CE Compass Yongnuo Professional YN-568EX Wireless TTL Flash Speedlite Speedlight for Nikon D700 D3 D3s D3x D2x D300 D300S D7000 D90 D80 D70 D70S D60 D3000 D3100

I love these so much, I have 4 of them (three main, one back-up). I'll slap a YN-622N on each of them & put a YN-622N-TX on my camera hotshoe, and the result is complete control over the power of my three flashes from my camera. No more running over to each flash to manually change the power setting.... brilliant! I just wish it had more than 3 groups. HSS is a nice feature but I haven't explored it much. I use the Flashpoint Rovelight RL-600 if I'm on a paid shoot and want to battle the sun at wider apertures, but I have tested HSS with these (the YN-568EX) indoors and it does indeed work as long as you have a camera and trigger that supports HSS. Easy enough to learn the controls by playing with it for a few minutes. I think it was easier to figure out than my SB-600 & SB-800. I've only used these off-camera, so I can't say how they function on a camera's hotshoe. i-TTL works pretty flawlessly off-camera in the few times I've used it. Built solid for the price. Skip the name brand flashes and get three of these bad boys for the price of one Nikon/Canon equivalent. Pair them with the YN-622 and YN-622-TX if you want a great intermediate hotshoe studio. Highly recommend. Only complaint I have so far, and it's minor, is that it's easy to sometimes hit the Mode button & put the flash in Manual, which disables the remote power control from the YN-622N-TX (the flash itself has to be in i-TTL). I've done that on several shoots and it's taken me a few minutes to troubleshoot why I couldn't remotely change power.... but once again, very minor complaint. LCD screen very easy to read, nice large letters and numbers.

High Speed Sync! Need I say more? ...and at a decent price for a budget speedlite. However, it could use more power. Sure you could use it at 1/8000 shutter speed, but it is so weak. Aside from that, it puts out good power. It has an on/off button that you have to press and hold. I would have preferred a switch as it feels like it takes forever to turn on. When you are in a hurry, you press/hold and let go when hear it turn on... but NOPE, you find that you didn't press/hold long enough and it turns off. It is an odd mechanism that you have to witness for yourself how awkward the power-on is. I have a Neewar 750II which is actually cheaper and I find the exposure on that is more consistent exposure than this Yongnuo speedlite. I think that is more of a bonus point for the Neewar than a negative for the Yongnuo, because the Yongnuo's output is good. Also, the Neewar does not have High Speed Sync. AF assist: the pattern is a little off center, BUT IT WORKS. That said, as long as it works, I actually like that it is off center and not tagging my subject in the eyeball with that super bright red laser pattern. This speedlite is the one I keep in my bag and I definitely recommend it for the price and feature set.

Seriously, for the price, this is a great flash. I replaced my SB-600 after I learned the lesson that leaving batteries in your flash can cause them to leak and fry the electronics. Like my Grandpa always says, "Tuition to the School of Life isn't cheap." But lucky for me, being able to buy a TTL-compatible flash for $125 was the equivalent to a hefty scholarship and eased the pain of said tuition payment. I'm new to flash photography, so having TTL was a big plus for me. So far, in a few quick test sessions, I'm very happy with the performance. I'm not sure how long the batteries will last but I am ordering rechargeable ones so that won't really be a concern for me. The only thing I noticed (and this could entirely be operator error) is that when I put the flash in slave mode and use the built in flash on my camera as the command to trigger the 568EX, I am unable to adjust the flash exposure compensation on the flash itself -- only through the camera. I had backed the compensation way down on my camera so that the flash wouldn't affect the lighting on my scene but just be enough to trigger the 568EX, but then I realized the 558EX was severely underpowered and not doing much to affect the scene. I tried to increase the flash power (like I did when it was mounted on the hotshoe of my camera) but it didn't allow me to. So I cranked up the compensation on my camera again and it seemed to work fine. This is nice I guess for when I want to make changes on the fly and can remotely change the speed-light without going over to it and changing it, but if I have more than one set up in a group and I want to alter the power of one versus the power of the other and can't do that, then that would be a bummer. I guess it depends on what your needs are as to whether this is a good feature or a bad feature. Overall though, I'm super stoked to have this and will most likely purchase a couple more for indoor events.

This has been a terrific flash! These flashes have been so great that I have purchased two and would buy more when needed. I've used these pair with the Yougnuo wireless trigger and have gotten great results. The only thing that keeps it from being 5 stars is that it cannot be used as a master flash. It's not one of those "you get what you pay for" items, it is a quality speedlite. It is well built and even has a Multiflash mode. The TTL and high speed sync both work great. Definitely a great deal for the money (especially when you compare the price to Nikon/Canon OEM speedlites). Pro: great value and works everytime Con: Not truly a con but I wish it could be used as a master flash (the flashes that can do this cost 3x as much, so this is still a good buy)

This is a really great flash. I'm no professional photographer but this flash does the job well helping me take better pictures. It resets fast allowing pictures to be taken quickly without having to wait. Comes with the retail box and all the instructions (which went straight into the box so I can not read them later like I think I'm going to do.) Anyhow, it was between this one and the 560 but I went with the "upgrade" and I'm glad I did. Honestly, Yongnuo really sets the bar high showing that a good consumer flash can be put out to market without charging an arm and a leg.

La monte perfectamente en el ICOM IC-R1 y fucionó hasta que se descargo, con el cargador original ICOM no se recarga, imagino que sera porque es NIMH y no NICAD. Pedí a Amazon un cargador especufico para 7,2 voltios y tampoco.... Así estoy

Leider musste Blitz Nr.1 wieder zurück, da er mit meiner D750 im TTL-Modus "nicht wollte"; Blitz Nr. 2 funktioniert tadellos...Schlussfolgerung: erster Blitz war leider defekt. Da dies mal passieren kann, fließt das nicht in meine Bewerung ein. Positiv: Leistungsstark, trotzdem kompakt Volle TTL-Unterstützung Slave Funktion einwandfrei (integrierter Blitz der D750 als Master), sowohl manuell als auch TTL-Modus Verwendete Brennweite des Objektives wird an Blitz übertragen, der daraufhin "Fokus" adaptiert Gute Ablesbarkeit des Displays (bernsteinfarbene Beleuchtung), lässt sich sogar über Beleuchtungsthebel der D750 aktivieren Kurzzeitsynchronisation mit der D750 einwandfrei Negativ: Kein Anschluss externe Batterie möglich Kann nicht als Master (auf Kamera montiert) verwendet werden, um andere Blitze anzusteuern Passgenauigkeit der Kontakte am Blitzschuh ist grenzwertig, ab und zu passiert es dass Blitz nicht sofort erkannt wird, dann muss manuell etwas "justiert" werden Wer einen günstigen, leistungsstarken Blitz sucht der einfach zu bedienen ist, macht mit dem Yongnuo nichts falsch

ist dieser Blitz bei mir im Einsatz an einer D300S, ca. 2000 Blitzaufnahmen haben gezeigt, dass das Gerät im großen und Ganzen mit dem doch wesentlich teureren Nikonblitz mithalten kann - einzig die Blitzfolgezeit ist langsamer, was aber für mich als Amateur kein Problem darstellt.

I have had 3 of these. I sent one back to China for warranty and it cost me the same as buying a new one for shipping charges. I now have a second one bought about a year and a half ago that has also gone on the fritz. With the first one, the flash had over heated (my guess) and it would not stay one for any longer than 30 seconds. So sent back for a new one. The second one does not change EV on TTL and only fires full power on manual. Warranty is up so have to get another one. I have had no issue with the other 2 that I own. Build quality is good and I have had no issues with the battery door. You can get up to 70 - 80 flashes on fully charged batteries. Good speedlight but my recommendation is always have one along as a backup. You never know when these things will go south on you and can be a bitch when you are on a shoot to have a flash crash. Yongnuo needs to beef up their over heating protection on these units and then I would give them a 4.5 rating as, right now, longevity is not a strong suit with these flashes. Please Yongnuo, give me the rights and I will re-write the owners manual for these.. the engrish translation is terrible.