barnaby_harding1 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>Hi!<br> I am ready to buy a proper flash for my 400D and am looking at the Yongnuo YN-468, as my budget is a bit tight. I want to be able to upgrade to a 50D body within a year or so and do a lot of photos of the kids, a bit of street and a some wildlife photography in the garden/park.<br> Can anyone give their experiences of YN-468? Are you happy with it? Do you wish you had gone for a 430EX or other branded flash? THe only thing that concerned me was the AF assist only working with the center point, whereas the Canon flashes work on a wider basis. Is this generally a problem, or is the AF assist pretty reliable.<br> Sorry for all the questions - I would REEEAALLLY appreciate responses!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>I have no idea what the Yongnuo YN-468 is like but remember that you can buy genuine used Canon flashguns for similar money. Older models like the 380EX and 420EX are superb flashguns and are fully compatible with today's EOS DSLRs.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnaby_harding1 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>The Yongnuo has some impressive and up-to-date features compared to the 420ex, and bearing in mind that it can be had for £65 new, it is a very interesting flash for the money - ALTHOUGH only 20.4 guide number in real terms, which isn't as good as the Canon alterntatives.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>Well, if you think you'll use those features then the sensible choice would be to buy the Yongnuo.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.wagle Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>I bought one because for the low price it seemed like a no-brainer to give it a try. It is a fantastic flash. It works seemlessly with my 7D.</p> <p>Now, that said, if you're going to use your flash off camera, don't use eTTL, shoot manual and control your exposure! To that end, you really don't need the features it brings. It's a good flash, but consider what you want to use a flash for - if you're going to be going the strobist route and using HSFs for off-camera lighting, and you want to manage your pennies, there's other buys to be had out there that will out-perform it at that price as a manual flash.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnaby_harding1 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>Thanks for the comments. I doubt I will want it off the camera in the near future. I want to be able to shoot the kids/family shots and small events indoors and outdoors, some candids and street photography etc. The things I miss at the moment with the built-in flash are being able to have decent daylight fill-in flash, rear curtain sync and the ability to have much more control of lighting indoors. I have looked at the 420EX and do quite like the look of it, but I reckon I will be going for the YN-468 at the moment.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Ian Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>One of the biggest weaknesses of the 420ex is that there is no way to manually overide the exposure...At all. it's ETTL or nothing. I'm not familiar with this flash particular 3rd party unit, but if it offers a full manual overide, it may be better for you (even long term) than Canon's offerings. <br> The ONLY significant reason to purchase Canons is wireless ettl. Obviously this is only significant if you intend to use that setup. If you want to use other 3rd party triggers, there is simply no compelling reason to use the EX speedlights. Otherwise, from a budget constrained standpoint, buy the yangoung, and be happy.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie_robertson2 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <blockquote> <p>One of the biggest weaknesses of the 420ex is that there is no way to manually overide the exposure...</p> </blockquote> <p>There's no way to do it on the flash unit itself but can you not adjust the flash exposure using the camera menus?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnaby_harding1 Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>I don't know about being able to adjust the exposure via the menus - I found a forum/review entry that listed the unit as having auto-only capability with no override though, so it sounds unlikely. Can anyone else confirm?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbiinc Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 <p>I have a 220EX and you can adjust the flash exposure via the in camera menu on my 400D (XTi). I'm sure the 420EX is the same. By the term "Manual control over flash output is not supported," the author means there is no manual settings, but it still supports Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC) when connected to a capable camera, of which the 400D is. Flashnotes.org says the same thing about my 220EX. Go into a creative mode on your XTi (P, Av, Tv, M, ADep), go to the second red menu and the second line is the FEC. It will work much the same as your pop-up flash in regards to FEC.</p> <p>Still, I'd be tempted to try the Yongnuo. Being that it's a cheap flash, buy from a reputable dealer, test it out thoroughly, and get it replaced if it doesn't work right. Consider the cost of shipping the unit back if it's a dud. If paying a few more dollars to a more local dealer would mean you'd pay less to ship it back you may consider that.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_h.2 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 You can go to overstock and buy a rokinon for canon with a guide number of 141 same as 430exii it's around 100 bucks use two on flash poles with my580 and 430 so thats what works forme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orly_andico Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 <p>Got a 420EX for about $120 used. It doesn't have flash power controls on the flash and has no LCD. Kind of primitive coming from a Pentax AF360. But it does swivel, and you can sort-of control the flash via FEC from the camera.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnaby_harding1 Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 <p>I got my Yongnuo-YN468! I've given it basic field tests, and I am - so far - very pleased with my first external flash. Will do more tests at the weekend ; )</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffen_m_ller Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 <p>I have mine 468 for a while now and so far it works great. Around the same functions and power as the Canon 430EX and I am missing nothing except one thing, the wireless TTL. But this function comes with the updates YN-565. ;-) and I already talked to my reseller for making a reservation. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_kay6 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 <p>Hi...I own a Yongnuo468 and I can only say it is fantastic for the money. I have bought a RF602 trigger and transmitter and my Yongnuo performs really well. It has many advanced features, but I tend to just use the TTL (e-TTL) with my Canon 500D and let it sort itself out. I just adjust it whenever it needs it. The results are brilliant. It is really well made and recharges fast. I cannot fault it for sure!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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