Make sure this fitsby entering your model number. Built-in wireless RF receiver compatible with manual RF triggers such as Yongnuo rf-603 and rf-602 Rear curtain sync for creative control of your subject light and motion Blur Lcd panel for full information about exposure settings Pc port and external battery pack port for rugged, professional use Returns and service promptly performed in the USA for orders that are sold by and shipped from (must provide Amazon invoice copy for return authorization)
I used to use these speedlites all the time. I used them for about a year or so. They worked great and were easy to use. But, I got sick and Id given the lights to my old boss. Once I was okay to work again, I decided to purchase them again. I bought two. Main light and fill light. Well, one still works, and the other wont turn on anymore. After a shoot I turn them off and take out the batteries to charge for the next shoot. I put them in my bag, and when I put the batteries in for another shoot, only one worked... I bought them only a couple months ago. I think in December. Its only February. And I havent even had that many shoots! Im irritated because I have a family session tonight and wont have a fill light.
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I went crazy when I first saw these. I could not believe all you get for the price. First I will say the packaging this thing comes in is excellent. The big boys could really learn a lot from this company. I felt like I spent ten times as much just from the packaging alone. I ordered 4 of these and the transmitter. All worked right out the box with brand new enloop batteries. I tested them out at home and was very pleased. I used them on my first professional shoot 1 month ago. Now I finally see you get what you pay for. My first 560 went out as I was lighting up a church. It actually didnt go out but it stopped responding to the power adjustment and only fired full power. Ruined a bunch of photos. Got home and found a serious flaw. These units can easily overheat. With powerful enloop batteries, that didnt help. By me firing all other flashes at 1/128 in with my D3s and one going at 1/1 it didnt have a chance. I wont lie, I heavily use all my equipment. I am not a hobbyist. Three others burned out while doing a wedding. I was getting action shots of dancing and everything was going great. I cut off my transmitter while the couple spoke but not the flashes themselves. Turned it on to catch the daddy daughter dance and all flashes went full power. After the wedding 1 burned out and stopped working and two only go full power. Found out that they overheated just sitting with the power on. I read that you should only use them for a short period and take the batteries out when not in use to prevent overheating. Huh? Sorry, but these are not pro flashes. I have used the same two SB28s for 5 years and they have never overheated and now I have to go right back to using them because these are 100% unreliable. I have one 560 left that has not burned out yet but I am going to use it as a backup. I am all for the little guy and usually have rave reviews but I cannot promote a product that is clearly not ready for primetime. Its good for small hobbies or portraits where you are not required to use them heavily. But for a wedding you cannot trust these things full heartedly. Just have your name brand flashes ready. If the company is reading this I am not extremely upset because these have so much in them for a fraction of what a name brand flash costs. I love the idea, just try to come up with a way to prevent the overheating with a newer model. I dont mind paying a little more for it. Just hate I wasted money investing in these.
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UPDATE: dropping to two stars. due to wireless function loss. January 26 2014, the flash still works. but it no longer allows me to switch to wireless mode. When I press the button the flash locks up. I have to open the batter cover to turn the flash off.. the flash itself still works on the camera. Yes its a $71 flash so I shouldnt be surprised that it has had problems within the year of owning it. I should be surprised that it still works at all. Its still a well made flash.. it still works, but it doesnt work for everything anymore.. so I am now left in the position where I need to decide if I buy another one or spend the money on a Sony flash.. --------original review ------------ Alright, first of all, I had no good expectations for this thing. I thought it was going to be cheap thin plastic, I thought it was going to have a screen like those old pocket lcd video games they used to sell when I was a kid.. Maybe the fact I was dreading getting this to see what I just wasted my money on helped make me as happy as I was when I opened this thing.. Its awesome.. Its HUGE, much larger than I expected, good solid thick plastic and its put together very very well. the manual leaves you wondering how to use the thing, so that could use some improvement, but if you search Yongnuo 560 III on youtube you will get some videos that show how to use the buttons. I bought this for a Sony A58 and it works just fine on there.. The A58 has the new Sony "multi interface shoe" I was hoping the A58s wireless flash setting would fire this thing, and it does, but the timing seems to be off, the photo doesnt show any flash in it. If I use regular on camera flash settings I can trigger the flash properly. So of course I have ordered the 603s to help trigger this thing remotely, not that I will do that much.. The 603s do not work with the sony without a mod. open up the unit and solder a 120K ohm or 130K ohm resistor between the VIN (+ terminal) and the J6 terminal (yellow wire). It works, at first you might think that it doesnt, if the screen on your flash has this -- instead of a flash powrer, just hit the buttons to cycle through the powers and then your flash will work great. Search YouTube for the mod, it will walk you through it. The thing isnt ttl, so when you get it you will be learning how to use a flash,, Like a moron I started at 100iso in my dark living room with full power and quickly learned I had to move to 800 and bring the flash power down.. And I started playing around with the black foamy thing Neil Van Niekerk has done some videos and written articles about. Do a search on it for your self, amazon removed my links for his page. not affiliated with the guy at all. it helped me a lot to learn about using flash. I was slow to order this thing thinking it wouldnt work with my Sony, and that is not the case.. If you have the old minolta hot shoe you will need a converter http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sony%20minolta%20hot%20shoe
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