costs.

LOL

Well, if the formal announcement is indeed May 27th it would be brilliant, since it's our 10 year anniversary. Would go something like this "well honey, I didn't get you anything, that's true..BUT: I just pre-ordered a couple of R5's!'