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 Post subject: Yongnuo! Thoughts?
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Anyone use these?

I'm thinking of picking them up as slaves.

I have the PovertyWizard RF601 triggers, do I need new set or is there something better now? I've been out of the photography lighting loop for 3 years now.
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yongnuo is a manufacturer. i assume you are talking about their radio flash triggers?

I have a set and it's reliable and has long range and totally worth the price. Oddly enough it has the same model number as your poverty wizard
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i thought the RF602 are made by yongnuo...
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StE823 wrote:
i thought the RF602 are made by yongnuo...


it is and it's one of the best poverty wizzard trigger there is
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Oops.

Sorry i forgot the word "flash"

I'm thinking of the Yongnuo Flashes, the YN-460 etc
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I hear they are very cheap, and a great bargain for off-camera manual lighting. There's a variety of different models, and it can get confusing, but I found this site to be useful for comparison/review of some of the Yongnuo flashes: http://speedlights.net/compare-speedlight-specs/
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OP.. did you end up picking a yongnuo flash? i'm seriously considering it but needed more hands on feedback. thanks.

i'm looking at YN560 as slave for my 580EX II
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I haven't had time to order them yet.

I will be eventually. I've seen them in person and they're pretty impressive for its price.
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I am thinking about 560 as well, 2 for a price of 1 430EX sounds more than awesome for strobist
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PotatoEYE wrote:
I am thinking about 560 as well, 2 for a price of 1 430EX sounds more than awesome for strobist


i'm gonna order a couple of 560s and use them as slave to my 580 EXII but do i need to order the RF-602s as well? i guess i have to if i do not want to use the pop-up flash. :oops:
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I am thinking about 560 as well, 2 for a price of 1 430EX sounds more than awesome for strobist


i'm gonna order a couple of 560s and use them as slave to my 580 EXII but do i need to order the RF-602s as well? i guess i have to if i do not want to use the pop-up flash. :oops:


nope, if you use the 2 mode optical slave on the 560s you don't need the 602's, however bear in mind none of those flashes do wireless ETTL, you will be using them in manual mode only. If you want 100% reliability then better get the triggers, but the optical mode seems to be very good on 560's as far as I understood. I am probably going to order two as well as one more receiver myself
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^ i'll keep that in mind. thanks!

btw, will you be ordering it through eBay or another online seller?
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I'd probably stick to their e-bay store, I've had some encounters with other chinese sellers and they were a bit bitter, some send you alternative manufacturer similar/exactly same products. I'd rather pay a buck more for the peace of mind and 1 year warranty :lol:
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what's the name of the ebay store? i found this guy..

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... K:MEWAX:IT

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hkyongnuophotoequipment
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PotatoEYE wrote:
hkyongnuophotoequipment


got it.. thanks. their price is about $16 more than the site i posted but at ;east you're dealing with them directly.
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I've been looking at picking up a SB-600 for some remote flash fun for sometime with my SB-800 and thought at $85 I'd give the 560 a try. Just ordered and won't probably get it until after Christmas and I'll report back once I've had a chance to play with it.
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i ordered directly for (2x) YN-560 + (3x) RF-602 Rx + (1x) RF-602 Tx = $213 shipped to Toronto. we'll see how long it'll take to get here.
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