MACRO RING LITE ML-3

Designed for close-up photography with the EF 50mm, 65mm and 100mm Macro lenses. A good option for Type B cameras. A-TTL flash mode. Guide number of 11 (ISO 100m). Two switchable flash tubes (use either or both) for shadow control. Modelling lights. Works with all EOS models except digital.

EOS magazine, December 2003, page 38

Type: two-lamp TTL automatic ring flash for close-up photography
Connection: clip-on type with direct contacts and lock
Guide number: 11 (ISO 100:m) or 36 (ISO ft)
Flash coverage angle: more than 80°, both vertically and horizontally
Recycling time: alkaline batteries - 0.2 - 13 secs
Ni-Cd batteries - 0.2 - 6 secs
(Interval between firing flash and ready lamp relighting, with new alkaline or fully-charged Ni-Cd batteries)
Flash duration: 1.5 ms or less
Flash control system: TTL automatic control by metering light reflected from the film plane. Provided with the automatic flash adjustment system when using fill-in flash
Flash coupling range: about 20mm to 4m (0.78 in to 13.1ft) from front of flash element (at ISO 100)
Ready lamp (red): glows when flash is sufficiently charged. As soon as it glows, the camera automatically switches to flash circuit. Also serves as the test firing button
Auto check lamp (green): glows for approx. two secs after actual firing of flash when subject is correctly exposed
Focusing lamp: by pressing the the focusing lamp button, two small lamps light up for approx. 20secs. Effective illumination range: about 0.2 to 1m (0.7ft to 3.3ft)
Flash head: two main flash tubes are used on left and right sides. One tube flash is possible by illumination changeover switch
Save-energy function: if the flash is not used for approx. five minutes, power to the flash unit is automatically cut off
Film speed: ISO 6 to 6400. Setting is controlled automatically according to camera setting
Power source: four, size-AA alkaline-maganese (LR6) or four size-AA Ni-Cd batteries
Dimensions:
Control unit - 74(W) x 60.5(H) x 106.5(D)mm
Flash unit - 106(W) x 123(H) x 24.5(D)mm
Weight:
Control unit - 225g without batteries
Flash unit - 140g