TWOPIC

I recently started using a Youngnou flash/trigger for off-camera flash. The product seems great, but the instructions are less than thorough... I have figured out how to pair the trigger to the flash, but after I take a shot my flash will not fire again until I adjust the power on the controller. I have to adjust the power up or down by at least one setting and then back up or down to take a second shot with the same flash power. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

canonclicker

You've made the same mistake I made. I bought with a company that does not give answers. Notice I did not say adequate answers. There is no way to contact them and they don't even give the supplier answers.

I refuse to name the supplier for the supplier is very good. The supplier stated they don't give them instructions, yet the supplier help me the best they could. I will seek other suppliers in the future. Pay a little more and you get a little more! The light does good (for my purpose) when I get it to work.

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TWOPIC

Have not watched the video but I will - thanks.

mikeg492 Loc: WIlmington, NC

I haven't had that problem with mine. Are you shooting to fast for the flash to recycle?

OnDSnap Loc: NE New Jersey

I use a bunch of these Youngnou flashes for realty work to fill areas in shadow or hallways etc., because they are cheap and fairly reliable. I use Pocket wizards to trigger my Nikon flashes and they in turn trigger (via the flash of light) the Youngnou flashes. Even in Continuous mode and 3-5 shot brackets I haven't had any issues. None that I can complain about for the price.

Shoeless_Photographer Loc: Lexington

Does it recover more quickly if you set the power to something other than the highest setting? Sounds like it could be a refresh delay.

hcmcdole

It sounds like you are using your flash at full power? If so, it will take some time to charge back up. Cut power to 1/2 or 1/4 or even more and see how fast it recycles.

Yep, the Yongnuo manuals are a bit clunky but I found the best thing to do is test everything - manual, TTL, grouping, etc. Watch YouTube videos on the remotes will help as well. The only thing I haven't tested much at all is HSS. Most everything works very nicely though with their own flashes (I have the 560 and 568 that were out before the 600 came out) and Canon flashes (430 original and 580 II). I set each flash to stay alive as the timeout is a bit exasperating to set up a scene and then the flashes have gone to sleep in the meantime. Some of the advice is to get the external power pack for your flash if it offers that option.

I have PocketWizard (Plus II) and Yongnuo (622 triggers) and have abandoned the PocketWizards as they have the PC cord to hot shoes for flashes without a PC port and just the PC cords for any flashes that have a PC port. With the hot shoes on the Yongnuo remotes, I can skip all the PC cord plugging and unplugging. Progress marches forward?

TWOPIC

Thanks for the responses. I have the same problem at any flash power and regardless of the cycle time - if I wait 5 minutes I still have to adjust the power to fire a second flash.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

I have the Yougnuo receiver/triggers and have not experienced that problem, don't ask me what I did because I just pushed the switches until they worked, but I do have it set to manual mode, I am aware that I can not use TTL with the trigger set I have, so I set my flashes to manual.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

I have been using them since before the dedicated trigger came out, and have never had issues like that. One thing I do is every few months, I update the firmware, maybe that is an issue. I did get one trigger that didn't seem to work, upon inspection, the vendor (Amazon) had sent me a Canon instead of a Nikon trigger. It may be worth it to investigate further. They are pretty idiot proof, and I'm a perfect example of an idiot that can make them work flawlessly.

Frankly, other than updating the firmware, I never needed the manual, so I can't really complain too much about that.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I found a video for the exact Yongnuo model that I have. It works fine.

rjandreoff Loc: Hawaii

I have been using Yongnuo triggers (Nikon) for cameras at extended distances AND for remote flashes. 6 months and counting. Super cheap (4 for $59) but very well made. "Somewhat quirky" seems to be their usability profile. BUT once I figured out things out, they are working reliably.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Maybe a firmware glitch or faulty circuit board?

hcmcdole

Does the flash behave the same on the hot shoe? It could be a flash issue and not a Yongnuo problem.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

I bought a Youngnou to trigger my Canon 600EX-RT's and it was good for about a month and then failed completely on me. I went out and got the canon trigger and never looked back. Lesson I learned - to stop being such a cheapskate, it's cheaper in the long run.