Photography - Camera Help Please

[Torina]

Hi, I have a Canon EOS m10 and need to try to adapt it to an SLR spec with a macro 100mm lens (which I think it will support) but I can’t see how it’s compatible with a ring flash? Any advice? Thanks

[bhg481]

Looking at pictures of the camera it doesn't appear to have any means of attaching an external flash which is essential if you want to use it with ring-flash.

[malagabob]

The M series means it’s a mirror less camera. But I guess you already know that. Have you looked at Canons product we page. It may give advice there.

[Zacs-Master]

‘ adapt it to an SLR spec’

Eh?

[Fitzer]

Without a hot shoe the only method is a real faff, you'd need an optical slave of some sort and a trigger so that the slave detects the flash on your camera (make sure yours doesn't emit a red-eye pre-flash) which causes the trigger to fire your ring flash. As I say, a real pain. As you mention macro, if you're not trying to to do real world insect photography have you considered a cheap light tent to give the illumination you want?

[malagabob]

I think the M10 is what is called a Compact. As Fitzer states, a bit of a faff. You’d be better off with a proper SLR. The M10 was replaced with the M100. So a bit old.

[bhg481]

It will take replacement lenses, so a bit up on a compact but nowhere near as flexible as an SLR/DSLR or morrorless such as Panasonic GH series. At the very least it needs a flash synchro socket to be able to use an external flash without major faffing about.

[Zubida]

I use my 100mm full scale on my 50D with the 430EX w/o an issue. I'll try to uncover some photographs when I return home to show you the outcomes. I am sure that ring glimmer would work better yet like you I can't bear the cost of one and I don't take that numerous large-scale photographs to legitimize the buy.