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DSLR Flash Unit - Neewer

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wba31
wba31 Posts: 2,189 Forumite
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Does anyone have experience of these flash guns. I have been looking at the NW680 and the NW985C to go with my Canon 600D. I am not a pro photographer by any stretch, and have had experience with a borrowed Canon Speedlite 430EX but cannot affod the £200 asking price.
Are these flashes, at 20% of the price, any good? should i opt for one over the other?

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  • Leo2020
    Leo2020 Posts: 910 Forumite
    You might be better asking this on a Photography forum. I have a Cannon DSLR but I have never bought a flash gun.

    Failing that I always look for reviews online if I'm not sure about a product.

    Sorry I can't be of more assistance.
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    edited 30 June 2015 at 5:23PM
    Look at Yongnuo (I have a YN467-II for Nikon), these are considered the best budget alternative to the manufacturers own speedlites. Your looking at £50(ish).
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  • Mr_Toad
    Mr_Toad Posts: 2,462 Forumite
    Strider590 wrote: »
    Look at Yongnuo (I have a YN467-II for Nikon), these are considered the best budget alternative to the manufacturers own speedlites. Your looking at £50(ish).

    I looked at these for my Canon but they didn't support TTL, only manual operation.

    It looks like things have moved on though.
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  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Mr_Toad wrote: »
    I looked at these for my Canon but they didn't support TTL, only manual operation.

    It looks like things have moved on though.

    They have - Some of the recent Yongnuo kit is very impressive indeed.
  • Big_Graeme
    Big_Graeme Posts: 3,220 Forumite
    pogofish wrote: »
    They have - Some of the recent Yongnuo kit is very impressive indeed.

    Indeed it is, I started off using a couple as slaves with my main Canon flash, I've just bought a new Yongnuo to replace the worn out Canon. Very very good bang for your buck with these.
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    It has to support ETTL II to be of any real use, many of those budget ones dont
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