Yongnuo Flash Speedlite Yn-460ii for Nikon Canon Pentax

I purchased this flash a little more than a year ago, and I am still very happy with it. My photography habit puts my gear in places where it can (and does!) get damaged from time to time, and so I can't bring myself to spend hundreds on a Canon name brand flash, when this works nearly as well and costs something like 1/7th the price.Ironically, it was a wedding, not a more daring shoot, that put this flash unit to the test for me. I had it mounted on a 10' light stand for a couple specific shots I wanted. After the shoot, someone attempting to be helpful was attempting to lower the stand. In the process however, the ring lock worked loose enough where the flash slid from the included mounting bracket and fell almost 10 feet to a stone-floored chapel floor.I have to admit that I expected the flash to be a goner after watching (and hearing) that fall). The initial damage however didn't look terribly concerning. The wide angle adapter popped off, and the outer shell separated a little. Beyond that, everything seemed to work. I used some of my gaff tape to secure the shell, though it could have gone without, as it wasn't so separated that it had broke open. I powered it on and everything worked perfectly. That was about 10 months ago, and to this day the flash still performs amazingly, with no after effects (aside from some gaff tape) from the accident.I rated this 4 stars simply because there's no way to give fractions of a star. If so, it would have earned at least a 4.5 in my book. I think my only complaint at all is the ring lock is just a simple threaded ring, not an actual lock like you would find on higher end Canon flashes. That would have prevented this fall in the first place. There's no TTL on this unit, but that's nothing you can't deal with and still get amazing shots. I would without hesitation buy several more of these, and perhaps I may. For the cost, you can replace it several times before reaching the value of a single Canon speedlite.

I only rate things that I either Love or Hate and this flash is PERFECT for me.I am a serious, amateur (oxymoron) photographer who has some decent, but cheap, gear to do home portraits. I am a redneck engineer mixed with little bit of a perfectionist -- I'll jimmy rig equipment as necessary to make it work, especially if it can perform. I have this flash paired with the  ePhoto 2 x off Camera flash Photography Umbrella Flash Shoe Mount Swivel Flash Adapter for Nikon SB900, SB800 SB600 Canon EX430 EX 580 2 tripods, 2 Silver umbrellas, 2 shoot through umbrllas, 2 shoemount brackets + Carrying Case by ePhotoINC ULS302D  and it works GREAT.I shoot in my living room where there is a sectioned room with an 8 foot opening. On the backside, I mounted a thick, wooden curtain rod to hang backdrops. In the sectioned room, I have overhead track lighting and then these strobes handle all the fill flash using the umbrellas. I set them to optically fire with my onboard  Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash for Canon Digital SLR Cameras . If I set them at half-power, they do a wonderful job casting plenty of light to get great portaits with a low aperature and ISO 100. Most of the time, I use a cheap softbox on my 430EX and these do most of the fill and shadow reduction. Also at half power, they recharge almost instantly with  Sanyo Eneloop 8 Pack AA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries  -- my camera can't shoot enough frames in continuous mode to deplete recharge over a 10 second interval.After purchasing, I can see why serious professionals may poo-poo this flash -- there is no ETTL and it is ONLY GOOD AS A SLAVE DEVICE. If they have an 580EX and some 430's as wireless slaves, there is no way they would downgrade to a cheap Chinese optically-fired slave. However, since I am a hobbyist, my quest is always to find something functional at a price that I can afford. Once I received my first unit from Amazon, I immediately bought another that weekend.All in all regarding build quality, the shell feels about the same as my Canon 430 in both size, construction, and weight (though I imagine that the electronic innerds are light years apart in quality). Some have complained about longevity, but for under 50 bucks, how can you go wrong? I'll let you know in 6 months.

某国内製品にソックリで、多少期待があったのですが...まったく使えない。時々気が向いたように発光する。電源OFFスイッチもだめ！仕方が無いので電池蓋を開けて通電を止めるような状態です。