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Stop Using AA Lithium Batteries in Portable Strobes and Speedlights

Stop Using AA Lithium Batteries in Portable Strobes and Speedlights

Three camera flashes—Sony, Canon, and Nikon—are displayed upright side by side against a dark background with dramatic orange flames rising beneath and behind them.

This week, Canon published a Service Notice to its websites urging photographers not to use lithium or lithium-ion batteries in its Speedlites, battery packs, and macro twin light products, surprising many that this was suddenly an issue. The thing is, it's not sudden at all, and almost every manufacturer cautions against it.

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