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Canon R5 hotshoe upgrade/replacement?

Started 2 weeks ago | Discussions thread
Sittatunga Veteran Member • Posts: 5,406
Re: Canon R5 hotshoe upgrade/replacement?

MarshallG wrote:

Smooth_J wrote:

With the newer R5 delayed, and the newer flashes coming out that have a newer hotshoe design (ie EL-5), does anyone think there will be "upgrade" program for the first generation R5 or are we forced to upgrade to say the R5c or even R5 Mark II when it comes out?

What does the fancy new hot shoe offer, besides compatibility with one flash model (which isn’t even available yet?).

The R5 C already has this shoe. This is Canon's blurb for it

First introduced in the XF605 camcorder and EOS R3, Canon’s multi-function accessory shoe provides data communication and direct power to a new range of accessories. This includes Canon’s DM-E1D stereo microphone and TASCAM’s CA-XLR2d-C audio XLR adapter, featuring professional XLR inputs with manual control, monitoring and 48V power. Existing speedlites and triggers can also be attached.*

* Weather-sealed Canon Speedlites not supported.

The only feature that seems new is “Controllable from smartphone app,” but I’ve used enough Canon software to have little faith in it.

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