Product Description

Opteka is pleased to announce the new RL-500 electronic macro flash. The RL-500 is designed to work with both Canon AF 35mm film and Digital SLR cameras. The RL-500 Macro Flash is ideal for photographing subjects in fine detail when the shadowless mode is used, and is extremely effective for scientific and medical applications. Dual flash tubes can fire simultaneously or separately. Using only one flashtube creates modeling, which can give a three-dimensional feeling to the subject. The flash features a guide number of 18 w/ISO 100. The Modeling Flash function makes it possible to check for reflections and shadows before actually taking the flash picture. High Speed Synchro and Exposure compensation functions are also available for advanced flash photography. 52mm and 58mm adapter rings are included with the flash. 55mm, 62mm, 67mm, 72mm and 77mm adapters are sold separately.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26365 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Opteka
• Dimensions: .64 pounds

Features

• Fully dedicated with the latest Canon eTTL auto exposure
• Ideal for Close-up photography, especially medical and scientific applications
• Dual flash tubes can be switched on or off for creative flash control
• High speed synchro flash
• Guide number of 18/m, (ISO100)

Customer Reviews

good for a week then sent a surge into my Rebel blowing the Hot shoe...
I bought this not expecting too much but guessed it would be of some use. The first day I
used it I was happy but the second day after taking 25-30 shots I heard a BIG POP, then it
was dead. I called 47th Street and they agreed to credit me. Today I connected my
Canon 420 flash to the same camera and sadly found my Hot Shoe is blown out. The Opteak
sent a surge when the capacitor jumped into my $800 Canon Rebel. I knew I was taking a chance
buying a cheap Macro Ring Flash but NEVER could have guessed this might happen. I'm just
sorry no one reported such a problem in the reviews I read, I'm doing this as a warning only
to pass on my very sad experience with this product, spend the extra for the Sigma EM-140DG.

BUY ORIGINAL CANON, DON'T BUY OPTEKA
For a flash manufactured in Japan, I would have expected perfection from the Japanese. I got the flash, took a few pictures and was quite happy, but after the 10th photograph the flash stopped working. What a complete waste of money!!! I cannot even use it as a coffee coaster. Next time, buy CANON. Costs more for sure, but it is not a waste of money! As for buying anything else for Opteka, NOT A HOPE IN HELL!

Danger Will Robinson
I needed a flash ring to do some close-up photography and borrowed a friends Opteka RL-500. I have a Canon XTi and wanted to check compatibility before I fired it up. I work with electronics and wanted to see what voltage ended up on the shoe when the unit was fired. I measured 170V. The maximum voltage a Canon hot shoe should have applied to it is 6V. Use this unit and you could blow your hot shoe. I didn't risk it and went with a Canon flash ring (and it has worked perfectly!).