hi guys

im looking for a manual flash ( preferably 3rd party )

basically i already got 2 model in my mind

- yongnuo YN 560 IV

- nissin di622 mark ii

can any sifusssss out thr give some commend about these 2 flashes by listing down some pros and cons ....

ermmm.... im just a beginner so i think i wont spend too much for this as it just my learning steps ........

feel free to suggest others flashes as well if you got other choice that will fit to my situation as well

thank you in advance

Also forget to mention .....

Im using nikon camera ......

which Nikon camera model?

will you be using it on hotshoe? or wireless? or both?

nikon D7000

mostly on hotshoe ..... and my camera thr is a pop up flash so i wish to use it for slave mode too

Better get back Nikon flash.
For the extra price you are paying, you won't regret it.
Not to discriminates third party brands, but they need to take a breath after each flash. Nikon flash does not have this problem and can continuously flashing, but you will end up batteries hot.

ya ..... your right ..... i have read some review in this and other forums too ..... most of them also said that its better to go back to original flash .....

but the problem now is i have tight budget ...... doesnt have that much juice to spend ....

and also im not a pro .... im not shooting sports, events, and pay job ....

i just shoot for random street view and some portraits for anime event ......

do this matters also since most of my subject is still so i dont really need multi or burst flash ?

This is up to you to decide.
For me, I prefer to have the equipment won't fail on me.
With Nikon's CLS, it can do wonders. But you not really need to get SB-910, SB-700 also good enough already.

I use nissin di622 mark ii, good enough for my usage which include the occasional portrait, event and product photography.
The function are simple and straightforward + or - eV
You can use as master or slave for a nikon/canon.
Can also set it to trigger on a flash

nissin flash long lasting ?

i got see some of the forum-er said yongnuo is not that long lasting due bad build quality but can produce good flash quality ...... nissin is vice versa .....

how do you see this ?

Been using Yongnuo for a while, so far no problem, other than horrible battery door quality. Mine is the Yongnuo YN600EX-RT which is a copy of Canon's 600EXRT. This one works with both my Canon and Nikon wireless flash system.

one more good commend for yongnuo

seems like so far .....beside the internal circuit thing ..... battery door is a common problem for most third part flashlight .....

what exactly is ur budget? below rm300?
i had a nissin 622, output is good enough, but obviously build quality lacking abit.
never tried the yongnuo, but it definitely looks nicer
just that when i got the nissin back then the yongnuo didnt exist...else i would be more tempted by it.

tried looking at used nikon flashes? sb600 can get rm400.

ya .....my budget around 300 only ....

Mine still working after 4 years. I do use it a lot on the first 2 years..

Build quality feels ok. I mean no screw or plastic fell out/loose, everything still intact.

wow ....

that is great ~

I would say Yong Nuo 560 iv should be a good choice as a first manual flash. You can slowly build up by buying another 560 iv and then a 560 tx trigger for more advance off camera flash system. It can be expanded in the future.

Future proofing is a good thing in photography as you should be expending your equipment if you're into photography.

One of my YN flashes have an easy to overheat problem. I hear this is luck on getting a good copy because even Canon/Nikon flashes can be like this too.

Correct about the OVERHEAT part BUT as long as you're not doing consecutive firing at 1/1 then it shouldn't come to that point.

actually my first choice is yongnuo ....

but when i read through part of the forum ... i saw quite a number of ppl said that yongnuo is not that long lasting when compare to nissin .....

thats why i decided to open a new thread to compare this 2 flashes .....

i think maybe i will go for yongnuo .... and as long as i didnt use it too over then should be no problem ....

Yeah been shooting 1/1 max power so i could close my aperture to f8-11.

Well invest in good rechargeable AA batteries. Give better recycle time and saves money in the long run too.

Every flash will overheat if kept firing at 1/1 lol. It won't take that long either.

Nikon. Canon. Yong nuo. Nissin. I face this issue on every system.

For manual flash, unless exact power and temp is required, it doesn't matter.

Just must make sure to disable sleep mode !!