I do not own this product, but rented it along with the Canon 100mm Macro for the weekend. The business had just purchased the flashes and had not yet put them into use. Their main reason for purchasing them was price.
I mounted the lens to a Canon 30D and mounted the flash. The flash mounts to the lens easily and is up and running quickly. I then headed out to the yard to give a try. I have done very little macro photography, so this was a learning experience all around.
To cut to the chase, I was pleased with the both the lens and the flash. The light from the flash was even and balanced. I shot mostly in manual at f11 or higher. Recycle times are bit slow, but the flash worked well. I can't attest to its durability, but I can attest to the quality of products I purchase from Adorama and have always been pleased.
I gave it four stars so as not to leave the impression that it is of the caliber of the full featured Canon flash. I don't think it was designed to compete with that flash, but was created to fill a niche for those of us without deep pockets. Don't buy this flash for critical professional work, but for day-to-day shooting I believe most users will be very pleased.
Buy Adorama DRF-14 Macro Ring Flash Dedicated for Canon eTTL2 Digital Cameras!
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