Yongnuo YN560 mark iv

Hy guys,

I just wanted to ask a quick question: Does the Yongnuo YN560 mark iv work on a Sony a6300 camera? On this amazon link:


it doesn`t say Sony on the supported brands.

And how about this flash:


Would this also work on my Sony?

Thanks in advance for all answers <3

Kurography said:

Hy guys,

I just wanted to ask a quick question: Does the Yongnuo YN560 mark iv work on a Sony a6300 camera? On this amazon link:

https://www.amazon.it/Yongnuo-Speed...d=1515585170&sr=8-2&keywords=yongnuo+yn560+iv

it doesn`t say Sony on the supported brands.

And how about this flash:

https://www.amazon.it/Neewer-NW-561...&qid=1515489908&sr=8-1&keywords=neewer+nw+561

Would this also work on my Sony?

Thanks in advance for all answers <3

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Oh my goodness...what are you trying to buy?

• A fully manual flash?
• An optically-based slave flash?
• A radio-based slave flash?
• A TTL flash?

I think you're trying to buy a TTL flash for your Sony A6300. This is the type of flash most beginners would want to buy. If that's the case, look to Godox (called Flashpoint at Adorama), Nissin Digital, Phottix, Meike, Metz.

I´m sorry if I was too unclear. Let me rephrase: Do these flashes work on my 6300? I mean, is the "mount" the right one ?

Kurography said:

I´m sorry if I was too unclear. Let me rephrase: Do these flashes work on my 6300? I mean, is the "mount" the right one ?

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The shoes will physically fit but not all the functions will work. When mounted on your A6300, the flashes you're considering will work in full manual mode only.

Also consider the Godox TT600S, TT560, or TT520 if you're looking for inexpensive manual-operation flashes.

I'm a bit confused because I don't know if you're a beginner or an experienced user. I don't know if the flash will be used to take everyday family photos or if you want to use them remotely in a fancy studio to produce top-quality fashion portraits.

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Lance H

Alright I´m sorry. I thought that non-manual flashes were easy to use. Anyways, now I know I am looking for a TTL flash haha.

Kurography said:

Alright I´m sorry. I thought that non-manual flashes were easy to use. Anyways, now I know I am looking for a TTL flash haha.

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Buying a flash gets just as complicated as buying a camera. Another forum member put together a nice write-up on what all these features mean (GN, TTL, HSS, bounce, etc) and why they are important.

My beginner daughter-in-law bought a Sony A6000 a couple years ago. I tried my full-sized Sony HVL-F42AM flash on it (~1 lb), it worked fine. But that full-sized flash was bigger than the A6000 and the camera became very top-heavy. I bought her a much smaller Godox TT350S (<0.5 lb) and it's perfect.

I think I might be going with a Godox TT685

Kurography said:

I think I might be going with a Godox TT685

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That's a very popular choice. Godox has lots of room to grow if you really get into flash photography.

Don't forget to bounce your flash so your photos look nice.







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Lance H

Yeah I would never just point the flash on my subjects haha, thanks for the reminder though Just one more thing... I ordered the Neewer version of the flash, because I need it earlier than the Godox could be sent to me. The Neewer version will arrive in time.

So for the question: Neewer is just Godox but renamed, right? I don´t have to worry about anything, right?

Kurography said:

Hy guys,

I just wanted to ask a quick question: Does the Yongnuo YN560 mark iv work on a Sony a6300 camera?... And how about [the Neewer NW-561]?

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Well. Not really.

Both of them are single-pin flashes. If you look at images of the foot of the flash, there's only the single "sync" pin. And while this would make it universally okay for all brands of cameras today, Sony screwed up.

There's an ISO standard for the dimensions/shape of the flash hotshoe, and Sony has adhered to that, but then they decided to get clever and put all the contacts on the front of the shoe/foot. Which then makes the shoe deeper than all the other ISO shoes out there. The practical upshot of which is that if you take any non-Sony ISO-compatible flash and shove it all the way into the Sony MI hotshoe, it sits too far forward for the sync pin to hit the sync contact on the shoe. You have to pull it back a bit before locking it down for it to fire on the hotshoe (facepalm).

And then there's the fact that those are single-pin flashes. The reason they're so cheap is that they only fire in sync. No TTL (automated power setting), no HSS (high-speed sync so you can use faster shutter speeds with flash), and no remote power control. All of those things require signal communication on the other pins on the foot: the ones on the front, that these flashes don' t have. I would not recommend getting them.

The Godox TT685S you have your eye on is a good candidate. It uses the full Sony MI foot, and can do TTL/HSS, etc. The TT685 is basically the same size/weight as a full-sized dSLR speedlight (like my Canon 580EXII), so it can be a little unwieldy on some mirrorless bodies. YMMV. Some folks don't have a problem with it. The smaller flashes are a tradeoff of features and power for portability.

The Godox TT350S (amazon.it link), the Meike MK320 (amazon.it link), the Nissin i40 (amazon.it link) and the Metz M400 (amazon.it link) are the usual default recommendations to mirrorless users who want a (cheap) 3rd-party small flash. But of those choices, only the Godox TT350 has built-in radio triggering.

Wait a minute so this Amazon item description is wrong?

Kurography said:

Wait a minute so this Amazon item description is wrong?

https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Camera-Wireless-Master-Speedlite/dp/B01GQ0265O/

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That's not the same model: 880S not the 561. This one says 2.4 GHz radio and it's a TTL-capable speedlight.

The problem with Neewer is that they're rebranding about four or five different flash manufacturers (Godox, Yongnuo, Meiki, etc). So it's difficult sometimes to figure out exactly which flash it is you're looking at. That could be a Godox TT685S. Not sure.

But I would recommend getting the Flashpoint R2 "Zoom TTL" version of the TT685S instead, given that you'll get some actual customer support from Adorama, as well as the assurance that you know what flash you've got. Yes, it costs more. But it's good to be able to send an email to support and get a reply back instead of the black hole of Shenzhen China that is Yongnuo or Godox "support."

Kurography said:

Wait a minute so this Amazon item description is wrong?

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When I said "of those choices" I meant the four "small flash" recommendations I'd listed in the same paragraph: the Godox TT350, the Meike MK320, the Nissin i40, and the Metz M400.

All the Godox X (2.4GHz)/Flashpoint R2 speedlights have built-in radio transceivers (TT350, TT600, TT685, V850II, and V860II).

Well I have already ordered that Neewer I´ve sent you, because I need for an event in the next days... Maybe later on I will buy a better one.

Thanks for all your help

Kurography said:

Well I have already ordered that Neewer I´ve sent you, because I need for an event in the next days... Maybe later on I will buy a better one.

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Good luck! Hope it's the TT685S under the Neewer label. I have the Canon version, and it's a very good flash.

Kurography said:

Well I have already ordered that Neewer I´ve sent you, because I need for an event in the next days... Maybe later on I will buy a better one.

Thanks for all your help

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you can always hope

... hope it has an USB port

beagle1 said:

... hope it has an USB port

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Looked at the Amazon listing, and I'm getting pretty sure it's a rebranded Godox TT685S. Mainly based not only on the overall images that match the TT685S, but these two in particular:



...and the mention of the FTR16s compatibility in the text.

That foot is definitely a Sony multi-interface foot.

And that four-pin proprietary connector is only used by Godox for its FTR16s/XTR16s receivers (mostly used on the Mark I versions of the V850 and V860, which do not have built-in radio triggers. On the AD180/AD360 and Godox studio strobes, it's a four-pin USB-A port for the FTR16/XTR16). The use of ports lets you swap the radio receiver from the 433MHz "F" triggers to the 2.4GHz "X" triggers.

Since all the current Godox X speedlights have an X transceiver built in, you would only use this port with an FTR16s to make it backwards-compatible with the old 433MHz triggering Godox used to use).

The round hole on the upper right is a 3.5mm/1.8" sync port (phone connector, probably mono), and then there's the micro USB port for firmware updates.

Thanks!