help me with Canon or Yongnou Speedlight decision

<p>Hi,<br /> I am a beginner in photography, ever since I got my camera, all I can think of is to learn, learn and learn more and so here I am moving to a next level with a Flash. I did a lot research and found out that some models of Yongnou speedlights are pretty competitive with Canon but with Yongnou I can save money which is a great deal for me right now considering I'm just starting out. I am in LOVE with newborn photography, so can anyone tell me if Yongnou Speedlights are actually worth the investment? Another question is what kind a flash as in how much power speedlight should I consider buying having the whole newborn photography in mind. Again, I am a student and I wanna get my hands on the right equipment so that once I get hold of my skills I can actually use my equipment for some real action. Also note, I read a lot of reviews saying that Yongnou Speedlights are a pretty good deal. So help me!<br>

Thanks!</p>

<p>I have used yongnuo for a good few years now. I sold my canon 580ex and purchased 4 yn560ii. Only real benefit of using the canon one was having high speed sync and ETTL, which basically is quite a good automatic system. I never used this function so decided to sell and get more flashes to enable me to be more creative. I would say the more flashes the better really for giving you control over your lighting and photographic creativity. <br /> There is no difference whatsoever in my opinion in the quality of light pumped out by the Yongnuo flashes. They even have flashes now that do everything the canon ones do but cheaper by a long long way. <br /></p>

<p>I am considering getting a YN-565 ex or YN-568 exii but YN-565 doesn't seem to be compatible with a Canon 700d (t5i, is what I have). Also what kind a power should I look for in a flash considering I have a 11"x11" room and again newborn photography in future. I will check out your tutorial and blog for sure. Well I am new to Flash and so as much information I can gather for now.</p>

<p>The YN-565EX is compatible with the 700D/T5i. A lot of the compatibility charts don't list the 700D because it came out after the flash.</p>

<p>I have used the flash with a 7D. It works fine, although I need high speed sync for some of my shooting so I have a 580EX2. The one thing I observed while using it is that it is not as solid feeling as Canon flashes and this is most noticeable when moving the head into different positions. It's also an issue with the hotshoe connection, which is much more solid on the Canon flashes, but I tend to shoot in environments where I get banged around occasionally.</p>

<p>The output is fine for your room based on what you have told us.</p>

<p>I have a Canon 580EXII and a Yongnuo 565EX. Both are great. I use the Canon for parties etc where I want ETTL but for other stuff I use both/either.</p>

<p>I've been using the Yongnuo YN-465 ETTL and several YN460 manual flashes for over four years with no problems. Look at the features, some models have ETTL and HSS (high speed sync)<br>

http://speedlights.net/</p>

<p>see for the camera guide book which you got from camera kit</p>

<p>Check out strobist.com for learning flash. I've two Yongnuo's at they take a beating for wedding photography and never give trouble. </p>