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Episode 325 : Syl Arena on the Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite & ST-E3-RT Transmitter

by Martin Bailey | Mar 6, 2012 | Gear, Podcast, Review

On March 2, along with the long awaited EOS 5D Mark III, Canon announced a major update to their Speedlite range, with the 600EX-RT becoming the new flagship strobe. What’s perhaps even more exciting though, is that they also announced the ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter, which takes their native solution away from Line-of-Sight Infra Red triggering, to a 2.4 Ghz radio based wireless control system.

Now, I haven’t had a chance to play with this new system yet, but my friend Syl Arena has, and he kindly agreed to come onto this week’s episode to tell us all about it!

In this episode we touch on…

System Components
Sync Speeds
Individual Control of Flashes in Groups
LED Color / Color Coding
Channel Scanner
Compatibility with older Canon Speedlites
Using the system work with Profoto/Other Studio Lights
Is this system a game changer?
What does Syl think of the 5D Mark III?

As this was an ad-lib chat between Syl and I, there is no transcript this week, but Syl has put together a great First Impressions blog post and video to take you through these new products and why they’re important, so do check these out too, AFTER you’ve listened to this Podcast. 🙂

I can’t wait to get my hands on this new Speedlite gear, but now, let’s make do with a few photos from Syl’s blog.