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Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

Waddizzle — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:29:17 GMT

I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

TTMartin — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:29:48 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml

Another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series.

I expect fairly reasonable pricing either from Canon or from white box sellers breaking up kits.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

diverhank — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:31:57 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml

Are you saying it's going to be standard equipment with the 7DII (without having to pay extra)? That is surprising...

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

TTMartin — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:38:35 GMT

@diverhank wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml
Are you saying it's going to be standard equipment with the 7DII (without having to pay extra)? That is surprising...

From the article:

New EOS 7D Mark II cameras

As we hinted at the start of this article, beginning in Fall 2016, new EOS 7D Mark II cameras will roll out of Canon’s factory with W-E1 cards packed in the box — giving the camera, in effect, Wi-Fi capability from the time you receive it. Moving forward, this will be the only way EOS 7D Mark IIs will be sold in most markets around the world.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

RobertTheFat — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:09:26 GMT

@TTMartin wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml
Another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series. ...

Only for the Mark II. The original 7D has no SD card slot.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

Waddizzle — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:50:57 GMT

@RobertTheFat wrote:
@TTMartin wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml
Another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series. ...
Only for the Mark II. The original 7D has no SD card slot.

It would seem that it is only available for prosumer camera bodies with dual slots. One slot for storage, and one for Wi-Fi. It is just enought Wi-Fi to post photos to social media, or to the Connect thing-a-bob.. It is crippled just enough to not usurp the external Wi-Fi adapter.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

TTMartin — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:38:05 GMT

@RobertTheFat wrote:
@TTMartin wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml
Another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series. ...
Only for the Mark II. The original 7D has no SD card slot.

The classic 7D had a nice mid-life-cycle upgrade with Firmware Version 2.0

New firmware for the EOS 7D: Version 2.0.0 Now Available

So when I said it was another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series, I was referring to the Firmware 2 upgrade for the classic 7D and the WiFi upgrade for the 7D Mk II. Two different mid-life-cycle upgrades, for two different 7D cameras.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

RobertTheFat — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 01:27:32 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
@RobertTheFat wrote:
@TTMartin wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
I cannot wait for this Wi-Fi adapter gadget to come out. Beginning at sometime this fall, all 7D Mark IIs ship with it.

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2016/wifi-adapter-we1.shtml
Another nice mid-life-cycle upgrade for the 7D series. ...
Only for the Mark II. The original 7D has no SD card slot.
It would seem that it is only available for prosumer camera bodies with dual slots. One slot for storage, and one for Wi-Fi. It is just enought Wi-Fi to post photos to social media, or to the Connect thing-a-bob.. It is crippled just enough to not usurp the external Wi-Fi adapter.

Well, the 5D3 is also a 2-slot camera, but not a peep has been said about making the WiFi adapter available for it. Which doesn't bother me personally; I'm indifferent to WiFi on cameras.

The 6D may be a 2-slot camera as well, but I think it has built-in WiFi.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

Waddizzle — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:26:49 GMT

"Well, the 5D3 is also a 2-slot camera, but not a peep has been said about making the WiFi adapter available for it. Which doesn't bother me personally; I'm indifferent to WiFi on cameras.

The 6D may be a 2-slot camera as well, but I think it has built-in WiFi."

The 6D has just one card slot. It's a fairly basic camera, comparable to a #0D camera body. It has GPS and Wi-Fi, built in.

As for the 5D3, I would venture that the 5D3 design team is long broken up by now. In fact, the camera just may be out of production by now, if not in the very near future. There's probably no one available to do a firmware rewrite for a mere feature upgrade.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

RobertTheFat — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:20:30 GMT

@Waddizzle wrote:
"Well, the 5D3 is also a 2-slot camera, but not a peep has been said about making the WiFi adapter available for it. Which doesn't bother me personally; I'm indifferent to WiFi on cameras.

The 6D may be a 2-slot camera as well, but I think it has built-in WiFi."

The 6D has just one card slot. It's a fairly basic camera, comparable to a #0D camera body. It has GPS and Wi-Fi, built in.

As for the 5D3, I would venture that the 5D3 design team is long broken up by now. In fact, the camera just may be out of production by now, if not in the very near future. There's probably no one available to do a firmware rewrite for a mere feature upgrade.

The 5D3 is still listed on Canon's Web site; and given the current $1000 price differential, I'd expect it to continue to sell well for a while. Maybe not to leading-edge pros, but to people like you and me.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

TTMartin — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:34:00 GMT

Waddizzle wrote:

It is for the three most recent higher end Canon dSLRs that didn't include built in WiFi. I would expect that there are hardware differences that allow it to interface and that a simple firmware update couldn't enable it.

Many Canon dSLRs are 'Eyefi Connected', meaning they have built in support for Eyefi SD cards. However, the W-E1 seems to take the Eyefi concept one step further, allowing control of the camera too.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

Waddizzle — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:38:13 GMT

@RobertTheFat wrote:
@Waddizzle wrote:
"Well, the 5D3 is also a 2-slot camera, but not a peep has been said about making the WiFi adapter available for it. Which doesn't bother me personally; I'm indifferent to WiFi on cameras.

The 6D may be a 2-slot camera as well, but I think it has built-in WiFi."

The 6D has just one card slot. It's a fairly basic camera, comparable to a #0D camera body. It has GPS and Wi-Fi, built in.

As for the 5D3, I would venture that the 5D3 design team is long broken up by now. In fact, the camera just may be out of production by now, if not in the very near future. There's probably no one available to do a firmware rewrite for a mere feature upgrade.
The 5D3 is still listed on Canon's Web site; and given the current $1000 price differential, I'd expect it to continue to sell well for a while. Maybe not to leading-edge pros, but to people like you and me.

I agree. I expect it to continue to sell, too, until current inventories expire. I'm just saying that it is quite likely no longer in production.

In addition, whatever design team that they had assembled for the 5D3, has most likely long been broken up. The team designed and released a product. Corrected any glaring firmware bugs. What's left for them to do? In fact, many members of the 5D3 team were most likely re-assigned to be part of the 5D4 design team.

So, why is there apparently a 7D2 design team still assembled? Good question. But, I think it might suggest something about how soon we might see a 7D3, which is perhaps not very soon.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

ebiggs1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:41:30 GMT

B from B,

"I'd expect it to continue to sell well for a while..."

The last 5D Mk III has already been made.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

RobertTheFat — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:51:07 GMT

@ebiggs1 wrote:
B from B,
"I'd expect it to continue to sell well for a while..."

The last 5D Mk III has already been made.

That assertion, if true, is relevant only in conjunction with an estimate of how many 5D3's currently remain unsold.

Re: Canon Wi-Fi Adapter W-E1

ebiggs1 — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:28:25 GMT

B from B,

"That assertion, if true, ."

I hate to disappoint you but the last 7D has already been made. Even the 1Dx!