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Would you pay extra for built-in radio transmitter?

Started Aug 11, 2019 | Polls thread
Photomonkey Senior Member • Posts: 2,828
Re: Would you pay extra for built-in radio transmitter?

MarshallG wrote:

Photomonkey wrote:

I said no for a few reasons.

First, I don't use Canon flashes so I am not interested in a feature that is proprietary.

Second, as it is built in, if it breaks I would be SOL.

Third, other than FW updates , upgradability to newer, more capable tech is unavailable to me.

If it breaks just put an ST transmitter in the hot shoe. But it’s not likely to break.It would be like your WiFi radio breaking; they rarely fail. Screens crack, shutters fail, but the solid state portions rarely fail

If it breaks you are then back to the solution we actually use well today which is an external transmitter. Plus an external transmitter will have the ability to trigger any number of non-Canon triggers.

Even if it never breaks we are still stuck with Canon protocols and the lack of upgradability.

So we have the issue of increased expense with functionality limited to the more expensive and lower powered Canon flash system. However, knowing Canon, this is likely to be a feature of future models.

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