Yongnuo Speedlites..

Admiral Huddy · 22 Jan 2020 at 10:29

Does anyone have any experiences or can recommend these? In particular at the Yongnuo YN600EX-RT II

The YN600EX-RT II can be used as on-camera master unit and remote slave unit of Canon's RT system,and supports Gr grouping mode.

Compatible with Canon E-TTL / E-TTL

GN60@ISO100，200mm;supports high-speed sync TTL, manual flash, Gr grouping flash, the highest synchronous speed can reach 1/8000s

The YN600EX-RT II supports YONGNUO, Canon's and Nikon's wireless optical master signal, supports S1 and S2 pre flash cancel mode.

The YN600EX-RT II supports auto and manual zooming, the flash coverage can be changed between AUTO, 20~200mm.

I'm looking at an outdoor project using a multi off camera light set up and these seem to fit the bill.

I take it when I see "Supports Canons wireless optical signal" I won't need an additional transmitter to fire these both off from a Canon 5d iv or 70d.

Thanks

gary996 · 22 Jan 2020 at 17:34

I would be looking at Godox if I was you.
Theres the V1C or the V860II and then you can go further with the AD200 (+ beyond that)
Everything works together perfectly

ethan · 22 Jan 2020 at 19:03

I can vouch for the V860II

GSXRMovistar · 23 Jan 2020 at 21:16

Another vote for Godox gear, been really impressed with their stuff.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 24 Jan 2020 at 00:51

I have a Godox TT685 and use it with decent Eneloop NIMH AAs - my gripe with the V860 is the proprietary battery pack.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 27 Jan 2020 at 02:01

Godox now have an official UK distributor(Photomart):
https://shop.godox.co.uk/
https://shop.photomart.co.uk/lighting-brands/godox.html

Coojeekitten · 4 Feb 2020 at 07:56

Yongnuo are fine, but you need to accept that you will get occasional misfires. Your advantage is that you can buy loads of the little blighters for very little money. Expect some ruined shots though from misfires. Godox are very good probably & the best recommendation. Personally, I use Profoto as I love the light quality & ease of use, but they are pretty expensive & only viable for pro work.

Admiral Huddy · 4 Feb 2020 at 15:08

Thanks for the heads up on the misfires.

The Godox models mentioned above, are these RT units?