Off Camera Flash cheapo setup

adamau5

adamau5

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I wanted a couple of flashes and some wireless triggers...

Funded with the sale of my old mobile phone, for A little over £110 i got this little bunch

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yongnuo 465 TTL flash
Yongnuo 460-II manual flash
Yongnuo RF602 wireless trigger
2 X Yongnuo RF602 recievers + cords.
2 diffusers

I am really looking forward to testing this lot out. Seems to work flawlessly up to 1/200, can get away with 1/250 with the tiniest curtain that needs cropping out. The 460is more powerful than the 465, but i bought the 465 for when i wanted a TTL on the camera.

The 465 TTL seems to work very well indeed, with test shots showing good exposure. No HSS, thats the downside.

Quality seems good enough for me. If I were a pro then i would obvisouly be concerned about reliability, but i am just a hobbiest so if it goes wrong i wont ruin someones day.

All that for less than a single canon 270ex... surely cant be bad!
 
Haven't heard of Yongnuo, but ill check them out as im wanting to build up my camera equipment.
Hope you dont mind me asking, but where did you get it from?

would like to see some pictures with the flashes if you get the chance :)
 
I will post some pics as soon as I get some. I contacted a recommended ebayer and asked for a discount. My email is in the trust if you want the link. Mods, please delete is considered a competitor.
 
Amazing price for all that. :D

I've just the other week picked up a second SB600 from mpb photographic for £80 so I'm just starting to have a play about with the dual flash set up as well. It's good you managed to get 2 from the off as only having one left me wanting/needing another for too long.

Enjoy! :D
 
I don't have the best understanding with flashes.. if you had one of the flashes on the camera, could you still use the other one wirelessly? Or would you have to use the slave mode on the 460?
I was thinking of getting a cheap flash unit and was thinking of the Nissin Di622, but for about £25 more you can get all that, and if it has similar features.. then it's a no brainer really.
 
You can either do it with the slave mode on the 460II, this requires a reasonable line of sight (it has to pick up the flash from the on camera).

Alternatively you can use the triggers, either both off camera, receiver on each, trigger in hotshoe, manual flash control

or pc sync cord > transmitter, flash on camera, other flash on receiver.... i think. I dont have a sync cord, so this is untested.

The nissin has zoom, the yongnuo with zoom is the yn468 i think.
 
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Does the zoom make much difference? And the 467 has zoom as well, cheaper than the 468.
And is TTL enabled only when the flash is on the camera?
Edit: Will the RF602 trigger and receivers work on any flash units?
 
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i am not sure about the zoom, will have a play and report back.

TTL only works with flash on the camera, so if you were to buy two flashed, buy one for on camera, then buy the super cheap yn460II, or the 560II which is out soon (zoom enabled i think) for the manual.

TTL can be enabled off camera if you spend a fortune on wireless TTL triggers (I think pocket wizards do one).
 
Is the TTL consistent on the 465?
Been reading up and doesn't look like the di622 is compatiable with the rf 602 triggers.
When i get them i'll probs def get the 460, but i'm not sure between the 465, 467 and 468.

467 has optical slave. ~£15 more than 465
468 has zoom, a longer timeout, and an lcd display. ~£15 more than 467
 
i have to say, messing around indoors hasnt produced a single bad exposure with ttl.


I was messing with the flashes off camera, and it take a shots or two to dial in the right Manual flash and manual cam settings, but once your there you can take some lovely shots. Flash camera right on tripod up high, flash held int he left hand away from camera, dialed down and you get a lovely soft light from right to left.
 
Reading around suggests the 560 is out soon. It will be mire expensive though, and the 460II is powerful enough I think. It will wit with the canon flash, but no ttl or hss. Radio triggers ate more reliable than optical slave.
 
very much still learning, but heres an example from the cheapo setup.


strong flash (diffused) camera left, fill flash just to the right of the cam to prevent shadows, sun provideing a bit of top light.
 
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