Speedlite 550EX
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Dimensions (W x H x D): 80 x 138.6 x 111.9mm
Weight: 405g (without batteries)
Canon’s flagship Speedlite, the 550EX meets strict specifications for both professional and advanced amateur users of EOS series cameras. The 550EX is fully E-TTL compatible with all current EOS SLRs, and most of its features are backward-compatible with any EOS SLR ever made. All this, with a maximum Guide Number of 180ft /55m. (ISO 100) gives the 550EX the best combination of features and power in any Speedlite to date.
E-TTL AUTO FLASH SYSTEM Canon’s most advanced flash metering, Evaluative Through-The-Lens (E-TTL) offers natural-looking, properly illuminated subjects and backgrounds with good balance between flash and ambient light through the incorporation of three different light-measuring variables.
OTHER FEATURES
Other features include an AF-Assist Beam with two emitting units lined up which automatically fires in low-light and low-contrast situations to assist the camera’s auto focusing system. The FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing) feature allows you to bracket flash exposures in three consecutive frames automatically up to three stops in either in 1/3 or 1/2-stop increments, and High-speed Sync allows the flash to be synchronised with any shutter speed. A Modelling Flash feature enables you to check flash lighting effects (flash balance, shadows, etc.)
by firing at 70Hz for one second before taking the actual picture. With FE Lock – the flash version of AE Lock – flash exposure is calculated and stored to obtain the desired flash exposure.
A stroboscopic flash is available with an extremely high frequency of 199Hz for a greater percentage of successful shots. The 550EX also has is a built-in wide panel for flash coverage up to 17mm.
Speedlite 420EX
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Dimensions (W x H x D):
71.5 x 123 x 99.4mm
Weight: 300g (without batteries)
Although 30% smaller in total volume than the 550EX, the Speedlite 420EX provides a powerful maximum guide number of 42m and the flash head can be bounced and swivelled.
It automatically zooms the flash head to cover lenses from 24mm through 105mm. This versatile speedlite provides full E-TTL flash automation with current EOS digital and film SLRs, and it’s fully backward- compatible with earlier EOS SLRs, switching seamlessly to standard off- the-film TTL when it’s attached. And since it’s an E-TTL flash, it offers Canon’s advanced flash features like
High-speed Sync, FE Lock and second-curtain sync. Even more impressive, the 420EX can be used off-camera – alone or with an unlimited number of other 420EX and/or 550EX flash units – for Wireless E-TTL flash. It fires a built-in horizontal and vertical striped AF-assist beam that’s optimised for the seven-point AF system in the EOS 10D, EOS 30/33 and compatible with all EOS cameras. Powered by four AA batteries (alkalines, lithiums, rechargeable Ni-Cds or Ni-MH), the 420EX has an energy-saving feature
that automatically switches it to a power-saving mode after 90 seconds of inactivity.
Speedlite 220EX
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Dimensions (W x H x D):
65 x 92 x 61.3mm
Weight: 160g (without batteries)
The Speedlite 220EX is a compact, fully automatic E-TTL Speedlite for use with any EOS camera. E-TTL auto flash, High-speed Sync (FP flash), and FE Lock can be used when the 220EX is attached to any E-TTL-compatible EOS body. When it is used with any multiflash accessory or an EOS camera not compatible with E-TTL, the 220EX operates with TTL auto flash (off-the-film flash metering). The fixed flash coverage is effective for lenses as wide as 28mm (35mm format). With a guide number of 72.2ft./
22m (ISO 100), the 220EX is an excellent flash to bring along when compact power is a priority.
(combined flash and control units without batteries)
Unlike a ring lite’s rather flat and frontal lighting, the new MT-24EX is designed to provide a natural directional quality to macro and close-up lighting. This innovative new Macro Twin Lite permits a wide range of individual positioning to each flash head, and either head can be removed from its attachment ring and independently positioned as well. (They both have shoe-mount fittings, with a 1/4-20 socket).
It uses Canon’s E-TTL flash system, so it works beautifully with film and digital EOS SLRs. Full support for wireless E-TTL and ratio control is also provided, making this an
are built in, and this remarkable Speedlite has nine custom functions for even more versatility.
taken with the MT-24EX and the EOS-1D
SPEEDLITESSPEEDLITES |
POWER SUPPLIES |
ACCESSORIES | DIGITAL |
WIRELESS TRANSMITTER FUNCTION
The Speedlite 550EX includes a built-in wireless transmitter (master unit) enabling it to control other 550EX and 420EX Speedlites as slave units for main, fill and background lighting. A mini-stand is included so each 550EX Speedlite can be used as a slave unit.
CHOICE OF POWER SOURCES Internal power sources include four
AAalkaline batteries, four AA Ni-Cd batteries or four AA lithium batteries. For external power supply options, the Speedlite 550EX is fully compatible with Canon’s Compact Battery Pack CP-E2 or Transistor Pack E.
EF 85mm f/1.2L USM • 1/30 • f/2 • ISO 100
• Speedlite 420EX
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX
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Dimensions (W x H x D): (Control Unit) 74 x 125.9 x 97.4mm (Flash Unit) 112.8 x 126 x 25.6mm Weight: 43g (Combined flash and control units, without batteries)
The Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX, with
In addition to its bright modelling lamp for ease of focus, the macro ring light also features a modelling flash to check flash ratios by pressing the depth-of-field preview button (EOS-1v, EOS-3, EOS 30/33, and all digital SLRs). Fully automatic, the MR-14EX simplifies complex flash photography for beginners and extends the range
EF 20-35mm f/2.8L • 1/60 • f/4.5 • ISO 50 • Speedlite 550EX with built-in wide panel
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Canon’s E-TTL autoflash control, provides flexibility and ease of use in a flash dedicated to close-up photography. The MR-14EX is capable of High-speed Sync, flash exposure lock, compensation and bracketing. With its guide number of 45.9ft./14m (ISO 100), the MR-14EX greatly enhances the macro photography capabilities of the EOS camera system. It permits wireless multiple flash control and the A:B flash ratio can be changed from 8:1 to 1:8 in 13 1/2-step increments.
of creativity of more seasoned professionals.
taken with the MT-14EX and the EOS-1v HS
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PERIPHERALS CASES AND STRAPS