Canon Speedlite 600EX-II-RT Replacement coming?

A new rumor from CanonRumors suggests that a big step forward for the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, now at a mark II level is coming.

We were the first to discover this high-performance Speedlite with both flash and continuous lighting and it makes sense for the flagship Speedlite from Canon to have both methods of lighting and the ability to stay cool.

Patent Application here

I guess we'll wait and see if this is the patent application for the new flash, but it certainly appears that Canon was looking into hybrid flashes - to handle both stills and video shooting for the professionals that have to switch seamlessly between stills and video.

The rumor goes on to say that it's been delayed along with the R5 and R6 announcements, but it should be expected to launch alongside one of those cameras.

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Richard has been using Canon cameras since the 1990s, with his first being the now legendary EOS-3. Since then, Richard has continued to use Canon cameras and now focuses mostly on infrared photography. Richard is the founder and editor of CanonNews since 2017, and has worked as a writer on CanonRumors and other websites in the past.

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