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The WT-5A Wireless Transmitter is designed for use with the Nikon D4 D-SLR camera.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By ~morgen
I'm really not sure why this costs so much, but I guess Nikon figures you've already bought a D4 so what's wrong a little more price gouging? I took away one star because of the price.
Anyway, price aside, this device is really useful. I used it the other night while shooting my daughter's school talent show. My son was sitting next to me holding an iPad, and we could quickly review the photos on the large screen as I was taking each shot. The latest photo automatically appears on the iPad a couple seconds after you take it.
You can either join an existing Wifi network, or, as I prefer to, set up an ad hoc network that your iPhone/iPad joins -- that way you are not relying on any existing network.
Anyway, price aside, this device is really useful. I used it the other night while shooting my daughter's school talent show. My son was sitting next to me holding an iPad, and we could quickly review the photos on the large screen as I was taking each shot. The latest photo automatically appears on the iPad a couple seconds after you take it.
You can either join an existing Wifi network, or, as I prefer to, set up an ad hoc network that your iPhone/iPad joins -- that way you are not relying on any existing network.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
I bought one of these for my D4, which sometimes gets used for aerial photography - the camera mounted outside the aircraft, and photographer (me!) mounted in the cockpit. In this mode, the WT-5A is very handy and once you sort out any issues, it's actually quite reliable. Battery life is okay, and construction quality is about what you'd expect from Nikon: mostly bulletproof. Size isn't much of an issue since people using this stuff will mostly be using the camera on a tripod.
Still, I'm somewhat surprised in this day and age that Nikon wouldn't just tuck an 802.11 WiFi chip (and a GPS chip!) inside the mighty D4 and be done with it. To have GPS geotagging and wireless operation will set you back quite a healthy sum.
Other thing is that I also own one of the new D800E cameras, and was surprised the WT-5A doesn't work with it. I know I should have checked in advance, but I didn't...turns out the D800 uses the older WT-4A setup - even more cumbersome and expensive than the WT-5A. Looking for a better alternative, I stumbled across the Eye-Fi...these are essentially memory cards with built in WiFi. At least on the D800, they seem to work well, and you can get a serious memory card plus wireless for a really low price. They even have an okay iPad app - the only thing you really give up is support for Nikon's CameraControl Pro software when using the Eye-Fi.
Still, I'm somewhat surprised in this day and age that Nikon wouldn't just tuck an 802.11 WiFi chip (and a GPS chip!) inside the mighty D4 and be done with it. To have GPS geotagging and wireless operation will set you back quite a healthy sum.
Other thing is that I also own one of the new D800E cameras, and was surprised the WT-5A doesn't work with it. I know I should have checked in advance, but I didn't...turns out the D800 uses the older WT-4A setup - even more cumbersome and expensive than the WT-5A. Looking for a better alternative, I stumbled across the Eye-Fi...these are essentially memory cards with built in WiFi. At least on the D800, they seem to work well, and you can get a serious memory card plus wireless for a really low price. They even have an okay iPad app - the only thing you really give up is support for Nikon's CameraControl Pro software when using the Eye-Fi.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Expensive, but it works. I use this with the iPad and a program called shutter snitch. Awesome combination, if you do a search there is an tutorial that will have you setup in 5 minutes guaranteed....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Functions okay but bulky and needless
Nikon should have included wireless in the $6,000 camera this was designed for. Also comes with no protective case--unbelievable--and makes it impossible to use an L-bracket for... Read more
Published 16 hours ago by Bill Buckley
4.0 out of 5 stars
Shoot with style
after testing the waters at camranger, which, by the way, I returned for an unbearably unscientific look, inconvenient 'parking' on the DSLR and of course, an outrageously... Read more
Published 4 months ago by LionKing
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent implementation of wireless for the D4
I'm thrilled with this wireless link. It is small and unobtrusive. I have used it with an iPad and an iPhone for remote camera control. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Peter Henry
2.0 out of 5 stars
slow
is to expensive for this speed, maybe needs more tecnology or other thing. I can't use by my wifi network only point to point with my mac
Published 10 months ago by Eduardo Hernandez Mendoza
