Canon MR-14EXl User manual

Canon
MACRO RING LITE
MR-14EX
MACRO TWIN LITE
MT-24EX

Thank you for purchasing aCanon product.
The Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EXlMacro Twin Lite MT-24EX are flash
units for closeup photography. They have many high-end features such as
the E-TTL (Evaluative-TTL) autoflash system.
The available features depend
on the type of EOS camera you use with
the MR-14EXlMacro
Twin Lite MT-24EX. Refer to the tables below to con-
firm your EOS camera type and the MR-14EXlMT-24EX features which are
compatible with your camera.
This instructions booklet has separate sections for Type-A and Type-B
EOS cameras. Read Chapter 1which applies to all cameras, then read the
respective chapters which apply to your camera type.
EOS-1 D, 1 V, 3, D30, ELAN 7/7E, 30/33,
Type-A Cameras E-TTL ELAN II/ELAN
II E, SO/SOE, REBEL 2000/300,
REBEL
G, SOON, 3000N/66, IX, IX 7/IX Lite
Type-B Cameras TTL All EOS cameras otherthan the above.
MR-14EXlMT-24EX Features Available with EOS Cameras
0: Available X: Not available
Features With Type-A Cameras With Type-B. Cameras
E-
TIL autoflash 0X
TTL autoftash O' 0
High-speed sync (FP flash) 0X
FE lock 0X
FEB (Flash exposure bracketing) 0 0
Wireless, multi-Speedlite E- TTL
0X
'With C.Fn-3-1 .
•Key to Symbols
UThe Caution symbol alerts you to actions to prevent flash
photography problems.
[lJ The Note symbol gives additional information for basic operations.
~~~ The Light bulb symbol offers helpful tips for operating the Macro
Ring Lite or for taking pictures.
Keep this Instructions booklet handy for future reference.
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Abol.Jt·Macro.TwiRt.ite.MT~24EXlllstructlons
TheonIY~differencepetwean~acrof3ing4iteMR-149)(~ndMacro
Twin LiteMT .. 24EXistheJlashtube/heads and ~fewfe'atures .. This
instructi9D§bookletcenterson.
theMH-1AEXandmost of the
instr~ctionsalso'appltt?th~fv1T ~~4~)( ..Instructionswhi?h·applyonly
tott:JeMT .. ?4~Xar~rin .Cl.sePC1rCl.t~(Jhapter.·lf.y9u. havetheMT -24 EX,
rea.dupt<lpage5,then rea.dpa~es7!)to85:.· Allot~er instructions.· (on
pages? ·.to 73)fortheMT~24EXarethesameasforthe·. MR .. 14EX.
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Theicon$usedinthetextarethesame ones found on the
carn~raangthe MR-14EXlfv1T.;24EX's buttons andsettings •.
For the name of thErbottOh ordial, see "NomenClature" on
pages6to 8 and 76.
Icons for the camera's shooting modes. are. as follows:
o : FoJI Auto Tv : Shutter .. priority AE
P:ProgramAE M: Manual
Av : .Aperture:priorityAE
• The (~a}and(~12)icons indicate thatthe function remains in
effecUor8 sec. and 12 sec. respectively after the relevant
button is released.
•
Heferenc~pagenumbersareindicat~in parentheses as
follbWS:{7p ... )
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resp~cti\,~~u~tom .• Function~.For.adetCitled~xplanati.on. of the
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About Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX Instructions 3
How to Use this Booklet 3
Nomenclature 6
1Before You Start (Type-A Cameras,"-ype-B Cameras). ...9
Installing Batteries 10
External Power Sources 12
Attaching the Control Unit to the Camera 13
Attaching the Flash Ring 14
Main Switch 15
Pilot Lamp and Test Firing 16
Flash Exposu
re Confirmation 16
Flash Range 17
Flash Mode 19
Setting the Film Speed 19
LCD Panel Illumination 19
Focusing Lamp 20
Resetting to the Default Settings 20
Using Flash with the Camera's Shooting Modes 22
3Advanced Flash RhotographV (Type-A Cameras). 25
~tD at: Selecting the Flash Tube 26
Modeling Flash 29
FE Lock 30
~ Flash Exposure Compensation 32
~ FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) 34
GIl High-Speed Sync (FP Flash) 36
MManual Flash Mode 38
~ Second-Curtain Synchronization 40
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Contents
Setting Up aWireless Flash System 42
~
Using the Wireless Flash System 45 ..
SBasic Flash Photography rype-B Cameras~ 4.9
Using Flash with the Camera's Shooting Modes 50
~.D at: Selecting the Flash Tube 54
~ Flash Exposure Compensation 56
~ FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) 58
MManual Flash Mode 60
1::1> Second-Curtain Synchronization 62
Wireless Manual Flash 63
~ Custom Functions 64
MR-14EX/MT-24EX System 66
Troubleshooting Guide 68
Specifications 69
Feature Availability Table 72
IMacro "fwin Ilite M"f-24.EX Features .....•......................... '75
Nomenclature 76
Attaching the Flash Heads 77
Flash Head Movements 80
Flash Distance Range 83
~ Custom Functions 83
Major Specifications 84
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Nomenclature __ IIJ1IllI.I88IlfIjfllllllllllll._JlllJlJfIIIIIIJIIII __ 1IJ1JA
Flash Ring
Release button
(--7p.14)
-:.:::----- Flash tube A
(--7p.26,54)
c- Connecting cor _d_:_-:_ -- Focusing lamp (--7p.20)
r-
Flash tube B ----.....;!--
(--7p.26,54)
Release button
--
(--7p.14)
Flash Ring Rear Side Panel
< ~ >indicator
L:
--7
P.26,54)
r:s,
~ @
< ~ >indicator
(--7p.26,54)
LCD panel (--7p.8)
Mounting foot
(--7p.13)
Battery chamber cover
(--7p.10)
External power pack terminal
Lock pin
(--7p.13)--------'
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Nomenclature
Control Unit
< MODE> flash mode button -r - - - - -1- ---< ~ >High-speed sync
•Loops
in the following sequence: :(FP flash) button (~p.36)
1
C
·
ETTL / TTL ---. M ~ :1 <t:l>>2nd curtain sync button
_
~ (~p.40,62)
1 When these two buttons are
: pressed simultaneously, the setting
: changes in the following loop:
*<:!?:-> LCD panel illumination-}I-'----l~ ~ eD ~ ~_
button (~p.19) I ~ (OFF)~
<C.Fn>Custom Function 1r i
----+--~-- *<+> Increment button
button(~p.64) ~_. _ .• _._. :~\\\ *
.... -.-.; .... "---'- '- <- > Decrement button
_111-_-
~..!...!--*<SEUSET>
Select/Set button
:t>.:.( .Fn M( DE + - SEL SET
CD. ®~®
<<J >button -----*U-:-'-----,I ....::L~:;:..:.~~J ----++-- < C> >button
I LAMP ...-:I:--......-:l RATIO CH. II
<LAMP>----++--© ~ ® ~.
Focusing lamp bUtlOnl-7po20)1 \ PILOT OFF O.NrSE LI-----!~_ < CH. >( :~~2;)el button
<PILOT> © (Q) ~
Pilot lamp (~p.16) ~_-----..
Test firing button (~p.16) C __
•Uniform modeling flash ____
(~p.55) ~
•SE cancel (~p.15,44) ~
L....- Main switch (~p.15)
Locking collar (~p.13) - ""-1
Flash exposure confirmation lamp
(~p.16)
<RATIO>
Flash ratio control/Flash tube
switching button
(~p.26, 39, 42, 54, 61)
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Nomenclature
LCD Panel
Flash exposure compensation ---- .......
(-3 to +3 stops)
FEB amount (-3 to
+3 stops)
Manual flash output level
(1/1 - 1164)
,-------- ~ FEB icon
r--------- (fi Custom
Function icon
Flash exposure compensation icon
Flash ratio scale segment
------'
AlBIC manual flash indicator bar------'
Flash ratio scale (8:1 - 1:1 - 1:8) ---------I
,....----- t:I> 2nd-curtain
ETTL E-TT. Lautoflash iCOi sync icon
Ii
GIl FP flash icon
TTL TTL autoflash icon
M '
~ • ••• 11111 __
ManualflaShiconi. ETTL ~ ~ ~I
LlLM +B BIBB (6 ~~ ~
Flash tube 10 (AlB) 11- I12 3 4 Channel No. (1 -4)
Slave
10 (C) mamllA: ~: ~I+B BIBB
~
~.D8:1- 4:1- 2:1-1:1 -1:2 -1:4 -1:811.~
,. -._11 \1 ...
IiBml j----_.
Flash ratio control icon ~ at: Flash tube B
firing icon
~~D
Flash tube Afiring icon
-- FEB status (Fb-1 to 3)
SLAVE Cflash exposure
compensation amount
(-3 to
+3 stops)
AlBIC manual flash output
(1/1 to 1164)
Custom Function Nc>.Isetting
(F1-7,O,1)
•The LCD panel is shown with all the icons and indications displayed. The items
actually displayed differ depending on the flash settings.
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Learn how to prepare the Macro Ring
Lite MR-14EX for actual use.
BeforeYou Start

Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX requires one of the following two types of
batteries:
(1) Four size-AA alkaline batteries
(2) Four size-AA nickel-hydride batteries
Slide the battery compartment
cover as shown by the arrow and
flip it up.
Insert the batteries.
•Make sure the +and -battery
contacts are properly oriented as
shown in the battery chamber.
Close the battery chamber cover
as shown
in the diagram.
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Inr;:,t<:lllinn Batteries
Ill .• usef8~rpewbatteri~softhesame type .. When replacing batteries, replace all
fou.rb~tten~~at gne time. I
.SiZE)"AAJithiurnb~tteries c:an· also be used.
.-AltholJ9h1l0n-aJkaline, manganese batteries
may also be used, the number of
flashes Will be less.
•
H~rrl0vethebatte.rieswheh the Macro Ring Lite MR-14EXwill notbe used for
anextended.period.
-In low temperatures, take two set50f batteries and keepone setwarm in a
pocket, etc:,
and use the batteries alternately.
o. To preveQtfaultyconnections, make sure the battery contacts are clean. If
necessary, use a
dean cloth to wipe the battery contacts, .
•
In the case ofs.ize-AA•nickel-hydride and size-AAlithiumbatteries, the·shape
of the contacts is not standardized. Be sure that the batteries are compatible
with the flash unit before buying.
Recycling Time and Flash Count
(Applicable to both or only one flash tube firing)
Battery Type Recycling Time Flash Count
Size-AA alkaline batteries Approx. 0.1-7 sec. Approx. 120 to 800
•The minimum recycling time applies in the E- TTL or TTL mode while the
maximum recycling time applies in the manual
or full-output (1/1) mode.
•The minimum flash count applies in the manual
or full-output (1/1) mode
while the maximum flash count applies in the
E-TIL or TIL mode.
•The above specifications are based
on Canon's testing standards.
•Using size-AA nickel-hydride batteries will yield only about 70 to 80
percent of the flashes (1550 mAh at full output) obtainable with size-AA
alkaline batteries. The recycling time will also be about half the time with
size-AA alkaline batteries.
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External Power Sources ~~1
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX can use either of the following two external
power packs. For details
on the power pack, refer to the Instructions of the
respective power pack.
(1) Compact Battery Pack CP-E2
Uses six size-AA alkaline, nickel-hydride, or lithium batteries.
(2) Transistor Pack E
Uses Battery Magazine TP (six size-C alkaline batteries) or Ni-Cd
Pack TP.
Recycling Time and Flash Count
(Applicable to both or only one flash tube tiring)
Power Source Recycling Flash Count
Time (sec.)
Internal
Power
Size-AA alkaline batteries Approx.0.1-7
Approx.120-800
Sources
Compact Battery Pack
CP-E2
Approx.0.1-4 Approx, 400-2500
External Power
(w/alkaline batteries)
Sources Transistor Pack E(w/alkaline batteries) Approx.0.1-4
Approx. 400-2500
Transistor Pack E (wiN i-Cd Pack TP) Approx. 0.1-3 Approx. 330-2000
•The minimum recycling time applies in the E-TTL or TIL mode while the
maximum recycling time applies
in the manual or full-output (1/1) mode.
•The minimum flash count applies in the manual or full-output (1/1) mode
while the maximum flash count applies
in the E-TIL or TTL mode.
•The above specifications are based on Canon's testing standards.
.. -Evenwhen an~xternal power source isused, batteries must still be installed in
tbeMR-14EX to power its internal circuitry.
-TheMR-14EX usesboth the internal and external power sourcesto recycle
the flash. Therefore,.the.internalpower source.
may become exhaustedsooner
thanthe
externalpow~rso~ rce. ForproI5m~edflash· photography,keepaspare
set of· size-AAbatterieshandy fortheinternal.powersource.
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Attaching the Control Unit to the Camera ", ....
Loosen the locking collar by
turning it as shown by the arrow.
Slip the Control Unit's mounting
foot into the camera's hot shoe all
the way.
Turn the locking collar as shown
by the arrow and tighten.
~ The mounting foot's locking pin will
also extend into the hot shoe.
•To detach the Control Unit, turn the
locking collar
in the opposite direction
until it stops. (The locking pin retracts
into the mounting foot.) Then slip it
off the hot shoe.
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Attaching the Flash Ring .IIIIIII'IlJIJIII.IIIJIII' ..... 1IJJIJIJ1lf1J
The Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX can be attached directly to the following
lenses: EF 50mm f/2.5 COMPACT MACRO, EF 100mm f/2.8 MACRO
USM, EF 100mm f/2.8 MACRO, and MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x lenses. To
attach it to the EF 180mm f/3.5L MACRO USM, the Macro Lite Adapter
72C"(sold separately) is required.
Press the release buttons on both
sides
of the flash ring.
•Keep pressing both release buttons.
Attach the flash ring to the Macro
Ring Lite mount on the front of
the lens.
•Let go of the release buttons and
make sure the flash ring is securely
attached to the front of the lens.
•The flash ring can rotate 360
degrees.
•To detach the flash ring, follow this
procedure
in reverse.
Attaching the Macro Lite Adapter 72C
Screw on the Macro Lite Adapter 72C
onto the front of the EF 180mm f/3.5L
MACRO USM lens.
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The main switch has three settings as shown below.
Turns off the power.
OFF,O.N rSE
«JIIIr»
I
OFF,O.N rSE
mum)
OFF,O.N rSE
Turns on the power.
Turns on the power and enables
the SE mode.
.. To save battery power, the SE (Save
Energy) mode turns off the Macro
Ring Lite automatically after
90 sec.
of non-use.
•To cancel the SE mode, press the
test firing button.
~~~ Mel110ryfeature
The·.MacroRi~g Lite'scurrentfl(l$h •• mode~flashexposurecompensationsetting,
etc .. , ... are. retaineci.in memoryeyenafterit.is turn~doff.Wtien the ~acroBingLite
jsturf)ecionagain,.allth8:settin?s.winstjUbejn •. effect.·\I\Ih~nxo~replacethe
batteries{Y()119(lnret~n.tf:1I;l •• settingsi!Yol,I·. insta:Une'lllb.~tterie$·within90sec,
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This tests whether the Macro Ring Lite can fire aflash.
Check the Pilot lamp.
•When the flash is ready, the Pilot
lamp will light.
Press the Pilot lamp (test firing
button).
~ Aflash will fire.
•The Pilot lamp is also atest firing
button.
I.lI •Atest flash cannotbe fired after you press the camera's shutterbutton halfway
and the camera metering is still active for (~6 ).
•Ifthe Macro Ring Lite is in the SEmode, pressing the test firing button turns on
the Macro Ring Lile.
OFhO.NrS
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C"- )
When acorrect flash exposure has
been obtained, the flash exposure
confirmation lamp lights in yellow-
green for 3sec. immediately after the
flash fires.

Flash Range
With EF 180mm f/3.5L MACRO USM
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ISO
--400
y-100
3.5
Aperturet
Distance from
film" ------.-----.,.------.--------r---------,.
plane (m) -+ 21.2 0.84 0.66 0.57 0.48
Magnification
-+ 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1
With MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x
Aperture t 16
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2.8
ISO
--400
100
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Distance from film
plane (m) -+ 0.243
Magnification
-+ 10.238
2
0.253
3
0.285
4
0.313
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Press the <MODE> button to select the E-TTL (or TTL) autoflash mode or
manual flash mode.
Press the <MODE> button.
~ Pressing the button toggles the flash
mode between ETTL ( TTL) and M
C ETTL(TTL)-'M~
I
Setting the Film Speed ._I8III,._1IIIIJIj
The film speed is set automatically according to the film speed set with the camera.
LCD Pa ne IIIIumi nat ion &IJJII."IIIJ11I11I!//lI1/I1If1llilllIlllJJ •• lI/11111JJIIIIIIIIIJ_
In low-light, you can illuminate the LCD panel for ( ~12 ).
:8:.( Fn MODE + - SEUSET
",. © (Q:Q) ©
L~H"t:I>J
Press the <=1>:-> button to
illuminate the LCD panel.
~ The LCD panel is illuminated for 12
sec.
•
To turn off the illumination, press the
<=.c>:-> button again.
•Pressing any button other than the
<
PI LOT> and < =J?: >buttons will extend
the illumination time beyond (
~12 ).
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Focusing Lamp ~111,lIllIJlJl~I[]~lmIUiUllmli~mnlmm~m~
In low-light orwhen the viewfinder image gets darker at high magnifications, it
becomes difficult to achieve correct focus.
In such cases, the focusing lamp
can assist with focusing.
PILOT
(Q)O
Press the <LAMP>button.
~ The focusing lamps on the top and
bottom of the flash ring will light for
about
20 sec.
Focus the sUbject.
Press the <LAMP >button.
• To turn off the focusing lamps, press
the
<LAMP> button again.
Resetting to the Default Settings _JllJlfIJlIJ' ••
When the Macro Ring Lite is attached to an EOS camera equipped with a
<CLEAR> button, pressing the <CLEAR> button resets the Macro Ring Lite's
settings (except the Custom Functions) to its default settings
Press the camera's <CLEAR>
button.
• The default settings are as follows:
~ E-TTL autoflash*
Left and right flash tubes firing at the
same output
Normal flash
*With the EOS-1 Nand EOS-1, TTL autoflash
will be set.
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