A guide number depends on the sensitivity and coverage behind it · review
Canon’s mid-range speedlite for its multi-function shoe, with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a modeling lamp and app control, sold by Amazon.com for about $349. The charger is not included.
The EL-5 uses Canon’s multi-function shoe for better communication with recent EOS R bodies. It borrows the EL-1’s lithium-ion battery, modeling lamp, joystick and LCD.
Canon says it fires about 95 times at full output in a row, and up to 350 continuous flashes, because no power is used by a fan.
Canon Connect adjusts intensity, compensation, sync, multi-flash and bracketing from a phone.
Amazon.com sold it at about $349. Add the LC-E6 charger if you do not already own one.
Prices quoted in this text were read on November 2, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Shoe | Canon multi-function shoe; it fits only bodies with that shoe |
|---|---|
| Guide number | 58, per the product table |
| Battery | Lithium-ion LP-EL; charged with the Canon LC-E6 charger, not included |
| Continuous firing | About 95 flashes at full output without a fan; up to 350 continuous flashes in total, per Canon |
| Modeling lamp | Yes, borrowed from the EL-1 |
| Controls | Joystick and high-definition LCD |
| App | Canon Connect for intensity, compensation, sync, multi-flash and FEB |
| Sync | 1/200 s or 1/250 s depending on the camera |
| Amazon reference | B0BL876KV7 |
Canon designed it for the multi-function shoe found on recent EOS R bodies. Check that your camera has that shoe before ordering.
No. Canon says the LP-EL battery is charged with the LC-E6 charger, which is not included.
The product table lists 58. A guide number depends on the ISO and the coverage the maker chose when measuring it. It cannot be converted into watt-seconds, and neither figure is the light that reaches the subject.
At $349, it is the 10 cheapest of the 10 models in this category published here.
7.7/ 10
The right first-party flash for a recent Canon EOS R body. Godox offers more flash for less money if you can do without Canon’s shoe integration.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $349 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.
Details checked on November 2, 2026.
Canon EOS R owners with the multi-function shoe who want a fast, rechargeable first-party flash.
Listed because the accessory names this body as a fit.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for photo equipment and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Universal hot shoe · GN20 · tilts 0-90° in five steps · 2.5 mm PC sync port · 60° × 40° coverage · optical slave
A very cheap manual mini flash with a tilting head and a PC sync port, at about $19. Its 3.7-star average on 117 ratings is the lowest on this shelf.
Best for: A beginner who wants a first bounce flash for almost nothing.
≈ $19
GN33 · 433 MHz built-in receiver with RT transmitter, 16 channels · 1/128 to full in 8 steps · M, S1, S2 · sync socket · external power port · diffuser and filters included
An older-generation manual flash sold with a 433 MHz trigger, a diffuser and color filters, for about $51. Its radio is not part of Godox’s 2.4 GHz X system.
Best for: Beginners who want one flash and a trigger in a single box.
≈ $51
GN60 (m, ISO 100) · built-in 2.4 GHz X system, master and slave · about 230 full-power flashes · 0.1-2.6 s recycle · HSS to 1/8000 s with a TTL trigger · 5600 ±200 K · 4 AA
A powerful manual flash with Godox’s 2.4 GHz system built in, master or slave, running on four AA cells, for about $65.
Best for: Photographers starting off-camera flash with Godox, on any camera brand.
≈ $65
