The new Macro Twin Lite gives serious close-up, nature, and macro
enthusiasts a different option in macro lighting--a directional quality of
light, as opposed to the rather "flat" character of the traditional ring
lite. Two separate flash heads can be swiveled around the lens, can be aimed
separately, and even removed from their holder and mounted off-camera. Like
the MR-14EX, the new Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX is fully E-TTL compatible with
all EOS bodies, including digital SLRs, and even allows Wireless E-TTL flash
control with one or more 550EX and/or 420EX "slave units". It also provides
easy ratio control of each flash head's output, over a six-stop range.
- Twin-head macro flash unit, for directional
lighting in close-up photography with full E-TTL automatic flash control
(including with Digital EOS SLR bodies).
- Each head can be rotated around lens in an 80°
arc, swiveled inward or outward over a 90° arc, and swiveled up and down
over a 90° arc. Actual flash coverage is approximately 70° horizontal x
53° vertical (with the head in a horizontal position).
- Each head is removable, and has both a standard
shoe-mount and 1/4-20 female tripod socket at the base to facilitate
mounting off-camera.
- Powerful guide number (72 ft/22m) allows smaller
apertures and greater depth-of-field when necessary.
- Full E-TTL automatic flash control with
compatible EOS bodies, including EOS-1D, D60, and D30 digital SLRs.
Reverts to standard "off the film" TTL control with older EOS 35mm bodies.
E-TTL features supported include FE Lock, FP (high-speed) sync, ratio
control of A:B flash heads over a six-stop range, and Wireless E-TTL
control of off-camera 550EX and/or 420EX Slave Units (with compatible
"Type A" bodies).
- Incandescent focusing lamps, and two different
types of 1-second modeling flash allow easy focusing and previewing of
lighting effects.
- Mounts directly onto the following Canon EF
Macro lenses: EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro, EF 100mm
f/2.8 USM Macro, and MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1~5x Macrophoto. Attaches with
accessory ring Macro Lite Adapter 72C to EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro.
- Type of flash: Macro flash unit
with adjustable and removable twin straight flash heads; separate
controller unit attaches to camera's hot shoe
- Guide Number:
(with both tubes firing at full power) 72 (feet) / 22 (m), at ISO 100
- Standard Power Source:
4 AA batteries in controller unit (Alkaline, Lithium, rechargeable Ni-Cd
or Ni-MH AAs are OK)
- Optional Power Source:
External battery packs - Compact Battery Pack E or E2, and Transistor Pack
E
- E-TTL controls:
Flash +/- exposure compensation, Flash Exposure Bracketing, FE Lock, FP
sync, and Ratio Control of left:right (A:B) flash tubes over a 6-stop
range (8:1 ~ 1:8 lighting ratios), and Wireless E-TTL with off-camera
550EX and/or 420EX Slave Units
- Manual flash exposure mode:
Variable from full (1/1) ~ 1/64 power; Ratio Control of left:right (A:B)
flash tubes from 1/1 to 1/64 power is possible
- Setting Method:
Illuminated LCD panel on Controller Unit (similar to 550EX Speedlite)
- Custom Functions:
Nine Custom Functions on MT-24EX, in addition to any in camera); set on
MT-24EX Controller LCD panel.
- Modeling Flash:
- One-second burst at 70Hz in E-TTL or Manual flash modes, showing
ratios*
- With C.Fn 4-1 (on MT-24EX), uniform one-second burst at 70Hz with
any EOS body by pressing Controller Unit's test button
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