• The Canon Rumors Forum has officially been shut down as of July 10, 2026.

    All data will be deleted on September 16, 2026.

    the ad free experience will return by July 17, 2026.

flash

  1. T

    R6III + Godox Flashes = Error 70 --- anyone else experience this problem?

    Hello everyone. Ever since getting the R6 Mark III about a month and a half ago, I've been having this problem happen with close to 100% repeatability. Whenever I use more than one Godox Flash. And trigger both of them. The camera freezes, usually stuck displaying the moment of shutter release...
  2. S

    Did Canon Miss the Boat on Flash Systems?

    There were rumors several years back that Canon would replace the vintage 2004 ETTL-II flash system with something more advanced. After 2015, I think there have only been a handful of flash releases: the 470EX-AI, the 600EX II-RT, the EL-100, the EL-10, the EL-1 and EL-1v2, and the Macro Twin...
  3. FrenchFry

    Speedlite size comparison: 430EX III - RT and EL-5

    Hi! Would anyone who owns the 430EX III - RT and EL-5 be willing to post a few photos of how they compare size-wise, please? I am trying to determine whether to get the EL-5 now or keep waiting for the 430EX III replacement, which seems to be taking forever to materialize. I use flash only...
  4. Ronny Wertelaers

    Button on R5 to let go-off canon remote speedlite, as same as with canon 5D Mark IV?

    With my canon 5D mark IV i could let go off my canon remote speedlites 600EX-rT with strobes of light every time when i hit the depth of field preview button on my body of the canon 5D mark IV. I found this out by accident but this was quite handy as a model light when i put a magmod grid on my...
  5. zonefocus

    R5 not showing Exposure Simulation with flash - solution found.

    Hi all just got my godox flash and trigger and quickly playing with it on the R5 I have discovered a little hack the camera setting a little hack required to overcome the issue where the exposure simulation is turned off by the trigger or flash being mounted on the camera. This is useful when...