Pro1, MR-14EX flash and 500D close-up

[rpolitsr]

The Canon Pro1 user’s guide recommends the use of the
Conversion Lens Adapter LA-DC58C
for mounting accessories as the
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX flash
or the
Close-up Lens 500D (58 mm)

On pg. 178 of the Canon Pro1 user’s guide you can read:

“You are recommended to use Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX or Macro Twin Lite MT- 24EX for flash photography with the closeup lens mounted on the camera.”

Nevertheless, there is a Pro1 user that is unable to mount the Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX flash and the Close-up Lens 500D together. He started a thread about this issue in other forum.

As I am interested in the above mentioned accessories, I would like to confirm if some of you are using the flash+close-up combination.

A description of how to mount the three accessories together or the reasons that prevents its use as described in the manual would be even better.

Thanks in advance.

[racketman]

all I can say is that I can mount the Canon ringflash with Nikon +3 +4 close up lenses attached to my Canon 60EFS. Obviously you have to accept what the guy is saying but it seems strange. Might be time you were thinking of going the dslr route if you are considering that piece of kit? You could then look at extension tubes etc and generally achieve a much more flexible set up for macro work.