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relics71s
5th of May 2009 (Tue), 14:37
Hi all,

I'm thinking of getting the MT-24EX to use with my 40D and Canon 100mm.

I've seen a few articles online of people having exposure problems.

How may of you have experience with the Camera+flash (and possibly lens) combo?

Do you have any problems?

Thanks
racketman
5th of May 2009 (Tue), 16:05
only that you need to diffuse the flash as it is too harsh - makes you wonder what field testing Canon did. It is very useful for the MP-E65 with its short working distance, with the 100mm you might do just as well with a 430ex/580ex off camera - save yourself a small fortune too
Dalantech
6th of May 2009 (Wed), 06:07
The 40D has been working well with the MT-24EX since the 1.1.1 firmware upgrade. I shoot at angles that are difficult for E-TTL metering to handle but at least the MT-24EX isn't dumping out full power when I'm shooting against a dark background:

A little over 1x with a 40D + an MPE-65mm macro lens + an MT-24EX:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3500503744_0325040b8d_b.jpg
relics71s
6th of May 2009 (Wed), 08:51
Thanks guys...
BradM
13th of May 2009 (Wed), 07:58
I got some decent results from the MT-24EX, 100mm macro and various bodies, below I think are the 30D and maybe an XTi (I have shots w/ the 40D as well but these were handy).

Like mentioned the light is initially a bit harsh but that goes for most flashes, and while ETTL does get a bit confused in some circumstances I was usually shooting the flash set to manual anyway.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/Bradklr/treefrog10.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/Bradklr/beefly2.jpg


http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y259/Bradklr/spiderfloating.jpg