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# Dust & weather resistant rugged build Radio wireless control up to 98.4 ft Guide Number 197 ft/60m at ISO 100 Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash

**Brand:** canon
**Price:** 249401CFA
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## Summary

> ⚡ Elevate your photography game with lightning-fast, wireless flash mastery!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash by canon
- **How much does it cost?** 249401CFA with free shipping
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- canon enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Master Your Lighting Setup:** Control up to 5 flash groups wirelessly with rock-solid 2.4 GHz radio communication—no line-of-sight needed.
- • **Built to Brave the Elements:** Enhanced durability with dust and weather sealing ensures flawless performance in any shoot environment.
- • **Creative Flexibility Unleashed:** Full 180° swivel, 18 custom functions, and color filter holder let you craft the perfect mood every time.
- • **Powerful & Precise Illumination:** Zoom flash head covers 20–200mm with a max Guide Number of 197 ft for stunning, versatile lighting.
- • **Intuitive Control at Your Fingertips:** Dot matrix LCD and backlit buttons make adjusting settings effortless, even in low light.

## Overview

The Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT is a professional-grade flash unit featuring advanced 2.4 GHz radio wireless control for up to five groups of flashes, a powerful zoom range from 20 to 200mm with a Guide Number of 197 ft at ISO 100, and rugged dust and weather resistance. Its intuitive dot matrix LCD and backlit controls simplify operation, while full swivel capability and customizable functions provide creative versatility for demanding photographers.

## Description

Product Description The Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT is engineered to provide a new level of performance and reliability for professional flash photography with today's most advanced DSLRs. With wireless two-way radio communication, the Speedlite 600 EX-RT allows photographers to expand their creativity using wireless speedlites with the reliability of radio triggering. The Speedlite 600EX-RT offers an expanded zoom range and a higher guide number, plus a number of improvements over its predecessor in both operation and feel. It features a new dot-matrix LCD panel for display of all pertinent shooting information, backlit controls plus an internal sound generator. Reliability is ensured with improved hot shoe contacts, improved flash head durability and the most comprehensive dust and water sealing system ever on a Canon Speedlite flash. A new color filter holder helps maintain accurate color in a variety of ambient light conditions. From the Manufacturer Speedlite 600EX-RTCanon's new Speedlite 600EX-RT is engineered to provide a new level of performance and reliability for professional flash photography with today's most advanced DSLRs. With wireless two-way radio communication, the Speedlite 600 EX-RT allows photographers to expand their creativity using wireless speedlites with the reliability of radio triggering. The Speedlite 600EX-RT offers an expanded zoom range and a higher guide number, plus a number of improvements over its predecessor in both operation and feel. It features a new dot-matrix LCD panel for display of all pertinent shooting information, backlit controls plus an internal sound generator. Reliability is ensured with improved hot shoe contacts, improved flash head durability and the most comprehensive dust and water sealing system ever on a Canon Speedlite flash. A new color filter holder helps maintain accurate color in a variety of ambient light conditions.New wireless multiple flash system using radio wave communication for enhanced control of up to five groups of flashes.The Speedlite 600EX-RT represents the next generation in wireless flash systems. In addition to traditional optical wireless transmission, the Speedlite 600EX-RT facilitates radio controlled, two-way wireless transmission up to 98.4 feet, among up to 5 groups with a total of 15 individual Speedlites. Communicating on 2.4 GHz frequencies, the Speedlite 600EX-RT does not have the same directional limitations of traditional wireless optical transmitters. Where other wireless signals can be interrupted by physical obstacles, radio controlled systems excel. 15 transmission channels are available, selectable manually or automatically, and radio transmission IDs can be set to prevent misfiring in the event of signal interference on the same channel. Zoom flash head covers wide range of 20â€“200mm; maximum Guide Number (197 ft./60m at ISO 100).For effective flash photography in more situations than previously possible with a Speedlite flash, the Speedlite 600EX-RT has an improved guide number of 197ft. (60m) at ISO 100. It offers 20mm to 200mm coverage, and when the extendable wide panel is pulled out, flash coverage moves as wide at 14mm. Plus, to maximize power and minimize energy consumption, the Speedlite 600EX-RT can be directed to zoom in accordance with the cameras image sensor size (full-frame, APS-H and APS-C).Redesigned contact construction, improved flash head durability, and exceptional dust and weather resistance for reliable operation.The Speedlite 600EX-RT is the most rugged, durable and reliable Speedlite in the Canon arsenal with construction on par with high-end Canon DSLRs. The flash head is more rugged and durable than its predecessor and a redesigned hot shoe contact ensures seamless communication. Dust and water resistance has been improved significantly as well: all moving parts and areas surrounding the flashes display and buttons are sealed for uninterrupted performance in harsh conditions. A new dust and water resistant adapter for the mounting foot creates a dust and water resistant seal between camera and flash.AF Assist Beam compatible with Canon's new 61-Point High Density Reticular AF. Working in conjunction with EOS SLR's, the Speedlite 600EX-RT automatically provides illumination using its built-in AF assist beam. This means more accurate AF, faster, even in dark or low contrast situations, with all lenses 28mm or longer. Compatible with the AF frame of all EOS cameras, the Speedlite 600EX-RT even works perfectly with the 61-Point High Density Reticular AF found in the EOS-1D X and the EOS 5D Mark III.Dot matrix LCD panel and backlit button provide easy visibility.A significant upgrade over previous flashes, the Speedlite 600EX-RT features an all-new dot matrix LCD panel (172 x 104 dots). This new LCD displays Flash status, wireless configuration and all flash settings with more detailed information in comparison to previous systems. With its new screen combined with backlit operation buttons, the Speedlite 600EX-RT is as easy to operate in the dark as in daylight. Color filter holder for attaching Canon and third-party color gelatin filters.To ensure consistent color in both the foreground and background of an image, the Speedlite 600EX-RT features a new color filter holder. By placing a color filter over the front of the flash head, the color temperature of the flash can be made to match that of the ambient light. Color information and light output decrease can be transmitted from the Speedlite 600EX-RT to the camera for proper white balance and exposure. 18 Custom Functions and 7 Personal Functions for creative flexibility.To accommodate any number of shooting styles, the Speedlite 600EX-RT has 18 custom functions for the ultimate in flexibility. Options include Flash exposure bracketing controls, modeling flash, test firing controls, AF assist control, power and energy saving features, beep and much, much more. Personal functions, like LCD panel illumination color and Master/Slave configurations are also easily set on the Speedlite 600EX-RT.Full swivel, 180°in either direction.The Speedlite 600EX-RT's flash head is designed for easy bounce flash, in any direction. The head can be angled 90° up, 7° down and can rotate 180° left and right. A bounce lock with release button helps things stay in place. Additionally, when the flash head is positioned front and up 90°, the Speedlite 600EX-RT features a catch light panel to create catch light in the eyes of the subject for a more expressive look.

Review: Great Built In Wireless - Fantastic Flash! - I purchased 3 of these flashes from desertcart and plan on adding a fourth soon. I also have a pre-order placed for the Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter which I hope to receive sooner rather than later. The radio's on these flashes are awesome and the menu system is also greatly improved. One of my favorite features is the ability to use a master flash or the ST-E3-RT to control each of my flashes. The group mode is great, but can only be used with 2012 or newer Canon Cameras such as the Canon 5D MKIII which I also own. I tested the group mode on my Canon 5D MKII and it definetly does not work with that camera. With the group mode you can have up to 5 groups total and set the power levels using either ETTL or Manual mode. I use a label maker and mark my flashes as A B C (and future will be D for the fourth flash). I still have one group left if I want to go to five flashes. If you have more than 5 flashes you can assign multiple flashes to the same group and their power settings will be the same. Using the Master you can easily switch the slaves remotely from either ETTL or Manual mode and set their power settings. When you turn on the flashes they come up quickly and link up before you are ready to shoot - mere seconds. I was really impressed with how the radios worked and it's so nice to have just one set of batteries and not have to hook up a bunch of external gear. These are a huge time saver. One thing I will mention to those who may want to mix these with Studio Flashes. You can fire these from remote triggers just like the older Canon models as they have a PC input port. Even when using the external triggers to fire in conjunction with my studio lights it's still nice to be able to set up the power levels using manual levels and group mode through the master. The one thing that I discovered and is very important to note is that if you change power settings on the master for the slaves they will not receive the changed information unless you first press the TEST button on the master and I'm sure the same will be true for the ST-E3-RT. Firing the master from the synch port or even using a hot shoe adapter does not transmit the new settings. You must press the TEST button first to get the new settings over the the slaves. This is pretty minor and easy enough to do. Keep in mind if using external triggers you will need one on each flash. I could not figure out a way to get them to fire just by triggering the master in radio mode, although I am still experimenting. It would be really nice to only have to put an external trigger on the master but from what I could find you need one on each flash. I still need to read the manuals all the way through and experiment some more so I will try to remember to update my review if I find out something new. It would be nice to see these work in group mode with older cameras such as the 5D II and 7D and that is probably my only real disappointment with the flashes. I can't see why that can't work at least in manual mode, but it doesn't unless there is a workaround I haven't found yet. Overall I am really pleased with these flashes and look forward to giving them more of a workout as well as testing them with an external battery pack. For photographers that are on the go and want a powerful system that is more convenient in terms of space, set up time, batteries and reliability, this is the way to go. EDIT (04/27/2012): After some more time with these flashes I still love them. I have 5 of them now and am still waiting on the wireless controller. I did come up with a much better solution for combining these with studio lights. Not sure why I didn't think of it before as it's simple and works great. I just put my 600EX-RT on top of my camera in the hot shoe so I have full control - no need for third party radios on the 600EX-RT's. I then use the synch port on the camera to fire the studio flashes. A cable runs from the synch port to the trigger port of the transmitter for my studio lights. I now have a mixed radio system with wireless control over all my lights. Awesome!
Review: Completely Satisfied!! - I use three of these flashes, primarily because after reading about some of the shortcomings of the controller, I decided it would be worthwhile to just by an additional flash to use on camera. To date, they have worked flawlessly and can be controlled easily through the menu on the on-camera flash or in my 5dmkiii. I love, love, love the ability to manually control the off-camera flashes and change setting on the fly. Battery performance is great. I'm have been in the habit of changing to fresh batteries for each event, but have found, after using a battery tester, that I have at least half the battery power left and can stretch the batteries to two events. I'll eventually get power packs for these, but until then, they absolutely perform! Unlike my previous Pocket Wizards, the ETLL works well, and these allow for customizing each flash individually. I have yet to experience any issues with the RF system and they have fired reliably for several events. Although I am usually using these at a range of anywhere from 20 - 50 feet, these things have fired from as far away as 200 feet. I haven't tested them or used them much beyond that distance, but for my purposes, this is more than enough. The on flash menu's can be a little confusing and convoluted. I highly recommend sitting down with these prior to your first use to really get a feel for the flashes and the menus. Like anything else, once you spend enough time working with them, adjustments will become second nature. Another great aspect of these flashes is allowing for different groups to be set-up. A second photographer can set up their preferences for each flash, which will allow you both to trigger the flashes, with different settings. Pretty Neat. Again, I am completely satisfied with these flashes and they are a vast improvement over my previous 580ex's. If you plan to use these for wedding receptions or any other two strobe set-ups, I would recommend spending a little more money and purchase a third to act as the controller. Not only do you have the ability to have that third flash, it also provides you with the IR assist beam in low light situations!

## Features

- New wireless multiple flash system using radio wave communication for enhanced control of up to five groups of flashes
- Zoom flash head covers wide range of 20–200mm; maximum Guide Number (197 ft/60m at ISO 100)
- Redesigned contact construction, improved flash head durability, and exceptional dust and weather resistance for reliable operation
- AF Assist Beam compatible with Canon’s new 61-Point High Density Reticular AF, dot matrix LCD panel and backlit button provide easy visibility
- 18 Custom Functions for creative flexibility, full swivel, 180 degrees in either direction, color filter holder for attaching Canon and third-party color gelatin filters

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B007FH1KX2 |
| Batteries | 4 AA batteries required. |
| Best Sellers Rank | #286 in Shoe-Mount Flashes |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (635) |
| Date First Available | March 1, 2012 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 15 ounces |
| Item model number | 5296B002 |
| Manufacturer | Canon |
| Product Dimensions | 4.9 x 3.1 x 5.6 inches |

## Product Details

- **Battery Life:** 30 Hours
- **Brand:** Canon
- **Camera Flash:** Slave
- **Compatible Mountings:** Canon
- **Flash Sync Speed:** 1/200

## Images

![Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+fUGYFoEL.jpg)
![Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71g5LOEjVuL.jpg)
![Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ID8bhBJ0L.jpg)
![Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51wX1QxeNyL.jpg)
![Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Flash - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51t276KkUmL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: how do i set up my canon 600 ex with my pocket wizard plus iii so i can start taking pics with my flash off camera ?**
A: The Canon 600EX-RT speedlight is designed to work, wirelessly, with other 600EX-RT units (the "RT" stands for Radio Transmission), or with the Canon ST-E4; you no longer need 3rd party transceivers (such as the PW Plus III) to incorporate off-camera flash using radio transmission. Another company, YongNuo, has developed a shoe-mount transmitter (the YN-E3-RT) that is fully compatible with the 600EX-RT and also has an AF assist light, which the Canon ST-E4 doesn't even have. If you're still set on using your PW Plus III with your 600EX-RT, you can do so but you will only be able to use the flash in Manual Mode (not E-TTL), and you won't be able to change your flash settings remotely. This is fine if you're shooting in a controlled environment, such as a studio, where your lighting won't change but if you're looking to use off-camera flash outdoors and/or in changing lighting conditions, I'd highly recommend getting another 600EX-RT, which you can then use as a transceiver on-camera to fully control your off-camera one. If that's too expensive an option, get the Canon ST-E4 which also mounts onto your hot-shoe and gives you full control over your 600EX (or get the YongNuo version, which does the same thing but is a lot less expensive and also has the benefit of an AF assist beam for low-light focusing).

**Q: can I use Canon 600EX-RT to control my 430EX II as a slave unit without a separate trigger?**
A: Yes and no - Yes it works as traditional IR way, but that requires clear line of sight between two. You cannot use radio feature of 600ex-rt to trigger 430ex

**Q: Can I use this flash with my Canon 5D (not a mark ii or iii)?**
A: Aloha Andrew, Don't know to what extent you mean 'USE', but I tried it on my friends 5D mrk i and it works perfect in ETTL and manual, I also tried the ST-E3 on camera (5D mrk i) and fired the 600ex rt off camera and that worked too.  I think when Canon says it's built for the 1DX and 5D mrk iii, I believe they're talking about it's ability to work in conjunction with the camera's newer 61 point focusing systems.  Hope that helps!

**Q: Will the Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter run at full 1/8000 of a second speed-sync with my Canon 60D?**
A: It will work up to 1/8000 sec as long as you are in High-speed sync mode. Just remember that the flash will work at a much reduced power level in that mode.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Built In Wireless - Fantastic Flash!
*by C***R on April 7, 2012*

I purchased 3 of these flashes from Amazon and plan on adding a fourth soon. I also have a pre-order placed for the Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter which I hope to receive sooner rather than later. The radio's on these flashes are awesome and the menu system is also greatly improved. One of my favorite features is the ability to use a master flash or the ST-E3-RT to control each of my flashes. The group mode is great, but can only be used with 2012 or newer Canon Cameras such as the Canon 5D MKIII which I also own. I tested the group mode on my Canon 5D MKII and it definetly does not work with that camera. With the group mode you can have up to 5 groups total and set the power levels using either ETTL or Manual mode. I use a label maker and mark my flashes as A B C (and future will be D for the fourth flash). I still have one group left if I want to go to five flashes. If you have more than 5 flashes you can assign multiple flashes to the same group and their power settings will be the same. Using the Master you can easily switch the slaves remotely from either ETTL or Manual mode and set their power settings. When you turn on the flashes they come up quickly and link up before you are ready to shoot - mere seconds. I was really impressed with how the radios worked and it's so nice to have just one set of batteries and not have to hook up a bunch of external gear. These are a huge time saver. One thing I will mention to those who may want to mix these with Studio Flashes. You can fire these from remote triggers just like the older Canon models as they have a PC input port. Even when using the external triggers to fire in conjunction with my studio lights it's still nice to be able to set up the power levels using manual levels and group mode through the master. The one thing that I discovered and is very important to note is that if you change power settings on the master for the slaves they will not receive the changed information unless you first press the TEST button on the master and I'm sure the same will be true for the ST-E3-RT. Firing the master from the synch port or even using a hot shoe adapter does not transmit the new settings. You must press the TEST button first to get the new settings over the the slaves. This is pretty minor and easy enough to do. Keep in mind if using external triggers you will need one on each flash. I could not figure out a way to get them to fire just by triggering the master in radio mode, although I am still experimenting. It would be really nice to only have to put an external trigger on the master but from what I could find you need one on each flash. I still need to read the manuals all the way through and experiment some more so I will try to remember to update my review if I find out something new. It would be nice to see these work in group mode with older cameras such as the 5D II and 7D and that is probably my only real disappointment with the flashes. I can't see why that can't work at least in manual mode, but it doesn't unless there is a workaround I haven't found yet. Overall I am really pleased with these flashes and look forward to giving them more of a workout as well as testing them with an external battery pack. For photographers that are on the go and want a powerful system that is more convenient in terms of space, set up time, batteries and reliability, this is the way to go. EDIT (04/27/2012): After some more time with these flashes I still love them. I have 5 of them now and am still waiting on the wireless controller. I did come up with a much better solution for combining these with studio lights. Not sure why I didn't think of it before as it's simple and works great. I just put my 600EX-RT on top of my camera in the hot shoe so I have full control - no need for third party radios on the 600EX-RT's. I then use the synch port on the camera to fire the studio flashes. A cable runs from the synch port to the trigger port of the transmitter for my studio lights. I now have a mixed radio system with wireless control over all my lights. Awesome!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Completely Satisfied!!
*by M***N on March 21, 2013*

I use three of these flashes, primarily because after reading about some of the shortcomings of the controller, I decided it would be worthwhile to just by an additional flash to use on camera. To date, they have worked flawlessly and can be controlled easily through the menu on the on-camera flash or in my 5dmkiii. I love, love, love the ability to manually control the off-camera flashes and change setting on the fly. Battery performance is great. I'm have been in the habit of changing to fresh batteries for each event, but have found, after using a battery tester, that I have at least half the battery power left and can stretch the batteries to two events. I'll eventually get power packs for these, but until then, they absolutely perform! Unlike my previous Pocket Wizards, the ETLL works well, and these allow for customizing each flash individually. I have yet to experience any issues with the RF system and they have fired reliably for several events. Although I am usually using these at a range of anywhere from 20 - 50 feet, these things have fired from as far away as 200 feet. I haven't tested them or used them much beyond that distance, but for my purposes, this is more than enough. The on flash menu's can be a little confusing and convoluted. I highly recommend sitting down with these prior to your first use to really get a feel for the flashes and the menus. Like anything else, once you spend enough time working with them, adjustments will become second nature. Another great aspect of these flashes is allowing for different groups to be set-up. A second photographer can set up their preferences for each flash, which will allow you both to trigger the flashes, with different settings. Pretty Neat. Again, I am completely satisfied with these flashes and they are a vast improvement over my previous 580ex's. If you plan to use these for wedding receptions or any other two strobe set-ups, I would recommend spending a little more money and purchase a third to act as the controller. Not only do you have the ability to have that third flash, it also provides you with the IR assist beam in low light situations!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by X***E on September 16, 2019*

Very fast shipment, strongly recommend!

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