Canon 1901B010 Brochure - Page 15

Macro Macro photography celebrates the things that it's all too easy to miss. With the EOS system's dedicated range of macro lenses and accessories, you can customise your set-up to capture even the tiniest subjects - in breathtaking, perfectly-lit detail. KEEP STILL Vibrations from the movement of an SLR camera's mirror can result in image blur, particularly during macro shooting. To avoid this, both the EOS 450D and EOS 40D feature a mirror lock function, to secure the mirror before firing the shutter. And with a Canon wired or wireless controller, you can position and focus your camera and fire the shutter remotely, reducing any possibility of image blur. LIGHTING FOR A TINY WORLD Discover the secret to evenly lit subjects with Canon's specialised flash units. The Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX provides soft, even, shadow-free lighting, ideal for detailed subjects. The Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX features two fully adjustable flash heads - removable for mounting off-camera - the ultimate in versatile directional lighting. External flashes work with the E-TTL II flash system, integrating distance information from most EF or EF-S lenses to calculate exactly the required flash strength. Working close Find the perfect lens for every macro situation - from the lightweight, compact EF 50mm f/2.5, which doubles as a general-purpose lens, to the EF 180mm F/3.5L Macro USM, ideal for easily-disturbed subjects like insects. Choose manual focus or fast, near-silent USM auto focus. Use an extender to help fill your frame with subjects to which you can't - or shouldn't - get too close. LIVE VIEW MODE Available on both cameras, Live View mode shooting adds a new dimension to Macro photography. With up to 10x magnification of the real-time 3.0" LCD image available, manual focus can be fine tuned to perfection - especially useful in low light settings or when the camera is positioned such that checking focus through the eye-piece is awkward or impossible. And because Live View mode uses an electronic 1st curtain shutter, shutter lag is even further reduced for near-instantaneous shooting. 15