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!

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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.

[caption id="attachment_5200" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="© Syl Arena - ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5199" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="© Syl Arena - 580EX and 600EX-RT Back Panels"][/caption]

Here are some of Canon's press release photos of the new gear.

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[caption id="attachment_5192" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT Back Panel"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5193" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5194" align="aligncenter" width="590" caption="Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Back Panel"][/caption]

Show Notes

Syl's First Impressions Blog Post: http://pixsylated.com/blog/canon-600ex-rt-first-impressions/

Syl's Video: http://pixsylated.com/blog/video-canon-600ex-rt-speedlite-st-e3-transmitter/

Syl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/syl_arena

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