Heard Yongnuo YN685 is good. Any suggestions or comments? Want to stay under $125.00
avemal wrote:
Heard Yongnuo YN685 is good. Any suggestions or comments? Want to stay under $125.00
I've bought two SB-400s for about that price each. One for my D850 and one for my D500. For me and the way I use them, they are perfect. They integrate seamlessly with each camera. The only disadvantage is that they sit a bit too low, so some lenses vignette at wide angles. I'm thinking of buying a couple of Wein Safe Synchs just to raise them up a bit (I've been looking at them for other uses also.) The big question would be whether the integration would be preserved, since the SB-400 has no controls of its own. )
I love the youngnuo brand of flashes and have used successfully for a lot of photography, But I recently purchased the Nikon D850 and the flashes I have are not iTTL compatible with the newer camera, my flashes are 4 or 5 yrs old. I would check first to see how compatible the newest of the youngnuo flashes are with the newer Nikon cameras.. I just use front curtain syn. That said, I'm very comfortable using the flashes and adjusting them manually. I can still use the youngnuo transceivers to adjust flashes off camera but I've always have done this before through flash exposure compensation, now it's through the transceiver. I prefer manually anyway... You'll have to spend a little more money if you want the High Syn. Speed compatible flashes..
I bought a Godox 685, which might be the same flash with a different name, for my D500. Works great & cost $110
TBerwick wrote:
I bought a Godox 685, which might be the same flash with a different name, for my D500. Works great & cost $110
Not the same as Yongnou.
Godox (aka Flashpoint from Adorama) has probably the most extensive line of flashes on the market, from speedlights to monolights.
I have 4 myself: 2 speedlights, a monolight and something in between: the AD200.
The 685 a great flash.
There is also the lithium ion powered version- V850 (manual) or V860 (TTL) that gives over 500 full-power flashes per charge.
All of these higher-end models offer HSS, rear-curtain sync and built-in transmitter/receivers for remote use.
http://www.godox.com/EN/
Forgot to mention that I bought a couple sets of EBL 2800mAh high power rechargeable batteries to go with the Godox. Recycles extremely fast.
avemal wrote:
Heard Yongnuo YN685 is good. Any suggestions or comments? Want to stay under $125.00
Get a used Nikon SB- 800 and you will never regret. They sell in your price range in ex condition.
I am certainly no expert, but the Youngnuo 685 works well for me on the D500 and D850. I often use it on a bracket as well.
olsonsview wrote:
Get a used Nikon SB- 800 and you will never regret. They sell in your price range in ex condition.
This is an excellent suggestion also. I have a couple of SB-800s that I still use after more than 10 years for more serious work. They have a whole host of useful features and capabilities. Just know in advance that their user interface is somewhat klunky. (You'll want to come up with a manual also.) They also don't fit as nicely to have in a pocket "just in case." But they will give you lots more options around fill flash and other specialized uses, and also provide a lot more light than the SB-400 that I suggested above.
My only complaint with them is that they don't know when they are on a DX body like the D500, so the automatic zoom doesn't end up providing quite as much light as it otherwise could.
Thank you for this suggestion. I'm going to pick a couple of these up. They will accomplish exactly what I need to do.
Based on your reference to the lack of an "onboard" flash with the D500 it would be my assumption that you are looking for an easily transportable small flash. Personally I found the onboard flash with any of my DSLR's to be virtually useless and my larger Nissin flash units to be a bit difficult in crowded (fairs, concerts, etc.) situations where an onboard might be useful but lacking power; thus I return you to an earlier suggestion SB-400. Enjoying taking all possible photos of two very active grandsons in all their activity (State Fair, Disney World, hiking, concerts, parades, etc.) I needed a small but powerful (twice that of onboards) flash unit that was non intrusive and easy to carry in a pocket that would fully integrate with my camera (D7100 & D610). In short the SB-400. Here's a link to Ken Rockwell's review
https://kenrockwell.com/nikon/sb400.htm.
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