Canon releases new Speedlite

Canon today announces a new accessory for the EOS system - the Speedlite 600EX II-RT – designed to enable photographers and videographers to discover new and creative ways of shooting. The speedlite 600EX II-RT is a powerful, high-performance flash, offering ultimate lighting control, ideal for fast frame-rate shooting, such as sporting events, weddings or red carpet moments.

Speedlite 600EX II-RT Key Features: 
- Shoot faster and for longer 
- Reliable performance on and off-camera 
- Creative off-camera lighting from any direction using radio wireless control 
- Powerful performance, with guide number 60 (m, ISO100) 
- Easy to use, with intuitive controls and an information display

The Speedlite 600EX II-RT delivers uncompromised performance, making it the perfect companion for the flagship EOS-1D X Mark II. Firing up to 50 per cent more flashes continuously compared with its predecessor, and a 100 per cent increase when used with the new CP-E4N , it ensures you capture even more of the action. The new and improved heat measure technology prevents overheating and allows longer bursts of flashes. 

A guide number of 60m at ISO 100 allows you to creatively light your subject over a wide range of distances and large areas, ideal for capturing the whole congregation at a wedding. Thanks to a wide lens coverage, from 20mm to 200mm, or to 14mm via the built-in adapter, photographers can easily control how light is spread across a subject. 

For creative illumination, the flash features a wireless slave function, enabling photographers to make the most of off-camera lighting. The radio control function, pioneered by Canon, provides further creative freedom, allowing photographers to build mood and atmosphere into a scene at up to 30m away by simulating multi-directional light. Up to 15 Speedlites can be used together off-camera for dramatic multi-flash photography – great when shooting interiors. 

For portraiture specialists, the new and included bounce adapter SBA-E3 provides more freedom to bounce light from walls and ceilings for a softer, more natural result, whilst the rotating bounce flash eliminates unwanted shadows. The new clip-on hard coloured filters further helps when balancing flash with ambient light. 

Availability 
The Speedlite 600EX II-RT will be available July 2016. Prices will be set at dealer discretion.