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Canon MT-26EX-RT Macro Twin Lite User Manual

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Radio Transmission Wireless Multiple Flash Photography

Advanced Multiple Flash Photography in a Different Flash
Mode for Each Group

(p.78)

Wireless multiple flash shooting using radio transmission has
advantages over wireless multiple flash shooting using optical
transmission, such as being less affected by obstacles and not having
to point the slave unit’s wireless sensor toward the master unit. The
main functional differences are as follows.

* Some restrictions apply depending on the camera used. See p.62, 78.

Difference between Radio Transmission and Optical
Transmission

Function

Radio Transmission

Optical Transmission

Transmission distance

Approx. 10 m / 32.8 ft.

Approx. 0.2 - 10 m /

0.7 - 32.8 ft. (indoors)

Firing group control

Up to 5 groups*

(A, B, C, D, E)

Up to 3 groups

(A, B, C)

Slave unit control

Up to 15 units

No restriction

Channel

Auto, Ch. 1 - 15

Ch. 1 - 4

Wireless radio ID

0000 - 9999

-

A

B

C

E

D

Manual Flash

Manual Flash

E-TTL II

E-TTL II

Manual Flash

* The flash mode settings are indicated only as an example.

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