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

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The dedicated TX transmitter has a button for everything you can control from the unit and each setting is displayed on the screen. This means no diving into menus and settings to view or change a parameter. Each button works by pressing it to select what option you want to change, then using the directional pad to change the setting. When changing flash power, you use the directional pad horizontally to change by full stops and vertically to change by third stops. It’s all very intuitive and easy to grasp. Again, the YongNuo YN460-II is very similar to the Nikon SB-800 in this regard. The head rotates 90° in one direction, 180° in other. It can be angled at 90° (pointing straight up), 75°, 60°, 45°, 0°, and -7°. (I'm basing the -7° angle on the Nikon SB-800, as this stop is not actually marked on the YN40-II flash but it has two distinct positions around 0°, just like the SB-800). Flash foot While a zoom head is nice to have, I can live without it. The flash coverage can be widened by adding a diffuser or narrowed by adding a snoot.

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.) This compares with the SB-800, which has a zoom head that goes from 24mm to 105mm. Flipping out the diffusion panel takes the wide-angle coverage to 17mm. With both flashes adding the diffusion dome will increase the angle of flash coverage further. The higher the model number, typically the better/later the model. And the bigger the Roman numeral, the later the version of the flash, as you'd expect. Except I can buy 4 of the Yongnuo flashes for a single Canon flash of an equivalent feature set. So, he could just buy one now, and a couple of years down the road when he upgrades his camera, buy a brand new flash as well. xx—these are first-generation models. They have fewer features and tend to cost less. The only optical slaving they can do are the "dumb" modes (like SU-4) and cannot be used as wireless eTTL/CLS slaves, and do not do HSS.That's why you do your homework before buying; I want to know if the problems are just one offs from just a random bad unit, or a symptom of a more pervasive issue (and if the issue got fixed later on in production). Yongnuo YN500EX is the second HSS TTL flash Speedlite from Yongnuo. It is a smaller version of Yongnuo YN568EX II. YN500EX is a so called “smaller brother” of Yongnuo flagship flash YN568EX. Few main differences between them are: Much like how I can pull equally bad reports about Canon flashes; for example, the Canon 580EX II had a known issue that could cause the unit to totally fail. Equipped with standard PC sync interface– It makes things easier on lightening the speedlite synchronously by using PC Sync line

Being a manual flash it doesn't feature any of the TTL / CLS niceties that the SB-800 features. But I never use those anyway, so no loss as far as I'm concerned. There may be some differences in build quality between a Yongnuo and a Canon, but they are fairly minor in the generally usability aspect. Yongnuo doesn't really abide by a strict naming convention, but for the most part, here are the conventions I've discerned: Advanced Settings On Flash– The YN500EX has advanced options setting function, where you can self-define the functions of the flashlight based on your own requirements The build is what’s to be expected when dealing with cheaper products. They don't feel flimsy by any means, but they don't feel exceptionally rugged either. The glossy coating of the transceivers gets scuffed easily, but this doesn’t affect performance; so, it's not really a concern for me.Flash Havoc put forward an idea for a 360Ws strobe head, and while it is much smaller than a typical strobe head, I have to say. I like my AD360IIs. What’s the real difference between Yongnuo and Godox?

YN-968N. Nikon-only version of the YN-968, which has a built-in YN-622 transceiver, rather than -RT triggering. Also includes Nikon CLS optical slave capability (no master), and has an LED video light on the underside of the head.

Series 600

Multiple Triggering Mode Supported– YN500EX can be triggered by the camera set-top, built-in or main-controlled flashing commander, S1 and S2 (pre-flash-canceled mode) Generally, it is a great flash. For amateur use, it is perfect. I am just trying to say that it is not for a professionals who will push it to its limits where its lower guide number might be a limitation. Sound Prompting System– When the sound prompting system is enabled, the different sound alerts will prompt the different working conditions of the flashlight allowing you to focus on shooting.