Meike MK580 Flash for Canon
Product Descriptions
It’s an EOS-dedicated, high-output flash unit automatically compatible with E-TTL II, E-TTL and TTL autoflash. It can serve as an on-camera flash as well a master unit or a salve unit in a wireless multiple-speedilite system.
Fuctions
The basic operation is as easy as with normal AE shooting.
When the MK580 is attached to an EOS camera, almost all automatic exposure control for flash photography is handled by the camera. It is almost the same as using the camera’s built-in flash if it has one. You can think of MK580 as a built-in high-output flash, but attached externally.
It becomes automatically compatible with the camera's flash metering mode (E-TTL II, E-TTL and TTL).
In accordance with the camera's flash control system, the speedlite controls the flash automatically in the respective flash metering mode.
1.E-TTL II autoflash (evaluative flash metering with perflash reading/lens distance information)
2.E-TTL autoflash (evaluative flash metering with preflash reading)
3.TTL autoflash (off-the-film metering for real-time flash metering)
Basic Operations
Fully Automatic Flash Shooting
When you set the camera's shooting mode to "program AE" or "full auto", E-TTL II or E-TTL fully automatic flash will make it as easy as normal AE shooting in the "program AE" or "full auto". Using E-TTL II and E-TTL Autoflash in the Shooting ModesJust set the camera's shooting mode to
Specifications: | |
Type | On-camera, E-TTL II/E-TTL/TTL autoflash speedlite |
Campatible Cameras | Type-A EOS cameras(E-TTL II/E-TTL autoflash); |
Type-B cameras(TTL autoflash) | |
Guide Number | 42(105mm, ISO 100) |
Flash Coverage | 24-105mm (14mm with wide panel) |
Auto Zoom | |
Manual Zoom | |
Swinging/tilting flash head(bounce flash) | |
Exposure Control System | E-TTL II/ETTL autoflash; Auto/Manual External Metering; Manual Flash |
Flash Exporesure Compansation | Manual, FEB; +3 to -3 Stops in 1/3 stop increments(manual and FEB can be conbined) |
FE Lock | With |
Stroboscopic Flash | Provided(1-199Hz) |
Flash Exposure Confirmation | Pilot Lamp Light |
Recycling Time/Flash-ready Indicator | approx. 0.1-5sec |
Quick Flash | approx. 0.1-2.5sec |
Transmission Method | Optical Pulse |
Channels | 4 |
Wireless Options | OFF, Master and slave |
Transmission Range(app.) | Indoors, 12-15m/39.4-49.2ft. |
Outdoors, 8-10m/26.2-32.8ft. | |
Master unit reception angle: -40 ~ +40 horizontal, -30 ~ +30 vertical | |
Controllable Slave Groups | 3(A,B and C) |
Flash Ratio Control | 1:8-1:1-8:1 |
Slave-ready Indicator | AF-assist beam blinks |
Modeling flash | Fired with camera's depth-of-field preview button |
Linkable AF Points | 1-45 AF points(28mm or longer focal length) |
Effective Range(App.) | At center, 0.6-10m/ 2.0-32.8ft. periphery, 0.6-5m/2.0-16.4ft. |
Technical | |
Warranty | Non Warranty |