Can M100 trigger an external flash?

[drusus]

I am between camera systems (gave my Panasonic GF1 and lens away to my niece). I am tempted by the Canon M100 instead of the natural replacement for the GF1, i.e. the Panasonic GX85. I like how compact the M100 is while still allowing physical control with one wheel. I shoot family photos (mostly scenes of daily life and travel) almost exclusively, alternating between shutter priority and aperture priority depending on whether I need to have several people in focus or freeze their motion.

I am wondering how much I would miss the hot shoe. I would use the hot shoe 1-2 times a year for the rare occasion when a flash is necessary and acceptable, like selected school functions. I would be willing, for those rare occasions, to mount a speedlight on a bracket that screws onto the camera's tripod mount. Can the M100 drive a flash in this manner? Either remotely via its built-in flash, or via a cable? (do flashes still connect to cameras via cable? Last time I did that was in the days of film).

Thanking in advance anyone with information on this,

Drusus

 

[Alan Sh]

There's no flash radio built in and no flashed wired. So the only way to trigger it would be when the inbuilt flash goes off as long as the remote flash recognises the 'flash'.

Have you thought about the M6?

Alan

 

[realmadeira]

I am between camera systems (gave my Panasonic GF1 and lens away to my niece). I am tempted by the Canon M100 instead of the natural replacement for the GF1, i.e. the Panasonic GX85. I like how compact the M100 is while still allowing physical control with one wheel. I shoot family photos (mostly scenes of daily life and travel) almost exclusively, alternating between shutter priority and aperture priority depending on whether I need to have several people in focus or freeze their motion.

I am wondering how much I would miss the hot shoe. I would use the hot shoe 1-2 times a year for the rare occasion when a flash is necessary and acceptable, like selected school functions. I would be willing, for those rare occasions, to mount a speedlight on a bracket that screws onto the camera's tripod mount. Can the M100 drive a flash in this manner? Either remotely via its built-in flash, or via a cable? (do flashes still connect to cameras via cable? Last time I did that was in the days of film).

Thanking in advance anyone with information on this,

Drusus

For models that have a flash shoe it is easy to do with off-camera flash cord or a trigger

For those models that don't have the shoe your only option is an optical slave, but you have to be sure you will be the only one who used a flash in this room, because that would be quickly become annoying

 

[drusus]

There's no flash radio built in and no flashed wired. So the only way to trigger it would be when the inbuilt flash goes off as long as the remote flash recognises the 'flash'.

Have you thought about the M6?

Alan

Thanks. The M6 does seem worth a thought.

Drusus

 

[drusus]

I am between camera systems (gave my Panasonic GF1 and lens away to my niece). I am tempted by the Canon M100 instead of the natural replacement for the GF1, i.e. the Panasonic GX85. I like how compact the M100 is while still allowing physical control with one wheel. I shoot family photos (mostly scenes of daily life and travel) almost exclusively, alternating between shutter priority and aperture priority depending on whether I need to have several people in focus or freeze their motion.

I am wondering how much I would miss the hot shoe. I would use the hot shoe 1-2 times a year for the rare occasion when a flash is necessary and acceptable, like selected school functions. I would be willing, for those rare occasions, to mount a speedlight on a bracket that screws onto the camera's tripod mount. Can the M100 drive a flash in this manner? Either remotely via its built-in flash, or via a cable? (do flashes still connect to cameras via cable? Last time I did that was in the days of film).

Thanking in advance anyone with information on this,

Drusus

For models that have a flash shoe it is easy to do with off-camera flash cord or a trigger

For those models that don't have the shoe your only option is an optical slave, but you have to be sure you will be the only one who used a flash in this room, because that would be quickly become annoying

This solution would work in some but not all the situations I might encounter. Thanks, I did not know this was possible.

Drusus

 

[Simo12]

Hi, did you solve the problem? I need an external flash for my canon m100

 

[m100]

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The internal flash is set to manual , min setting and will trigger this

https://www.amazon.com/Optical-Trigger-Adapter-Socket-JSYK-3A/dp/B00S3Z8ODY

and that will trigger the

https://www.amazon.com/YONGNUO-YN560-TX-Controller-YN560-III-function/dp/B00NIDWTIC

The homemade battery back with Panasonic 18650 cells will last for many shots before needing recharged.

Hi, did you solve the problem? I need an external flash for my canon m100