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I disagree with this article in a lot of ways; the tripod mount is about the closest thing to mattering to a field/wedding/studio photographer. - IR Remote; Wo

I disagree with this article in a lot of ways; the tripod mount is about the closest thing to mattering to a field/wedding/studio photographer. - IR Remote; Works in the studio (or in the field) because your lighting is to the sides or front (if it's behind the camera, you have shadow) - USB/Wifi version. The typical pro is taking 300-3000 clicks before uploading to lightroom for post; between this there are many other time sucks: A) transportation back to the studio B) unpacking your camera gear backpack C) showering bathroom. I don't know how this is interfering. The field shooters are traditionally switching multiple cards from a day/week/second shooter - there HD gig and backup purposes never have them go camera to computer. - Slow card writes; this affects burst and you'll find the best sports cameras either compensate with ram or have faster card writes. Of course, this matters more with video. I can agree with some of the the points though; better AF UX; though I appreciate my classic dot that lights up and I can preference with a joypad. The better tripod mount. And battery grips should mount through the tripod/battery/base and need no cables (my camera battery grips work like this) I also don't want android apps; for the most part, i even resist a program that does multi exposure for fireworks - especially now that anybody with an iphone can take that picture, probably better.

beezle 9y ago
D500 owner. Clearly the original post was directed at the high end and reads much like first world problems and to the extent that much of his wish list is not on all cameras can be attributed to profit margins. I agree with the raw stuff and perhaps the focus as well (though what he asks is just a function of modern day laziness). I disagree with the wifi and usb issues. I can count how many times I have used wifi. And only at home. Really do not want to be having to set up wifi access at every location, do not want the security risk of wifi, and most imporant - do not want the battery drain of wifi. As to USB - give it a couple years and the usb connections will be type C. Camera companies are very conservative and won't punt on the traditional until they are certain it won't be a hardship. USB 3.0 is already available on the d500 and d850. The d500 and d850 for sure have UHS-II, I'm sure similar Canon models do as well. Which brings up another point - I don't transfer files over USB either. For the most part, I take the card out and use a reader with laptop or desktop. The USB is nice to have when using other equipment but I find it no inconvenience to use the card manually.
- kayfox 9y ago
  Agree on battery drain, I can leave my D300s on for days and it still has battery left. If it had WiFi it would be a matter of hours.
stordoff 9y ago
> you'll find the best sports cameras either compensate with ram or have faster card writes Don't most DSLRs do this? I know my low end Sony Alpha will buffer about 7-10 frames from a burst before getting constrained by card write speeds.
contingencies 9y ago
Slow card writes: CF is faster than all SD formats, IIRC. Which is why high end cameras always have CF. Usually at least on the Canon side for the past few generations they couple this with SD. If you shoot to an SD slot, you notice the buffering a lot more than if you shoot to the CF. FWIW, I've only very rarely encountered issues after purchasing a high end CF on high end Canons. Currently I have a 5DS. Previously 1DS Mk III.

beezle 9y ago

D500 owner. Clearly the original post was directed at the high end and reads much like first world problems and to the extent that much of his wish list is not on all cameras can be attributed to profit margins. I agree with the raw stuff and perhaps the focus as well (though what he asks is just a function of modern day laziness). I disagree with the wifi and usb issues. I can count how many times I have used wifi. And only at home. Really do not want to be having to set up wifi access at every location, do not want the security risk of wifi, and most imporant - do not want the battery drain of wifi. As to USB - give it a couple years and the usb connections will be type C. Camera companies are very conservative and won't punt on the traditional until they are certain it won't be a hardship. USB 3.0 is already available on the d500 and d850. The d500 and d850 for sure have UHS-II, I'm sure similar Canon models do as well. Which brings up another point - I don't transfer files over USB either. For the most part, I take the card out and use a reader with laptop or desktop. The USB is nice to have when using other equipment but I find it no inconvenience to use the card manually.

kayfox 9y ago
Agree on battery drain, I can leave my D300s on for days and it still has battery left. If it had WiFi it would be a matter of hours.

stordoff 9y ago

> you'll find the best sports cameras either compensate with ram or have faster card writes Don't most DSLRs do this? I know my low end Sony Alpha will buffer about 7-10 frames from a burst before getting constrained by card write speeds.

contingencies 9y ago

Slow card writes: CF is faster than all SD formats, IIRC. Which is why high end cameras always have CF. Usually at least on the Canon side for the past few generations they couple this with SD. If you shoot to an SD slot, you notice the buffering a lot more than if you shoot to the CF. FWIW, I've only very rarely encountered issues after purchasing a high end CF on high end Canons. Currently I have a 5DS. Previously 1DS Mk III.