Review on 📸 YONGNUO YN-568EX II High-Performance TTL Flash Speedlite Compatible with Canon E-TTL/E-TTL II Cameras by Erik Haynes

I'll start by saying that I'm primarily a wedding photographer. I LOVE flashlight. When I'm using studio lighting, all these features mean nothing to me, but in the field, when you don't have time to use light meters and take a billion test shots, you need these features. The ETTL on this thing was flawless and the HSS is way more capable than I thought it would be. I have a Canon 430EXII along with other flashes, but I don't even use my (overpriced) Canon flash unless I need to use multiple flashes. Everything about this thing feels better than my Canon and at a fraction of the price. The screw on the hot shoe mount is much better than Canon's lever system. The Canon is easier to attach and detach but has also fallen off my 5diii a few times. It takes longer to tighten a screw, but I know this bullshit gets nowhere. The master/slave function works well with my 430EXII, but I don't really use it. When I use multiple lights, they are all off-camera. In this case, I turn on my YN-622C. ***ONE NOTE: You CANNOT just mount the YN622C on your camera and the YN568EXII and let the YN568EXII act as a master for your other flashes. If you want that, you need separate triggers for all flashes and control of everything from the back of the camera. However, if your other flashes are optical blind flashes, they will still fire normally. I highly recommend using the YN622C with this bad guy. I can't explain how much better life is when you can set everything up from the back of the camera. Of course, you still have to use Canon's fancy ratio system (if you're in ETTL), but you don't look like an idiot with customers scrambling from your flash to your location and typing everything. After using this new Yongnuo material, I wonder why anyone would buy other "professional" equipment. The only argument I can take is that it doesn't have a battery slot. This can be a big problem for some people, but not for most users. You can buy 3-4 of these instead of a Canon 600 - even if one of them dies from you it's still a big win on your wallet. better deal - so seriously stop wasting your time looking around. They have performance, ETTL, HSS, master/slave capabilities and for a percentage of what "first party" brands charge. Conclusion - the functions work perfectly. power is great. If you need ETTL flash, that's no problem.