Canon Speedlite EL-100 confirmed

Mark D5 TEAM II · Sep 3, 2018

From the model number, this would have a Guide Number of 10 (ASA/ISO 100, in meters).

Chaitanya · Sep 3, 2018

Should be a good companion for macro work.

brad-man · Sep 3, 2018

Waiting for the 270EX-RT. Waiting for the EF-M 32 f/1.4. I'm pretty much used to waiting...

Josh Leavitt · Sep 3, 2018

This is an ideal sized speedlight for the M cameras. I'd love it if Canon would bundle this with the M5 or M6 for this holiday season.

pcaouolte · Sep 3, 2018

Why is it EL and not EX. Is it for the new EOS-R?

Quackator · Sep 3, 2018

It's for the M-Series or the new MILC.
And it is useless, if there is no radio inside.

Today's good light is off camera.

Maximilian · Sep 4, 2018

Quackator said:
And it is useless, if there is no radio inside.

Sorry, but I cannot leave this without comment.
Maybe it is useless for you if it has no RT inside.

But if it really has a guide number of 10 as the name indicates I wouldn't want/need this as an off camera flash because of its low flash power.
If it was a 270EX II (guide number 27) successor or even higher, I would say it should/could have an RT interface.

But a normal consumer, having a camera without a pop up flash would just want an on camera flash and gives a s*** on RT.
This on camera flash just has to be cheap and RT isn't cheap. For a normal consumer off camera flash is useless as he/she doesn't know how to use it.

So right now we don't have anything else but the name of that flash, we don't have technical data, we don't have a clue on which market or use case it is aiming at.
So why bashing at something you don't even really know?
This seems to me like a Pavlovian conditioning aiming at anything Canon is releasing.

ahsanford · Sep 4, 2018

So it's a full frame version of the 90EX? Slightly more powerful, tall enough to do some good over a kit FF zoom -- but still quite small?

If so, why the heck did the name change? EL implies not EX, which is what all the speedlites are called, yes? Is the EOS R hotshoe different or something?

- A

Kit. · Sep 4, 2018

ahsanford said:
If so, why the heck did the name change? EL implies not EX, which is what all the speedlites are called, yes?

A-TTL ones were called "EZ".

Maximilian · Sep 4, 2018

ahsanford said:
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why the heck did the name change? EL implies not EX, which is what all the speedlites are called, yes? Is the EOS R hotshoe different or something?

I suppose this indicates a new protocol. So maybe not a new hotshoe but maybe new communication.

Tim_SRT101 · Sep 4, 2018

pcaouolte said:
Why is it EL and not EX. Is it for the new EOS-R?

eL-100? L, like LED, perhaps. Zero cycle time, decent battery life and constant light for video? Speculation for sure but maybe.

Mark D5 TEAM II · Sep 4, 2018

Pictures from Nokishita-san:

neuroanatomist · Sep 4, 2018

ahsanford said:
If so, why the heck did the name change? EL implies not EX, which is what all the speedlites are called, yes? Is the EOS R hotshoe different or something?

Also, why EL-100 and not 100EL?

justawriter · Sep 4, 2018

Well, the pictures show it is a flippy twisty sort of flash. Bounce flash off of back walls? New series of reflecting photographer beanies? Two source flash using mickey mouse ears?

neuroanatomist · Sep 4, 2018

Sized between the 270EX II and the 320EX. Elevation and rotation of the head for bounce flash is great, but only if you have sufficient power for bouncing. For my M system, I chose the the 270EX II over the 90EX for the ability to bounce, although with a GN of 27 it has barely sufficient power for that. If the ‘100’ in the name refers to a GN of 10, that’s weak.

ethanz · Sep 4, 2018

neuroanatomist said:
Sized between the 270EX II and the 320EX. Elevation and rotation of the head for bounce flash is great, but only if you have sufficient power for bouncing. For my M system, I chose the the 270EX II over the 90EX for the ability to bounce, although with a GN of 27 it has barely sufficient power for that. If the ‘100’ in the name refers to a GN of 10, that’s weak.

What does the GN measure correspond to? Is it stops of light or lumens or?

neuroanatomist · Sep 4, 2018

ethanz said:
What does the GN measure correspond to? Is it stops of light or lumens or?

Neither. It’s f/stop x distance to subject (in meters). Today, with auto exposure and selectable ISO, it’s basically useless as an absolute number or a tool for calculating exposure (which was the original purpose). Practically, it’s just an approximation of flash power: more is better.

FWIW, it’s typically specified at ISO 100 and with the head zoomed to the maximum setting. For example, the 580EX and the 600EX have the same flash tube and thus the same luminance output, but the 580EX zooms to 105mm whereas the 600EX zooms to 200mm, thus the higher GN.

ethanz · Sep 4, 2018

Thanks John. I have the 580EX II, so I'm usually not wanting for power.

You are probably right about not having enough power in a 100 to bounce it.

CanonFanBoy · Sep 4, 2018

ahsanford said:
So it's a full frame version of the 90EX? Slightly more powerful, tall enough to do some good over a kit FF zoom -- but still quite small?

If so, why the heck did the name change? EL implies not EX, which is what all the speedlites are called, yes? Is the EOS R hotshoe different or something?

- A

But it's an "L".