Yongnuo YN-560 IV Flash Speedlite for Canon Nikon Pentax Olympus DSLR Cameras

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You are in the right place if you are looking for a flash for your Canon or Nikon camera. Yongnuo manual flashes are often also compatible with Pentax and Olympus cameras. Yes, the same trigger controls everything from your speedlights to 1200Ws strobe heads. You can mix and match. Want to put a TTL 600Ws strobe in an octabox as your key but use a couple of manual speedlights as rims? Want to be able to adjust the power of any of them right from your hotshoe? You can do it with Godox. You can even do it with Profoto now, if you’re willing to splash the cash. Design – This one looks in my opinion much better than the YN568EX. Its smaller and more modern design compared to the bulkier 568 makes a big difference.

I also wish you could use the camera in bulb mode with the transceivers as a remote trigger. It seems that it only recognizes a single press and not a hold; so, using this setup, you are limited to the shutter speeds that are available in your camera. Lastly, while build quality is acceptable, I do wish they didn't scratch so easily. Conclusion And then, again, because the Yongnuo flashes are so cheap, I can easily justify throwing it away and getting a replacement unit with the money I saved, or having multiple units on hand for a shoot. There may be some differences in build quality between a Yongnuo and a Canon, but they are fairly minor in the generally usability aspect. I'm not implying that Yongnuo flashes are cheap and nasty. They are generally good enough for most photographers, but the price difference between them and Canon gear does reflect a difference in quality.) TTL Flash With Large Guide Number– GN53@ ISO100, 105mm; which reaches the level of the mainstream hot shoe flashes, supporting HSS, TTL/M/Multi modesEvery day, I see people posting on Facebook or sending me messages and asking me what speedlights I recommend for beginners. Up until two years ago, my answer was always Yongnuo, without fail. I’d ask them what they needed a flash to do, which would determine which models I’d recommend, but the brand was always Yongnuo. They were the least expensive way to get into flash, while still having some kind of reliability.

My biggest gripe with the entire system is that the on/off switches are too easy to change. I shoot with two cameras and thus, the camera I’m not using is always bumping into my body in one way or the other. This bumping has caused a transceiver to be turned off on a couple of occasions, causing me to miss a few shots before realizing it’s off. Also, they always seem to be in the on position when I get them out of my bag. This could be that they got turned on in the bag from moving around or that I forgot to turn them off. But that brings me to my next issue: they don't have a battery-saving mode when not in use. Instead, both the transceivers and the transmitter will just sit and blink their little LED lights until they are dead. While nobody ever really considered Yongnuo a serious major player, at least in professional markets, they’ll probably soon be gone, too, if they can’t turn things around. They were once the mainstay of the beginner flash market. The go-to brand for anybody getting into flash for the first time. And it wasn’t that long ago, either. While the YN Canon/Nikon YN-622 and RT triggering systems work from the mft hotshoe to remote control Canon/Nikon TTL gear, that's a lot of money to pay for function that won't be fully realized unless you've also got a Canon or Nikon camera, too. Reasons NOT to get Yongnuo

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The EL-5 includes an LED modeling lamp, as mentioned, and is dust and weather resistant with sealing throughout, including around buttons and the battery compartment. The LED also aids with autofocus acquisition in dim environments. The flash includes custom flash modes, and certain flash functions can be assigned to the control ring on RF lenses. Another good point about the YN460-II is that it features a metal foot. This is much preferable to flashes that use a plastic foot, which can break. (The expensive Canon MT-24EX flash uses a plastic foot, and I have had that snap on me).

A major difference between the two flashes is that the EL-1 has a built-in fan that enables longer operation. Without a built-in fan, the EL-5 can't quite match the EL-1's continuous flash spec of 335 flashes. However, the EL-5 promises approximately 95 consecutive full-power flashes. If you're shooting at lower power, the EL-5 can emit up to 350 flashes on a single charge.Power is adjustable from 1/64 to full power, not quite as good as the SB-800, which goes down to 1/128 power. However, the YongNuo flash offers finer adjustment of power, allowing you to adjust in 1/7 stops compared to the 1/3 stops of the SB-800. Does this actually matter? In my experience, 1/3 stop is plenty fine enough adjustment.