Yongnuo YN-565 EX TTL or Canon Speedlite 430ex ii?

[ajax_andy]

Has anyone used either of these flashes?

I'm tempted to upgrade from my Yongnou YN465 and both of these look like a good option

[inkista]

Nope. Haven't used either. But the key question to ask yourself is do you want high-speed sync? Because the 565EX doesn't do that (big disappointment). You could also be looking into the Nissin Di-866 for that price range.

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[SwissJon]

I have a YN560, and to be honest, it ain't all that. It's ok for a second flash with my SB800 as the main flash, but as they say, you gets what you pays for.. I'm looking to replace it with an SB600. I won't get rid of the YN560, instead I'll use it for back lighting etc.. (When I finally figure out what I'm doing with the others

[inkista]

Originally Posted by SwissJon

I have a YN560, and to be honest, it ain't all that. It's ok for a second flash with my SB800 as the main flash, but as they say, you gets what you pays for...

Yes, I love the YN-560 as my fourth flash. But the OP is already talking about multi-flash setups, and is also positing the YN-565EX, which is TTL-capable, can be a slave in the Canon proprietary wireless system AND Nikon CLS, and still does everything the YN-560 does (optical slave modes, sync port, manual zoom, etc.). It is much more similar to a 430EX than a YN-560 is.

The Di-866, however, also does high-speed sync, can be used as wireless master, is controllable from the camera menu (for those bodies that do that) and is more of a straight rip on the 580EX II, for about the same price as the 430EX II, so I'd actually consider it a better buy than the YN-565EX.

[nickbedford]

If the YN-565EX performed within acceptable limits in comparison to the 580EX II, and it almost seems to have better specifications in some areas, I see no reason to spend the extra few hundred dollars on a 580EX II. For purism, it would be fantastic to be able to afford a set of 580EX II's for E-TTL off camera lighting goodness, but I personally don't have $1.5-2K.

In all practical purposes, the two YN-560's I've got have performed fine for my own work so far. That being said, since I afforded my Canon 430EX II I've found myself wanting to ditch manual in favour of E-TTL off camera lighting, which also means I don't need to use the radio trigger (I have a 60D with wireless popup flash).

I think you probably just need to work out just how important having the official branded flash is.

[ajax_andy]

Originally Posted by inkista

Yes, I love the YN-560 as my fourth flash. But the OP is already talking about multi-flash setups, and is also positing the YN-565EX, which is TTL-capable, can be a slave in the Canon proprietary wireless system AND Nikon CLS, and still does everything the YN-560 does (optical slave modes, sync port, manual zoom, etc.). It is much more similar to a 430EX than a YN-560 is.

The Di-866, however, also does high-speed sync, can be used as wireless master, is controllable from the camera menu (for those bodies that do that) and is more of a straight rip on the 580EX II, for about the same price as the 430EX II, so I'd actually consider it a better buy than the YN-565EX.

Thanks for the replies everyone... this one I found interesting as hadn't considered the Di-866. What is the build quality like?

I have decided to forget the Yongnuo as part of the reason I'm upgrading is that my Yongnuo flash has developed a fault and so I would rather go with a different manufacturer.

Very tempted by the 430ex II but you've peaked my interest by mentioning the Di-866

[ajax_andy]

Originally Posted by nickbedford

If the YN-565EX performed within acceptable limits in comparison to the 580EX II, and it almost seems to have better specifications in some areas, I see no reason to spend the extra few hundred dollars on a 580EX II. For purism, it would be fantastic to be able to afford a set of 580EX II's for E-TTL off camera lighting goodness, but I personally don't have $1.5-2K.

In all practical purposes, the two YN-560's I've got have performed fine for my own work so far. That being said, since I afforded my Canon 430EX II I've found myself wanting to ditch manual in favour of E-TTL off camera lighting, which also means I don't need to use the radio trigger (I have a 60D with wireless popup flash).

I think you probably just need to work out just how important having the official branded flash is.

I think the confidence I'd have in a Canon product is quite a pull for me given the fault with my current Yongnuo flash... I'm doing the odd paid job here and there and can't really afford equipment failures mid shoot.

It's just the price, but as someone said here you get what you pay for at the end of the day.

[ajax_andy]

Originally Posted by inkista

Yes, I love the YN-560 as my fourth flash. But the OP is already talking about multi-flash setups, and is also positing the YN-565EX, which is TTL-capable, can be a slave in the Canon proprietary wireless system AND Nikon CLS, and still does everything the YN-560 does (optical slave modes, sync port, manual zoom, etc.). It is much more similar to a 430EX than a YN-560 is.

The Di-866, however, also does high-speed sync, can be used as wireless master, is controllable from the camera menu (for those bodies that do that) and is more of a straight rip on the 580EX II, for about the same price as the 430EX II, so I'd actually consider it a better buy than the YN-565EX.

Just a quick update that after much deliberation and reading on the web I decided to splash the cash on the Di-866 mark II.

Seemed to have the most bang for my buck and sounds like a fantastic bit of kit!