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A versatile, adaptable lighting system for macro, scientific, medical, industrial, commercial, and advertising photography.
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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful
After years of manual flash macro work, recently in digital format with extension tubes on the Canon 100mm macro lens, I decided to cast a onsiderable sum of money at this twin light. Where I used to struggle just to get the correct exposure, now I'm able to concentrate on background (no night-looking flash fall-off anymore) and on modeling the light -- including little shiny aphids tended by ants! If you're serious about great macro work -- this is the flash to have.
I was worried about breaking the hot-shoe mount with rough field work, but the 45 degree angle of the mount adds stability. Even so, I bent up an aluminum strap bracket in my shop that surrounds the camera and flash -- a camera "roll bar."
There's a bit of a learning curve -- but when I tried manually setting the aperature (f22 is my lens's "sweet spot") and a shutter speed of 1/200 -- ISO 100 -- all of the exposures were perfect, because the ETTL function "dials in" the foregrand and background appropriately. I've used the same manual settings for just the macro lens, and for many variations of one to three extension tubes.
I've retired my 25 year-old Cokin flash unit that has served me so well with guess-timate exposures.
I was worried about breaking the hot-shoe mount with rough field work, but the 45 degree angle of the mount adds stability. Even so, I bent up an aluminum strap bracket in my shop that surrounds the camera and flash -- a camera "roll bar."
There's a bit of a learning curve -- but when I tried manually setting the aperature (f22 is my lens's "sweet spot") and a shutter speed of 1/200 -- ISO 100 -- all of the exposures were perfect, because the ETTL function "dials in" the foregrand and background appropriately. I've used the same manual settings for just the macro lens, and for many variations of one to three extension tubes.
I've retired my 25 year-old Cokin flash unit that has served me so well with guess-timate exposures.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
I do a lot of macro photography in the lab (mostly for forensic engineering work). While I was able to do a pretty decent job with enough available light and my 580EX, there were times that didn't work...and I missed some important shots; but not with the MT-24EX. The flexibility and versatility of this flash unit makes it the "one" to have for macro work. The ability to remove one or both flash heads and aim them right where you want is a terrific feature.
There are times when I have to capture moving subjects, and the high speed sync function works great when you need to push a faster shutter speed but still keep the fill flash ability. And as one of the other reviewers mentioned, you can set this flash for either master or slave mode; works great with my 580EX as a slave unit. I continue to be astounded by the quality of macro photos produced with this flash.
Bottom line: if you're serious about macro work, this flash is a must have.
Canon 50D, Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro USM, Canon EF25 extension tube
There are times when I have to capture moving subjects, and the high speed sync function works great when you need to push a faster shutter speed but still keep the fill flash ability. And as one of the other reviewers mentioned, you can set this flash for either master or slave mode; works great with my 580EX as a slave unit. I continue to be astounded by the quality of macro photos produced with this flash.
Bottom line: if you're serious about macro work, this flash is a must have.
Canon 50D, Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro USM, Canon EF25 extension tube
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best macro flash on the market! With patience to learn to use, is the best option.
July 13, 2011
By Victor
The best macro flash on the market! With patience to learn to use is the best option.
Hello! (sorry for my English)
I have this flash for 4 months and have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the best macro flash in the market. Yes, it is much more expensive than its brother, the MR 14, but well worth it for its easy to configure in many ways and so achieve a professional lighting for any macro shooting. Do not be fooled, is not an easy to use flash. The learning curve can be slow, according to the abilities of each user, but once you learn to use, the results are amazingly.
It's a good idea to think about the use of some accessories to change the light, which is usually very strong without the use of additional diffusers. In my case, some were bought right here on Amazon, and others did in my photo-studio. I will upload photos as soon as I can, to show how they were made.
I am sorry for the friend "Zafar", but he should read much more before they spend money on something that was not what he needed, and it's not just that they qualified with 3 stars just for their own ignorance.
If macro photography is your area of ''work, do not hesitate to buy this flash, the extra money is well justified if you consider the things mentioned here, and you can read in other reviews.
Sincerely, Frank!
Hello! (sorry for my English)
I have this flash for 4 months and have no hesitation in recommending it as one of the best macro flash in the market. Yes, it is much more expensive than its brother, the MR 14, but well worth it for its easy to configure in many ways and so achieve a professional lighting for any macro shooting. Do not be fooled, is not an easy to use flash. The learning curve can be slow, according to the abilities of each user, but once you learn to use, the results are amazingly.
It's a good idea to think about the use of some accessories to change the light, which is usually very strong without the use of additional diffusers. In my case, some were bought right here on Amazon, and others did in my photo-studio. I will upload photos as soon as I can, to show how they were made.
I am sorry for the friend "Zafar", but he should read much more before they spend money on something that was not what he needed, and it's not just that they qualified with 3 stars just for their own ignorance.
If macro photography is your area of ''work, do not hesitate to buy this flash, the extra money is well justified if you consider the things mentioned here, and you can read in other reviews.
Sincerely, Frank!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent flash for macro photography
The twin macro flash allows you to light your subject with two strobes which can be set at different intensity, allowing a beautiful game of shadows to fall on your subject. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Jauvane C. de Oliveira
5.0 out of 5 stars
Macro flash
This does a great job of lighting macro pictures take with the canon prime 100mm and 65 1-5x. It almost has too much power. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Michael J. Tria
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lights up the little things
Very nice light setup. Ability to point and aim the lights is unparalleled by anything Canon makes. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark W.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Canon is outstanding
This flash unit is more then expected. Easy to use, out performs Speedlites for macro photography. Ordering diffusers for both flashes.
Published 1 month ago by Sandra
5.0 out of 5 stars
Canon MT24-EX Macro Twin Light
I'm very satisfied with the Canon MT24-EX Macro Twin Light product. I used them to do an outside headshots and was very amaze with the distribution of light surrounding my model. Read more
Published 8 months ago by bikevato
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Macro Flash
A must for macro hobbyist using Canon Macro System. I used this for my Canon 5DMk2 with Canon 65 mp-e and the new Canon Macro 100mm L f/2.8. Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Belisario
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to work with and versatile
I opted for this model over the MT-14 because I liked the option of adjusting the position of the flashes independently of each other giving maximum control over the final image. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Marsha Elder
5.0 out of 5 stars
even works for facial photos
due to adjustable flash angles, this item works fine with macro and facial photos. i would recommend this item with rechargeable batteries.
Published 20 months ago by baris unlu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Lite Flash - Excellent Flash
I like this flash. You can make shadow by adjust angle or light beam of one flash.
Published on May 20, 2009 by Hau Ngo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Expensive and behind times
As a twin flash, this works and helps take great macro photos. It provides better light control with individually adjustable twin lights. Read more
Published on March 28, 2009 by sunnycal
