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Re: Canon 7D Flash Choices YN560-II, YN565ex, PG-708, Opinions?
In reply to Sailor Blue,
4 months ago
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Sailor Blue wrote:
The PG-708 is pretty much an unknown.
Yongnuo has been around a few years and has a fairly good reputation. You can check on David Hobby's Strobist blog for user views on the Yongnuo flash units.
victorian squid's problem with his YN-565EX triggering when any other flash fired is normal. The built-in optical slave fired the flash when it detected a pulse of light from another flash, which is exactly what it is supposed to do. The solution is to go t RF triggers and place them on a channel that isn't being used by anyone else. The Yongnuo RF-603s are good budget RF triggers.
Yeah, I wish I'd have brought my triggers that night! If this is the case (I know that's how it works - and I also know you know your stuff!) why don't my speedlites go off? Or are they just less sensitive?
victorian squid's flash lasting only 11 months/8000 flashes should not be normal. Check Strobist for other users comments on this flash.
victorian squid's problem with the flash only working with fully charged batteries reminds me of one point and shoot cameras I had. It wouldn't work at all on rechargeable batteries. The rechargeable batteries had a lower voltage than alkaline batteries and the design of the circuitry was such that the higher voltage was required. When it stopped working with the alkaline batteries they just partially used up and were still good for other uses. Again, check Strobist for other's experiences.
Thing is, it never would work (well) with Alkaline, if at all. Sometimes new out of the pack I'd get a green light and that was that! It only worked with the NiMH - and this doesn't look to be unusual based on some of the comments at Amazon. Oddly, when it stopped working I never got to anything even like a slow recharge (green light) it was always red.
You wouldn't happen to have any brilliant ideas as to what's going on with mine? It seems a bit weird it will fire 3-4 shots and then stop. Pull the batteries and let it completely drain and it's the same, 3-4 shots.
If you don't have an E-TTL II flash then you may want to buy one to use on-camera when the flash to subject is constantly changing. That is the only time I recommend using E-TTL II. With off-camera flash I would normally use the flash units in Manual power control mode.
If you want an E-TTL II flash then I recommend the 430EX II if cost isn't critical. This flash is rugged and reliable. Next is the Nissin Di622-II with near Canon built quality. The Yongnuo YN-565EX would be my third choice.
Instead of buying a master flash like the 580EX II, assuming you can find one since they have been discontinued, I would recommend buying RF triggers. Since I use my off-camera flash in manual mode only I bought the simple Yongnuo RF-602s. A couple of months later the RF-603s came out, which is what I would buy today.
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Living and loving it in Bangkok, Thailand. Canon 7D - See the gear list for the rest.
Again, I know Yongnuo's have a good rep. I've got a Nikon friend that's had 460's for years, which is why I bought mine. But I'm still a bit concerned over their latest offerings. I didn't see a huge change in people's ratings after the supposed fix last spring.
That said - I think the build is pretty amazing for the price and would compare it to the Canon. Anyway, I look forward to other people's thoughts - and on the YN-568ex too - I still am going to need more flashes in the future! Because seriously, $150 (for the YN0565ex) is almost free - which is why I almost bought another one anyway!
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