Comments on: Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring; My First Flash http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/ ...so google can index my head. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Reflections on a Black Widow http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-190807 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Reflections on a Black Widow Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:25:06 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-190807 [...] ring like reflection is the ring flash on my the Canon 100mm macro lens used to take the picture. The bluish-white blob to the right of [...] [...] ring like reflection is the ring flash on my the Canon 100mm macro lens used to take the picture. The bluish-white blob to the right of [...]

]]> By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Awesome Battery Charger (with Total Crap UI) http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-189565 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Awesome Battery Charger (with Total Crap UI) Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:32:53 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-189565 [...] house that eat AA batteries (and a handful of AAA batteries). LED flashlights. Wii Controllers. The Canon macro ring flash. Various remotes. Toys. [...] [...] house that eat AA batteries (and a handful of AAA batteries). LED flashlights. Wii Controllers. The Canon macro ring flash. Various remotes. Toys. [...]

]]> By: John http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-188025 John Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:47:13 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-188025 Canon MR-14EX - good choice for newbies :) Good luck Canon MR-14EX – good choice for newbies :) Good luck

]]> By: bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Ring Flash-o-riffic http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183979 bbum’s weblog-o-mat » Blog Archive » Ring Flash-o-riffic Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:09:52 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183979 [...] I had mentioned before, my ultra-cool Mom & Dad gave me a ring flash for my birthday. The Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring or the “battery eater”, as I call [...] [...] I had mentioned before, my ultra-cool Mom & Dad gave me a ring flash for my birthday. The Canon MR-14EX Macro Ring or the “battery eater”, as I call [...]

]]> By: Josh Marshall http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183700 Josh Marshall Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:54:32 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183700 When shooting with flash as the main light, set the camera on M, set your shutter speed to 1/200 (the flash sync speed), since this doesn't affect the exposure, then change the aperture as needed to get the appropriate tradeoff between depth of field and amount of flash power you need. The setting in Av mode is designed such that it chooses a shutter speed to expose for the background and then uses the flash for your main subject, to avoid the normal "black background and nuked people" effect. You can change this, in the custom functions. C. Fn. 3 sets the flash sync speed in aperture priority auto mode to a fixed 1/200 second or leaves the sync speed on auto/slow sync. Then you'll get the behaviour I've described in the first paragraph. When shooting with flash as the main light, set the camera on M, set your shutter speed to 1/200 (the flash sync speed), since this doesn’t affect the exposure, then change the aperture as needed to get the appropriate tradeoff between depth of field and amount of flash power you need.

The setting in Av mode is designed such that it chooses a shutter speed to expose for the background and then uses the flash for your main subject, to avoid the normal “black background and nuked people” effect. You can change this, in the custom functions. C. Fn. 3 sets the flash sync speed in aperture priority auto mode to a fixed 1/200 second or leaves the sync speed on auto/slow sync. Then you’ll get the behaviour I’ve described in the first paragraph.

]]> By: Charles http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183696 Charles Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:46:41 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183696 Ooh, I've been lusting for that ringlight. I saw a configuration with two smaller external flash units, it seemed designed for working on a copystand (one of my most common tasks). But I wondered if maybe the ringlight would be sufficient by itself. So could you do me a favor, take a ringlit picture, tightly framed, of a regular newspaper page and let me know how even the lighting is across the whole field. I'm doing a lot of copywork of old tabloid newspapers, dual page spreads of 11x17 pages, a single regular newspaper page is about that same size. Ooh, I’ve been lusting for that ringlight. I saw a configuration with two smaller external flash units, it seemed designed for working on a copystand (one of my most common tasks). But I wondered if maybe the ringlight would be sufficient by itself. So could you do me a favor, take a ringlit picture, tightly framed, of a regular newspaper page and let me know how even the lighting is across the whole field. I’m doing a lot of copywork of old tabloid newspapers, dual page spreads of 11×17 pages, a single regular newspaper page is about that same size.

]]> By: Amie http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183694 Amie Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:01:25 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183694 A very merry early birthday! Can you believe my wee brother, who shares your day, is turning the big 2-1? Poor bastige has finals that day, too! But I know he has plans to make up for that fact soon. ;) Awesome shots with your new flash; I can't wait to see what you're capable of once you figure that bad boy out! A very merry early birthday! Can you believe my wee brother, who shares your day, is turning the big 2-1? Poor bastige has finals that day, too! But I know he has plans to make up for that fact soon. ;)

Awesome shots with your new flash; I can’t wait to see what you’re capable of once you figure that bad boy out!

]]> By: Vivek G http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183689 Vivek G Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:58:20 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183689 Very cool. I've always thought this would be great to get for macro photography, but have delayed and delayed. I'm looking forward to seeing how your photos turn out so I can see if I should get one too! Very cool. I’ve always thought this would be great to get for macro photography, but have delayed and delayed. I’m looking forward to seeing how your photos turn out so I can see if I should get one too!

]]> By: John C. Randolph http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183655 John C. Randolph Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:25:41 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183655 I think these are far better pictures than you could get with a Ferrari. -jcr I think these are far better pictures than you could get with a Ferrari.

-jcr

]]> By: ncodding http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-183652 ncodding Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/12/08/canon-mr-14ex-macro-ring-my-first-flash/#comment-183652 This page: http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash details more than you probably want to know about Canon's EOS flash system. It'll certainly explain what you're seeing in Av mode. This page: http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash details more than you probably want to know about Canon’s EOS flash system. It’ll certainly explain what you’re seeing in Av mode.

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