Canon R6 Mark 3 and 430EX 2

[jimim]

Hi all. Do I need to buy a new flash to use with the R6? How does it behave on a R6 mark 2. I know I won’t have the AF beam but the camera itself will do that for me. So am I loosing any other features that would affect me in everyday use. I really never dug into settings for the flash. All ever did was maybe down the output of the flash when shooting in manual or AP mode.

If I bought a new flash what would I be gaining in general? Thanks a lot for the useful info!

Jim

 

[Maximilian]

Hi all. Do I need to buy a new flash to use with the R6? How does it behave on a R6 mark 2. I know I won’t have the AF beam but the camera itself will do that for me. So am I loosing any other features that would affect me in everyday use. I really never dug into settings for the flash. All ever did was maybe down the output of the flash when shooting in manual or AP mode.

If I bought a new flash what would I be gaining in general? Thanks a lot for the useful info!

Jim

I use the 430EX 2 with the R6m2. No problems! But also no special settings in flash or camera. Just the use of exposure compensation.
As I don't know any details about the EL flashes and what you gain from them and the new hot shoe interface I can't help here.

My recommendation if you want to buy the R6m3:
Buy the camera, look how well it works for you with 430EX 2 and then think about a new flash, if it does not work well enough.

 

[jimim]

Thanks a lot. Appreciate it. I pre ordered a mark 3. I’m pretty excited. At least I know the flash will work. I’ll go from there like you said.