After several months of use, I can confidently say this device has become a permanent fixture on my desk—and not just because I’m too busy to unplug it. The voice dictation works impressively well, saving both time and keyboard wear, while the video quality is sharp enough to make even Monday morning Zoom calls look respectable.
Whether you’re conferencing or simply attempting to look professional from your home office, the performance is consistently reliable. As someone with over 25–30 years in the IT industry, I don’t hand out praise lightly—but in this case, it’s well deserved.
In short, this is an excellent choice for everyday office use. Logitech continues its long-standing tradition of delivering quality products—thankfully, without requiring an IT support ticket to get started.
If only every piece of tech behaved this well, IT departments everywhere could finally take a proper coffee break.
Canon MR-14EX II TTL Macro Ring Lite Camera Flash
The Canon MR-14EXII Macro Ring Lite is designed for use with Canon macro lenses for close-up photography. With a guide number of 14m at ISO 100 per side, its twin tube design allows each flash tube to fire independently, or simultaneously to provide a combined guide number of 14m at ISO 100. White LED focusing lamps and two types of modeling lights allow for accurate previewing of the light's effect. Ring-flash design for versatile lighting when shooting close-up.
An illuminated dot-matrix LCD screen lets you make adjustments to the flash in both bright- and low-light situations. The MR-14EX II has 12 custom functions and supports wireless E-TTL when linked with one or more Speedlite 600EX-RT flashes. The ring flash can be powered by four AA batteries or an optional CP-E4 battery pack. This unit is compatible with the Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro, EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM, and MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo lenses. If using the EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens, the separate Macrolite Adapter 67 is required, If using the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM lens, the separate Macrolite Adapter 72C is required.
The Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX II gives serious close-up, nature, and macro enthusiasts a different option in macro lighting - a directional quality of light, as opposed to the rather "Flat" character of the traditional ring lite
Color temperature data is transmitted to your EOS camera for accurate auto-white balance
Trigger multiple Speedlites, using the Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX II as an optical wireless master
Specifications:
| TTL Dedication: | Yes |
|---|---|
| Vari-Power: | Manual: 1/1 - 1/128 |
| Coverage: | 80 |
| Range: | 5 m (f/ 2.8 @ ISO 100) 2.7 m (f/ 2.8 @ ISO 100) |
| Recycle Time: | Approximately 0.1 - 5.5 seconds |
| Power Source: | AA Alkaline, Lithium, NiCad, Rechargeable NiMH Batteries x 4 |
| Mount: | Shoe |
| Dimensions (WxHxD): | Power Unit: 69 x 118 x 71 cm Ring: 129 x 112 x 25 cm |
| Weight: | 0.45kg excluding batteries |
| Modeling Light: | Yes |
| Type: | Flash |
| Flash-Ready Indicator: | Yes |
| Display: | Yes, (backlit) |
