p.1 #1 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
So, I got 3 of them today. Tested them right away against my
580exII and 580EX
1. 580exII outputs at most 2-3% more light than 580ex.However, the coverage is very even and on a 24mm full frame it seem to cover all the corners well(not perfect,but very well). 580ex shows a slight vignetting in the corners
2. YN560 at full power is *appx what both 580ex's at full power -0.3.
3. YN 560 has a lot of vignetting in the corners. Light seem to be more in the center and it's more of a horizontal line-shaped light. Top and bottom of the frame also show vignetting. I mean, it's not BAD,but I wouldn't **personally** use it for group shots. People on the edges will be slightly darker.Also, heads and legs will be darker than the torsos!!
Perhaps this flash would work better for crop cameras and lenses larger than 24mm!
4. Recycle time of YN560 is about the same as 580exII. Love it. Metal shoe mount is amazing. On/Off button is a bit stupid,but whatever.
5. 1 really negative aspect of YN560 is that the head does not spin all the way to the right. It only goes 90 degrees to the right. So if you want to bounce your flash behind your right shoulder at say 120 degrees, you will not be able to do that.
6. There's No TTL on YN's,but I personally never use it so I am ok with it. I believe the newer version of this flash does have TTL
Bottom line, If you want ABSOLUTE perfection, Canon flashes are better. However, if you want a good flash then YN560 are amazing. For the price of $65 that I paid for each of them they are more than great! For a price of 1 580EX you can get 7 YN560s.
p.1 #2 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
Dmitri,
Good information. I have two 560's that compliment my 580 exII and 430 ex. I don't like the on/off either, or the power indicator, but they work reliably and depending on what you want to use them for they are a terrific bargain at $65.
p.1 #3 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
the YN 565ex is really good. Much better than previous Yongnuo flashes. Even the built quality has gone up for this model. Feels almost like a 550/580ex. Power is right up there. Power recycling time is a bit longer though. I am thinking to get more of this flash for slave duty.
p.1 #7 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
I just got one, and am using it so supplement my 550/430. I must say, if you're using manual flash, the YN-560 is actually easier to use than the 430EX or 550 (I can't comment on the 580); you don't have to fiddle with as many buttons to adjust the power. For the price, I'm very impressed. If you need a few slaves, or shoot manual strobit style, I think you have a winner in the 560.
p.1 #11 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
I almost feel like people are trying to keep the 560's a secret or something. By far the best deal for a manual off camera flash out there. Nikon users can probably get away with them for ON camera use, but us Canon shooters still need the ever precious AF assist beam. If I owned 2 or 3 580ex2's for off camera duty, I would sell them in 2 seconds and buy a half dozen of these and still have enough money to buy..a lot of stuff.
p.1 #13 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
I am quite happy w/my Sigma 500dgs, as my primary on-camera flashes.. but they yongnuo look like good OCF backups / light stick candidates. The 90 degree stop when twisting to the right is annoying- the Sigma flashes have the same limitation. Not sure if it's worth the $350 upgrade per flash for this particular feature.
p.1 #14 · Yongnuo flashes YN560 vs 580ex vs 580exII
4honor wrote:
Do you have a test shot of this? I would like to see to see if I can work with it. I may pick up one of these for OCF.
Also, would it work with the new PW and Stratos II and other hot-shoe triggered triggers? The pins on the hotshoe looks funky...
Shit...I wanted to put a few pics,but I forgot and then deleted them yesterday.
I bought RF603s to use with these. I don't use off camera flash so I don't really know why I even bought these flashes. I guess at $65 it did feel like they were free...
Now, for those photographers who don't point their flashes at their subjects, the vignetting won't be noticed. If you use flash modifiers(stoffen,fong-dong,etc) or bounce your flash off something then the problems I described won't apply to you!
