Before I mount a Speedlite 600EX-RT on my M5*, does anyone know the maximum safe load of its hot shoe? I couldn't see any warnings in the manual, but I wouldn't want to bend its likkle chassis...
*Yes it looks silly and the balance is terrible.
ettlz Senior Member 254 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2007 More info | Dec 04, 2018 18:43 | #1 Before I mount a Speedlite 600EX-RT on my M5*, does anyone know the maximum safe load of its hot shoe? I couldn't see any warnings in the manual, but I wouldn't want to bend its likkle chassis... Canon EOS 60D :: Canon EOS 7D :: Canon EOS 10 :: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM :: Manual-focus Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM :: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
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Dec 04, 2018 19:26 | #2 I've used my Yonguo 600-RT (knockoff of Canon) on my wife's M5 just fine. Rusty Myers
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ejenner Goldmember  More info Post edited over 4 years ago by ejenner. | Dec 05, 2018 19:05 | #3 I haven't used anything quite that big (4-series), but I'd be extremely disappointed/surprised if it was a problem. Edward Jenner
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joeseph "smells like turd"  More info | Dec 05, 2018 19:22 | #4 From the user guide under optional accessories: Speedlite 600EX II-RT/600EX-RT/600EX/ 430EX III-RT/430EX III/430EX II/270EX II Shoe-mounted flash unit that enables many styles of flash photography Speedlite 580EX II, 580EX, 550EX, 430EX, 420EX, 380EX, 320EX, 270EX, 220EX, and 90EX are supported. Obviously don't go swinging the camera around just like you wouldn't do that with any other DSLR... some fairly old canon camera stuff, canon lenses, Manfrotto "thingy", and an M5, also an M6 that has had a 720nm filter bolted onto the sensor:
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TeamSpeed 01010100 01010011  More info Post edited over 4 years ago by TeamSpeed. | Dec 06, 2018 07:06 | #5 The camera is stronger than the base of the flash which is designed to break and be replaced in a catastrophic event. I just had to repair a 580EX and had the base torn apart fixing it. Past Equipment | My Personal Gallery
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Nismode Goldmember  1,859 posts Likes: 62 Joined Apr 2010 Location: NYC More info | Dec 06, 2018 18:39 | #6 You'll be fine. flickr
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Nismode Goldmember 1,859 posts Likes: 62 Joined Apr 2010 Location: NYC More info | Dec 06, 2018 18:40 | #7 Just so you don't look silly, you might be better off with a 320EX flash, would be more balanced. Or, if you're feeling adventurous, switch to the Godox/Flashpoint system and get a V350c flash. flickr
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 Don't know what I was worried about... Canon EOS 60D :: Canon EOS 7D :: Canon EOS 10 :: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM :: Manual-focus Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM :: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
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