Wireless for non equiped bodies

What is a good solution to for affordable wireless? I am not concerned about using it as a remote, more interested in just a way to get a shot on to a hone or tablet for a quick upload.

I was never to concerned about it until I started using my Oly's, now I miss it when I take my Canons out.

There's wifi cards, the only issue is thay they dump all the photos at once. You can't pick or choose which ones you want to transfer over it sends them all. Unlike a dedicated system where you can choose.

Some bodies are compatible with Canon's transfer module thing but last I checked it was still $700.

eyefi brand cards at least, do not dump all the images. Thy can be set to only send images that you select, and thus to only do it when you want to.

I have that set on mine. I don't use the Eyefi for high quality large images, as I only shoot RAW for that.
I use the eyefi to take small jpeg, and I have it set so that it will never auto connect and start sending images.

It only send images when I review them and select the ones I want to send to wifi by using the Canon "Protect" function.

Works great this way. I don't have to worry about excessive battery drain etc.

Another step is that Canon Wifi card enabled bodies have the ability in the menu to disable the wifi function, again another way to prevent needless battery drain.

So the CF adapter works pretty well? I have a couple eyefi cards, I use one in my RX100 (though I do need to setup the new one with the "protect" upload).

I have not tried a CF adapter.

I am using the eyefi SD cards in Canon EOS bodies that also have SD card slots;
- EOS 1D Mk4
- EOS 5D Mk3
- EOS 72 Mk2
- EOS SL1

All work well so far.

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17688940
I have not tried a CF adapter.

I did on my 7D.

https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?t=1434700

Maybe I can try the Eye-Fi on my recently puchased 2nd hand 1D Mark III.
Just curious how, or if, it will perform with the CF-SD adapter.

Canon Amateur wrote in post #17690897
Maybe I can try the Eye-Fi on my recently puchased 2nd hand 1D Mark III.
Just curious how, or if, it will perform with the CF-SD adapter.

That would be interesting...the chassis, mirror box, and exterior covers are constructed of magnesium alloy and likely will shield the communication path.

A quick test reveals that using the Eye-Fi SD-Card (Eye-Fi Pro) directly in the 1D Mark III works.
Transfer takes some time within 3 feet of the laptop.
Further away and the transfer slows down to a standstill.
Using the Eye-Fi in combination with my SD-CF Card adapter is not working.

The next test will be DSLRDashboard with a TL-MR3040.

Thank for the info.

I might go with something like a camranger or weye-feye, maybe even a mobilelite G2.

For the pain that those cards are, I would just use a usb cable and connect it to your phone. I believe you can pick and choose the photos to transfer with a file manager app. For android anyway. That could be a problem if you shoot in RAW though. Does the Eyefi program convert RAWs to JPEGs automatically when transferred like the EOS app(now Canon Camera Connect) does?

The Eye-Fi card is not a pain to me. It still is a 32GB SD memory card which holds a lot of pictures for me without using the WiFi.
If i need the WiFi functionality I now know the limitations in each camera.
If i want WiFi to transport the pictures to my laptop I have that ability on a camera that didn't have it when it left the factory.
It is just an added bonus.

I had to get an OTG cable for my phone for another reason and tried that. with some success I was able to import a jpg, still haven't found a good way to import raw. There are some apps out there but either I am doing something wrong or they are not working for me.

Strick wrote in post #17693766
I had to get an OTG cable for my phone for another reason and tried that. with some success I was able to import a jpg, still haven't found a good way to import raw. There are some apps out there but either I am doing something wrong or they are not working for me.

can your phone process raw files?

BlakeC wrote in post #17693769
can your phone process raw files?

I don't think the 7D can do this and the other Canon bodies I have are older than the 7

Strick wrote in post #17693785
I don't think the 7D can do this and the other Canon bodies I have are older than the 7

You are trying to transfer files to your phone right? Can your PHONE process RAW files? I don't think most phones can process RAW files. You most likely cannot import a RAW file to your phone and be able to do anything with it other than store it on your phone, regardless of the camera you have.