Budget speedlights for Canon 60D

9 years 7 months ago #398034 by tCampbell
I have project coming up and need 9 speed lights.  Anyone recommend budget friendly speedlights for Canon?  


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9 years 7 months ago #398046 by KCook
If manual control (instead of TTL) is Ok for you, there are several brands to choose from.  Godox, Neewer, Polaroid, Sunpak, and Yongnuo.

Kelly Cook
(Yongnuo YN-465)

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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9 years 7 months ago #398054 by tCampbell
Totally fine with manual.  So you are using the Yongnuo?  How heavy have you used these flashes.  Rather how do you feel the refresh rate is?  

BTW... thanks!


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9 years 7 months ago #398103 by KCook
I'm a hobby guy, so I really baby my gear.  Have not stress tested my little YN-465.  My main complaint with the YN-465 is the sleep (auto power save) mode.  The default sleep mode kicks after a pretty brief period.  "Waking up" the unit means wonking the only control knob on it, which then has to be reset to whatever setting I was using when the *&^%$# thing put itself to sleep.  And the unit is too simple to provide any way to control the sleep feature.  One of the prices paid for a cheap unit.

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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