This is now the hands-on review article about the speedlite Yongnuo YN-560. I’ve had it for a few weeks and tested and tried it in various ways and this is in fact the best Yongnuo flash so far. The YN560 is well worth the around 85$ it costs on eBay. I am in the process [...]
page 1: Table of Contents page 2: YN-560 Features page 3: Specs and Test Results page 4: Off Camera: Strobist Review page 5: i/E –TTL page 6: YN-560 Review: Conclusion Supplied Accessories The Yongnuo YN-560 comes in a nice box which is (a bit surprisingly) not much bigger than the boxes of the 460 series. [...]
page 1: Table of Contents page 2: YN-560 Features page 3: Specs and Test Results page 4: Off Camera: Strobist Review page 5: i/E –TTL page 6: YN-560 Review: Conclusion YN-560 Guide Number Test Yongnuo speedlites offer sufficient output for most situation but they haven’t been able to quite live up to their specs in [...]
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page 1: Table of Contents page 2: YN-560 Features page 3: Specs and Test Results page 4: Off Camera: Strobist Review page 5: i/E –TTL page 6: YN-560 Review: Conclusion Triggering YN-560 can be triggered in 3 ways. First there is the single-contact flash foot with additional locking pin and wheel. The speedlite fires without [...]
page 1: Table of Contents page 2: YN-560 Features page 3: Specs and Test Results page 4: Off Camera: Strobist Review page 5: i/E –TTL page 6: YN-560 Review: Conclusion Hot Shoe Behavior The YN-560 has no TTL support built in – it is a pure “strobist” speedlight. But: if switched to mode “M” the [...]
page 1: Table of Contents page 2: YN-560 Features page 3: Specs and Test Results page 4: Off Camera: Strobist Review page 5: i/E –TTL page 6: YN-560 Review: Conclusion The YN-560 is a speedlite that offers everything you need for strobist work at a very reasonable price: and for the price premium over the [...]
Update from 7/15/10:Go here for the in-depth review of the YN-560 flash Today the new and greatly improved manual-mode speedlite YN-560 has been finally listed in the manufacturer store “hkyongnuophotoequipment” on eBay. Big advantage is on top of buying direct from Yongnuo that they offer a 1 year warranty. The review is almost done too [...]
Update from 7/15/10:Go here for the in-depth review of the YN-560 flash Here’s now the instruction manual that came with my Yongnuo YN560 flash. Pages 1 – 22 are reserved to the Chinese language version, English starts on page 23 (“I. Warning” – left out here). Please click on the small thumbnails for larger versions [...]
Update from 7/15/10:Go here for the in-depth review of the YN-560 flash Here are now some results from the Yongnuo 560 testing while the full review still needs a bit longer. This quick post is looking at a couple of aspects only. Recycle time Flash recycle time can only be described as extremely short. I [...]
My new Yongnuo speedlite YN-560 has arrived! I’m still writing on the review, but here is an ‘unboxing video’ as a little appetizer. The 3 minute video shows: opening of the box instruction manual flash stand pouch flash model guide leaflet (only 46x series models) flip down wide angle panel tilting action opening battery [...]