Would you pay extra for built-in radio transmitter?

MarshallG wrote:

lawny13 wrote:

Mike_13 wrote:

the BEST thing about DSLRs (and any cameras with removal lenses) is that you can add/remove whatever you need for the purpose at hand, and your add-on options are many, from the vendor and many 3rd party options!

True. But a GPS unit is actually not expensive. And one can disable it, and it is universal, as in it doesn’t interface with anything else. However, a wireless trigger for flashes would be encoded to only work with canon and there is where I see the problem. If it worked with any of the lighting brands out there then I would actually be up for it. Especially if it only added some $30-$50 to the price tag. But we all know it would probably cost an extra 300 or so to it in which case.. no thank you.

GPS is a radio

WiFi is a radio

Flash Trigger is a radio

Why do you think flash trigger will cost $300 more? An external trigger doesn’t even cost that much

It will cost that much because it is proprietary. Look at the cost of the canon trigger.

And it will likely only work with canon flashes. If I want to use it with a Godox system for example... ya right, don't think canon would allow it. Wifi and GPS are standardised systems, while the canon trigger system is theirs, and thus would likely be closed. Their current ST-E3-rt goes for close to 300. So I would assume a built in option would cost about the same. Would be surprised if it were significantly cheaper.