Looking for wifi adapter for Canon 5Ds

[limvo05]

Hi All,

Can anyone here make recommendations on how and what kind of wifi adapter I can buy for my Canon 5Ds?

I've looked at the Canon website and this is what they have Canon W-E1 Wi-Fi adapter. I don't particularly like this solution because it would take up the SD slot.

Curious anyone used this and could give me feedback?

Thank you.

[Waddizzle]

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@limvo05 wrote:

Hi All,

Can anyone here make recommendations on how and what kind of wifi adapter I can buy for my Canon 5Ds?

I've looked at the Canon website and this is what they have Canon W-E1 Wi-Fi adapter. I don't particularly like this solution because it would take up the SD slot.

Curious anyone used this and could give me feedback?

Thank you.

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Where did you get the piece of information?  From the User Manual?  WFT-E7A Wireless File Transmitter is another option.

[limvo05]

This is where i found it  https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/wifi-adapter-w-e1

[Waddizzle]

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@limvo05 wrote:

This is where i found it  https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/wifi-adapter-w-e1

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I apologize, but your link does not indicate why you selected it.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/portal/us/home/support/details/cameras/eos-dslr-and-mirrorless-ca... 

Scroll down to the "wireless" section.

[limvo05]

I was just looking to see if Canon has a wifi solution, and that's what came up in my search. I never heard of this product till now. No specific reason.

[RobertTheFat]

I guess this borders on being off-topic, and it's personal opinion anyway. But the times I'd want to use a 5Ds, and the times I'd think it necessary to use WiFi, would hardly ever intersect.

[limvo05]

Valid point! The files generated by the 5Ds are rather large, thus, I really wanted to know how long it would take to transfer the files via wifi? If it is not fast, then it might defeat the purpose. 

Thanks.

[Tronhard]

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@limvo05 wrote:

Valid point! The files generated by the 5Ds are rather large, thus, I really wanted to know how long it would take to transfer the files via wifi? If it is not fast, then it might defeat the purpose. 

Thanks.

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Curious to know why this ended up under the heading of LENSES?

Personally I find it easier to remove a card and pop it in a reader that is then recognized as a drive by my computer.   To me the disadvantage of using WiFi or cables to download directly from the camera is that I chew through battery capacity for (what I percieve as) no particularl benefit.

[limvo05]

Trevor, I agreed with you on this. That said, with the newer Mac, it does not have a built-in SD card reader, so I would have to plug the card into an external card reader, then connect the card reader to the mac. 

Again, I was just curious how everyone is doing it, and what options available.

Thanks.

[Tronhard]

Agree about the loss of card readers, I have an external SD card reader too. I appreciate you are just inquiring and FWIW I just plug the reader in the PC and the card into it and it works fast, and reliably. I never use the WiFi features of my cameras as I find them a drain on battery power even if I am not actually using that feature, so I stuck with plugging in. I reckon it takes no more time or button pressing that the alternatives.