Quote Originally Posted by HDNitehawk
I wonder if the 14EX might serve the purpose as a macro flash as well, or possibly better than the 24EX in some respects.

I think it depends on what that purpose is - a ring light will be better suited to documentary shooting since it can produce a flatter illumination. Even though you can vary the ratio of the two tubes in the MR-14EX, you won't get the same flexibility in controlling the light that you'd have with the MT-24EX.


I suspect there are a few people out there who combine the MT-24EX with one of the brackets discussed above (instead of mounting two large flashes). That enables you to get the flashes farther from the lens axis (which would be more important for a longer working distance). If nothing else, the control would be easier - how would you control a pair of 580's on a macro flash bracket? Radio or IR, I guess? OC-E3 for one then slave the other?