Review on 📸 Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite for Canon DSLR Cameras by David Hansen

The Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring Lite is a great close-up flash. As you can tell from the model number, it has a guide number of 14, which means it has an effective range of around 14 meters (or 46 feet). This is only slightly more powerful than the built-in flashes in Canon's budget SLRs (which have a guide number of 13) and significantly weaker than other Canon external flashes (with an effective range of 22m to 22m, which varies by model). 58 meters). For the purpose of the MR-14EX, i.e. close-up and macro photography, the low guide number is not a real problem. Attaching the Macro Ring Lite to the lens creates the impression that the subject of the photo is evenly illuminated from all sides. This avoids the harsh shadows typically seen in shots when a single flash is fired directly at the subject. With the MR-14EX, you can adjust each of the two semi-circular lamps individually, allowing you to illuminate one side of an object. stronger than the others if desired. It also has two small lamps to help autofocus in low light. It can even serve as the main controller for external Canon Speedlites. It is powered by four AA batteries; Rechargeable NiMH batteries are recommended. The MR-14EX easily attaches to the Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Lens, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Macro Lens (now discontinued) and Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Mount Macro Lens. A Canon Macrolite 67 adapter is required for mounting on the new Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 macro lens, and a Canon Macrolite 72C f/- is required for mounting on the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 Adapter required L Macro USM lens ML-3. It can be mounted on some other lenses with sufficient stability simply by attaching the appropriate 58mm zoom ring to the lens. I did this with a Tokina AT-X 100mm f/2.8 PRO D macro lens with a Kenko 55mm zoom ring at 58mm. Other lenses will likely need different rings to go from the native filter size to 58mm. Canon also offers the slightly more expensive Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite, which also has two bulbs on the lens but uses an MT instead of a ring. -24EX provides two small lamps that can be mounted independently. I haven't used it, but it seems well known.