tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post2779448073041849834..comments2023-05-02T05:02:24.489-07:00Comments on Extreme Macro: Canon's 270 EXDalantechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-62238020980302923982010-01-14T05:28:01.638-08:002010-01-14T05:28:01.638-08:00@ George: It's not possible to slave a 270EX o...@ George: It's not possible to slave a 270EX off of a master flash -there are no remote control electronics built into it. IMHO if you want to shoot with a dual light source you're better off getting the MT-24EX and build a set of diffusers for it.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-27685941029841100922010-01-14T05:10:15.729-08:002010-01-14T05:10:15.729-08:00Greetings,
I just order a flexible flash mount on ...Greetings,<br />I just order a flexible flash mount on EBay. I planning to use a couple of 270ex on it with either my mini pocket wizard, or MR14 as master. Hope this flash mount arrive soon and I can have a try. Enjoy...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13103159263675035367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-14330055260007801732009-06-14T15:40:54.312-07:002009-06-14T15:40:54.312-07:00Thanks for the info - the search for a nice small ...Thanks for the info - the search for a nice small flash goes on it seems!<br /><br />I don't suppose anyone has hacked a nikon flash to work on a canon camera yet - only their macro lighting setup seems lightyears ahead of canons :(overreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960563666998517313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-13833186518154730882009-06-14T07:34:02.914-07:002009-06-14T07:34:02.914-07:00There's no way to use the 270EX as a slave unl...There's no way to use the 270EX as a slave unless you can find some sort of trigger for it (something that would fire it by detecting the main flash burst). There's no way to set it manually except through the camera's menu, so I'm not sure that a slave trigger would even work.<br /><br />The Sunpak had a nasty bug where the flash wouldn't sync with the camera if you changed the aperture -the only way to get it to work again was to cycle power to the camera or the flash. I don't know if Sunpak issued a firmware fix for it.<br /><br />I'm not sure if Canon is going to update the MT-24EX -it's just a hunch. Macro is getting VERY popular, and if Canon were to come out with a macro twin flash that was easier to use out of the box then I think it would sell very well.Dalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-76952233687781360922009-06-13T04:44:28.676-07:002009-06-13T04:44:28.676-07:00Thanks for the info on the 270 and its uses - out ...Thanks for the info on the 270 and its uses - out of interest I have come across the info that the flash has no slave feature - can you confirm that this means its always going to be a single flash setup with this flash and that you can't use it with another flash (say 580M2) with cable connections for a multiflash setup?<br /><br />Also how would you compare the 270 to the sunpak RD2000 that I recall you using in the past?<br /><br />Finally thanks for the tip on a possible update to the twinlights flash - sadly I think that flash is just not canons strongpoint when you compare their setup to that of what nikon users get. An update to the twinlights is also something that I feel we just won't see - its too specialist for canon to really pay any attention to I feel. At the moment they seem to be running round like headless chickens chasing Nikon and Pentax with ISO and DSLR video features.overreadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960563666998517313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-51381594215284349642009-06-09T01:28:00.538-07:002009-06-09T01:28:00.538-07:00Hey Michael,
The 580 EX II on a bracket would be t...Hey Michael,<br />The 580 EX II on a bracket would be too heavy and off balance for the way that I shoot since I'm usually holding the whole rig with my right hand and grabbing the critter's perch with my left. I've decided to use an MR-14EX until Canon replaces the MT-24EX. Now that the early spring weather is over I'll probably be shooting more natural light closeups anyway.<br /><br />Glad you like my work and the blog :)<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />JohnDalantechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491343159917303555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997165993262560791.post-88037699146538332052009-06-08T10:01:17.274-07:002009-06-08T10:01:17.274-07:00Thanks for this post. I've been thinking of t...Thanks for this post. I've been thinking of the 270EX as a possible bracket-mounted macro flash with the Canon 100mm, since my Vivitar 285HV is annoyingly heavy and slow to adjust. It sounds like it'd work better for me than it did for you, though I wonder how much. <br /><br />Out of curiousity, why do you mention the 580EX II on a flash bracket as an (impractical) option but not the 270EX? Is it too weak to light the subject on a sufficiently fast power setting at that distance?<br /><br />By the way, I love your work, and I've learned a lot about macro technique from your writings, even if I'm just at 1:1. It's much appreciated!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710599069625723913noreply@blogger.com