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R50 - no hotshoe pins??

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Mark B.
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Re: R50 - no hotshoe pins??

ChrisPCrunch wrote:

cnyphotoguy wrote:

New bodies include Canon Multi-function accessory shoe that needs Optional Canon AD-E1 adapter for conventional shoe-mount flashes and accessories

Okay thanks. I did some searching on the new Multi-function accessory shoe. However, on other cameras with the new shoe (like the R3 R6ii etc) they still come with the regular hotshoe pins. The R50 is the first camera without the regular hotshoe pins as far as I can tell. With R3 for example you can still use a regular EX series flash without the AD-E1 adapter. You only need the adapter if you want to maintain the weather sealing. But the R50 is an entry level camera with no weather sealing. But, they are forcing you to buy an adapter just to use an external flash with this camera. Seems like something that will confuse entry level buyers of this camera. There will be lots of complaints from people who buy this camera and wonder why their EX series speedlight doesn't work.

Chris

This is why it's so important for folks to read the manual, especially when there's a significant change in the technology.

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