On board Flash for Nikon D500: Heard Yongnuo YN685 is good. Any suggestions or comments? Want to stay under $125.00...

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

Heard Yongnuo YN685 is good. Any suggestions or comments? Want to stay under $125.00

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

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. )

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

larryepage wrote:

I've bought two SB-400s for about that price each.... (show quote)

Thanks, Allan

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

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..

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

I bought a Godox 685, which might be the same flash with a different name, for my D500. Works great & cost $110

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

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/

TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

Forgot to mention that I bought a couple sets of EBL 2800mAh high power rechargeable batteries to go with the Godox. Recycles extremely fast.

Pistnbroke Loc: UK

You can buy adaptor blocks on ebay intended to give you a co axial output but they work fine in lifting the flash up. It needs to be Nikon to Nikon.This is a pixel one but you can get cheaper.
Some Yongnuo flashes don't have ittl and are for slave use only don't get the wrong one.565 good

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Shoe-Adapter-Converter-TF-322-Compatible-with-I-TTL-Flash-for-Nikon-and-Flas/283355280711?hash=item41f94a7547:g:KZ4AAOSw2VFa~rPN

olsonsview

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.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

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.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

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.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

Pistnbroke wrote:

You can buy adaptor blocks on ebay intended to give you a co axial output but they work fine in lifting the flash up. It needs to be Nikon to Nikon.This is a pixel one but you can get cheaper.
Some Yongnuo flashes don't have ittl and are for slave use only don't get the wrong one.565 good

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Shoe-Adapter-Converter-TF-322-Compatible-with-I-TTL-Flash-for-Nikon-and-Flas/283355280711?hash=item41f94a7547:g:KZ4AAOSw2VFa~rPN

Thank you for this suggestion. I'm going to pick a couple of these up. They will accomplish exactly what I need to do.

avemal Loc: BALTIMORE

Thanks to all'

JohnD3 Loc: Raleigh, NC

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.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

The Godox TT350N is a compact speedlight that may fit your needs.
Check it out HERE
This review for Fuji, but it covers the basic flash features:
https://fstoppers.com/originals/fstoppers-reviews-godox-thinklite-tt350f-flash-fujifilm-x-183252