Is it possible to use two Speedlites at the same time, on my Canon EOS 7D Mk II, for some extra power?

Ronnie Buis, South Africa

Brian Says… Yes it is possible, and there are a few ways to achieve it. Since you can use one flash on the hotshoe, all that would be needed is a suitable bracket to mount the second flash near the lens. I used a Canon Speedlite bracket SB-E2, but there are plenty of alternatives. With radio wireless flashes, use the one on the hotshoe as a master, and the other as a slave in group A. Canon master flashes are always in group A. If you don’t have radio flashes, it may be possible to use the built-in flash as a Speedlite transmitter to trigger two flashes mounted on a bracket. When you add a flash, you double the available power, giving just 1-stop more light.

With a suitable bracket you can mount two Speedlites on a camera, the one on-camera is the master, the other is a slave in group A