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fastest recycling flash
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i have all the four flash pttl from metz and pentax, the 58 48 540 460...well it depends from the battery used first. but th emetz seems faster than pentax.
i have also the quantum compact turbo, with this you can recharge using envelop in less than 2 sec.
but the fastest flash is the young 580 with envelop. it's incredible it recharge near fast as quantum turbo compact so 2 sec or less, and at half power is practically super fast. Yes it's not pttl.
i have all the four flash pttl from metz and pentax, the 58 48 540 460...well it depends from the battery used first. but th emetz seems faster than pentax.
i have also the quantum compact turbo, with this you can recharge using envelop in less than 2 sec.
but the fastest flash is the young 580 with envelop. it's incredible it recharge near fast as quantum turbo compact so 2 sec or less, and at half power is practically super fast. Yes it's not pttl.
Jonathan Lee
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I know it's been a while since I check on this post. I've been busy working 7 days week with travelling.
where to find the young 580?
does it have auto flash mode?
how does the flash do +1/2 ev or -1/2 ev compensation.
The flash will be on a flash bracket 100% of the time.
Thanks.
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Cheers,
Jon.
where to find the young 580?
does it have auto flash mode?
how does the flash do +1/2 ev or -1/2 ev compensation.
The flash will be on a flash bracket 100% of the time.
Thanks.
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Cheers,
Jon.
RevRat
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I took a 6v emergency light batery and hooked it up to a AF200FG.
From a full discharge, it took 2 sec to recharge.
When shooting at f4 iso 100 , it recharged so fast that the ready light stayed on. (K200D)
It could keep up only when shooting RAW, but not shooting JPEG (file transfer time).
I don't know how many flashes it will take to melt the electronics in the unit.
From a full discharge, it took 2 sec to recharge.
When shooting at f4 iso 100 , it recharged so fast that the ready light stayed on. (K200D)
It could keep up only when shooting RAW, but not shooting JPEG (file transfer time).
I don't know how many flashes it will take to melt the electronics in the unit.
You can find them on ebay, I've 4 of them with 2 power packs. To get the fast recycle time you need to use Eneloops, not the XX ones, the standard 2000-1800mh.
Without power pack they recycle in 2.5s, with power pack in 1.5s. They are fully manual flashes, but if you decide to learn a bit, they become easy to guestimate the exposure. I've sold my pentax flash since YN560 are very easy to use in manual mode and I can make the exposure look exactly the way I want. All it takes is a bit of reading, practice and off you go. After all, knowledge is power.
You don't do +/-0.5ev, you press a button to go from full power to 1/2, then 1/4 and all the way down. Then you have 2 more buttons to do micro adjustments at each power setting, I don't use this buttons much. All you have left is adjusting the aperture correctly and you are ready to shoot. I put my camera in full manual mode. Once you get a hang of it, it's fast and becomes 2nd nature.
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Without power pack they recycle in 2.5s, with power pack in 1.5s. They are fully manual flashes, but if you decide to learn a bit, they become easy to guestimate the exposure. I've sold my pentax flash since YN560 are very easy to use in manual mode and I can make the exposure look exactly the way I want. All it takes is a bit of reading, practice and off you go. After all, knowledge is power.
You don't do +/-0.5ev, you press a button to go from full power to 1/2, then 1/4 and all the way down. Then you have 2 more buttons to do micro adjustments at each power setting, I don't use this buttons much. All you have left is adjusting the aperture correctly and you are ready to shoot. I put my camera in full manual mode. Once you get a hang of it, it's fast and becomes 2nd nature.
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paul spicer
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I agree with TheChefs above, I have just purchased a Younuo Speedlite YN560-II which is the latest model, it has a LCD screen to make all the adjustments easy, it even has a slave mode, and the quality of workmanship....well, just unbelievable, its in the same league as my mates Nikon 600, even he was surprised, and wait for it, just £54 delivered (around $85). Recovery time is excellent however, fortunately, or unfortunately, which ever way you look at it, it's not P-TTL, but so easy to use on manual. Hope this helps.
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