I use the camera built-in Wi-Fi on a regular basis. It’s not because I’m in a hurry, it’s just I have immediate archive of my photos on my phone and iCloud, view them on iPad, etc. The phone is probably most important to me as I can immediately airdrop candid photos to other family members.
I’m primarily a nature photographer. My use of flash is minimal, basically for the occasional wedding, but mostly for fill flash to highlight faces using a soft box. Works great for that. I rarely using it by itself as images/flash are too stark.
I haven’t looked at printers recently but the printer I have is great because it’s an HP Envy 7650 airprint inkjet printer, holds 8.5 by 11 regular paper, but also holds 4 x 6 or 5 x 7 photo paper in a separate photo paper tray so whenever I print, it automatically detects the size of the print chooses the tray ( or you can choose it manually). Also prints automatically from my smartphone. Love it.
I’ve used both cannon and Epson, and my favorite was always Epson, but the printer, copier, scanner I have now with the HP services me very well.
Are use an all metal Manfrotto ball head. I don’t have access to the exact model right now but it’s serviced me very well for the last 10+ years
I do kind of the same with my Canon using WiFi but it doesn’t require me to find wifi. Once I turn it on on the Camera, it becomes its own hotspot, so the canon software on my Apple phone detects it where I can copy the photos off at full resolution. I’ve got my phone setup to automatically upload to google photos and Apple iCloud once I’m in range of WiFi, so I’ve already got by then multiple copies of all my shots, besides what’s on the card. Once I get home that I manually copy from either Google photos or iCloud to Google Drive (A completely separate location), so I can put everything in the order and group the way I’d like. Yet another copy of my photos.
Yes. Definitely get one. I use mine all the time. SO many times I find its useful to remove unwanted glare.
I figure with doing Wi-Fi, the card is in place and I never have to change it out. This is less wear and tear on the card, the slot mechanism, etc.
I also store all my photos at full resolution in the cloud (Google). I simply transfer them via iCloud or from my phone directly to google Drive
Actually over the past year, I really never had to take the card out of my camera. I’ve got a Canon with Wi-Fi capability. After a shoot I just transfer all the photos to my iPhone via Wi-Fi then format the card in camera.
Besides my Canon letting me know there's no card installed, I never let my camera set without a card installed. I own 3 cards so even when I pull one out for use, a new formatted card goes it, before I do anything else. Just a habit I got into. The other card is simply a spare.
Simply buy name brand cards. The price isn't that much more.
Honestly, I've watched (and participated) in the Advent of small digitals for years. The photos which can be taken today are amazing compared to the small digitals from years gone by. In a lot of cases, they rival what amateurs can do with a DSLR. Those of who've been around for years can go far beyond that, but for snapshots, they're pretty damn good.
I’ve been an enthusiast photographer for many many years, and I’ve learned to “see“ a photo for long before I actually take it. Sometimes The light isn’t right, sometimes it is. You have to judge of what your eyes see, judge the available light, possibly coming back at a different time of day When the light better suits your subject. Like one of the others said likewise: I have visited places and the light not be right for the entire trip, taking very few pictures while on the trip.
I’d sure hate to hold my DSLR up to my ear to take a call. LOL
Years ago I was able to purchase a new Canaan are 200 for $29. Ink wasn’t really expensive but it’s a consumable and will be the highest price of the product. That printer lasted about eight years, and was a wonderful purchase