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One big thing Canon lacks is the ability to trigger both optical and radio remote Speedlites together. A Canon shooter must trigger all remote Speedlites by RT, or all by optical wireless. No existing Canon camera has in-built radio, either; one must have either an ST-E3-RT or an RT Speedlite in the camera's flash shoe, to use RT.
Nikon shooters with both the dongle in the 10-pin connector, and an SB-5000 in the hot shoe, can trigger both optical and radio remotes together. (This is how I understand it, anyway.) So, neither system is perfect, and only Nikon shooters have the advantage of using both older optical-only Speedlights and newer radio Speedlights at the same time.
I do use both Canon and Nikon SLRs, and have four Canon 600EX-RT Speedlites, plus several older pre-RT Speedlites, and an SB-910, an SB-500, and several pre-CLS/I-TTL Speedlights. I have no imminent plans to buy into the Nikon radio-triggered flash system. In my opinion, Canon shooters had a greater need for radio-triggering, because Canon Speedlites have a noticeably harder time "seeing" each others' line-of-sight optical wireless signals, compared to Nikon Speedlights.
If pressed, I would say Canon 580EX II and 600EX-RT Speedlights have better apparent build quality than the SB-910, starting with the flash foot's more-secure latching mechanism and electrical contacts that engage with a sweeping motion. I have yet to handle an SB-5000, perhaps Nikon has made improvements in these areas, over the SB-910. I do, however, really like my SB-910
I am not any kind of authority or expert.
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