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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    well suited for amateur photographers

    posted by SkiperNoob on 05/04/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Low cost, very high guide number (as many as 58 at ISO100, 105MM), a large zoom range (24, 28, 35, 50, 70, 80, 105mm), vertical angle vrescheniya varying between 7 to 90 degres and the horizontal - 0 - 270 degres. The adjustment range of YN-560 II output is...
    Cons:
    Cons were found with the value of the goods
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Powerful flash for my home studio

    posted by jmartama on 04/08/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    Inexpensive but still very powerful flash. Very easy to use. Looks almost like Canon, except buttons and display.
    Cons:
    Charging sound compared to Canon. No E-TTL.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Good flash for Pentax

    posted by nrh2005 on 04/04/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:less than 1 day

    Pros:
    I buy it to work with my Pentax K10D, so: - it's have guide number 58, wich is bigger than the original top Pentax flash AF540FGZ - it's have multiple trigger mode - it's have auto or manual zooming - it's have sound prompting system, nonexistent in Pentax ...
    Cons:
    - it's not TTL flash for Pentax.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    External flash Speedlite for reasonable money

    posted by PetrSipek on 03/18/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Quick setup Quickly charged for next shot basic diffuser and white paper for controlling the light Rotatable head Works with my NiCD AA batteries (1.2 V)
    Cons:
    Kinda heavy, but all Flashes are (you will get used) Diffuser could be better
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    No-brainer! Good Speedlite.

    posted by messmedia on 03/06/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Hey, I was skeptic about this one, reading too many sNobist reviews online :{). There is NOTHING wrong with this flash. Let me repeat that: There is NOTHING wrong with this flash. Well, with my example anyway. It is POWERFULL, It is EASY to operate, It got...
    Cons:
    Almost none. Locking mechanism is a little harder to screw when the flash is on camera or studio-stand. Also, no gels to color ...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    ABSOLUTELY TO BUY

    posted by kuromatsu on 02/22/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    The best to learn to use manual strobes (if you don't want to use manual flashes you should put your camera away) Can bounce 360° (horizontal axis) and 180° (vertical axis) Great built quality, made of good pvc Motor built in Flash sensor, so...
    Cons:
    Nothing, i don't know why people buy branded ones
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Excellent!!!

    posted by bekisha on 01/29/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Good build quality for the price!Very precise work.Finish is also good.Everything is smooth with no creeks etc.I am really satisfied with outter work. Battery compartment is well built, solid and smooth to.Battery slots are good produced with bar in the mid...
    Cons:
    There are no cons whatsoever now.I hope it gonna last some time.If you dont exceed 1/2 strenght setting, and dont terror it wit...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Great again!

    posted by bekisha on 01/29/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Good build quality for the price!Very precise work.Finish is also good.Everything is smooth with no creeks etc.I am really satisfied with outter work. Battery compartment is well built, solid and smooth to.Battery slots are good produced with bar in the mid...
    Cons:
    There are no cons whatsoever now.I hope it gonna last some time.If you dont exceed 1/2 strenght setting, and dont terror it wit...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    It's very good stuff for me

    posted by pattatie on 01/25/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    The Yongnuo is very simple in use and fits well on the Nikon D 5100 gives the double of light as the build in also the timings are easy to install?the buid in plastic diffusor and white cap are superrrrrrr
    Cons:
    A red led has the meaning of a green led here, count on twenty days delivery time
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Nice one

    posted by nemosvk on 01/21/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    I was very surprised when it came.Nice packed,very good pouch,feel heavy and sturdy.As for the functions,it has everything you need.You can set single flash,strobe, with remote control you gain even more possibilities.You can set the strenght of the flash,a...
    Cons:
    So far,none
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