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I bought a couple of Yongnuo YN-560 Flashes to have some extra lights for background, hair and rim lights. Strictly manual flashes... but they do have some neat features which I have tested and found they do work as claimed.
Primarily of interest to me was the claim of optical slave triggers that are compatible with (or ignore) Nikon's TTL preflash since I like working with CLS. This does work (in S2 mode). The S1 mode also does well as a normal non pre-flash optical slave.
Good light output... color seem comparable to the Nikon's that I have.
Power controls are easy to use... as are the zoom controls (24 to 105).
Recycle times are reasonable, and this model has the capability of using an external battery pack also, although the connector is not compatible with the standard Nikon plug. Not sure what fits it.. looks like it might be the Canon plug.
It has fairly audible alerts for Ready, and during some mode changes also.
for a inexpensive flash... looks like it will do a good job for auxiliary lighting, or even as a main in manual mode.
thought this might be of interest to those who might need some extra light, without spending a ton of cash. I hope it is helpful.
Primarily of interest to me was the claim of optical slave triggers that are compatible with (or ignore) Nikon's TTL preflash since I like working with CLS. This does work (in S2 mode). The S1 mode also does well as a normal non pre-flash optical slave.
Good light output... color seem comparable to the Nikon's that I have.
Power controls are easy to use... as are the zoom controls (24 to 105).
Recycle times are reasonable, and this model has the capability of using an external battery pack also, although the connector is not compatible with the standard Nikon plug. Not sure what fits it.. looks like it might be the Canon plug.
It has fairly audible alerts for Ready, and during some mode changes also.
for a inexpensive flash... looks like it will do a good job for auxiliary lighting, or even as a main in manual mode.
thought this might be of interest to those who might need some extra light, without spending a ton of cash. I hope it is helpful.