https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493318#M5202 <P>The EL-5 uses the new multi contact hotshoe and is not compatible with the 5d mk 4:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Untitled.jpg" style="width: 709px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/56210iBC4F6DBB715D3259/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Untitled.jpg" alt="Untitled.jpg" /></span></P> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:12:15 GMT kvbarkley 2024-08-13T18:12:15Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493316#M5201 <P>Hello!</P><P>I have recently purchased a speed lite EL-5 and I can't get it to fire with my camera (5d mark 4). The battery is charged and the test button works so it's just my camera that cannot connect to the flash to fire it.</P> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:07:57 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493316#M5201 annagallifent 2024-08-13T18:07:57Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493318#M5202 <P>The EL-5 uses the new multi contact hotshoe and is not compatible with the 5d mk 4:</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Untitled.jpg" style="width: 709px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/56210iBC4F6DBB715D3259/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Untitled.jpg" alt="Untitled.jpg" /></span></P> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:12:15 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493318#M5202 kvbarkley 2024-08-13T18:12:15Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493319#M5203 <P>Ah that'll be it then! Thank you!</P> Tue, 13 Aug 2024 18:13:02 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Speedlite-Flashes/Speedlite-EL-5-not-firing/m-p/493319#M5203 annagallifent 2024-08-13T18:13:02Z