Is chinese cheap equip for strobist wort it? I mean, pic related

Heh. I have the altura version. Same price. Worth every penny. No ttl. Don't need it.

>>2987577
I have the Godox TT600. Well, at least I will when it arrives

>>2987790
damn laptop keyboard
*when it arrives... and I will pick up a Cactus 5 or 6 wireless trigger, no need for TTL either.

>>2987560
Bought it all once, replaced it all with better chinese stuff within 12 months

>>2987560

Chink shit is absolutely based.

Had two Godox v860
Really neat flash with huge ass lithium battery, had amazing recycle times and charge, came with transmitter.

Both randomly burned out during shoots, I am now flashless.

Considering getting a TT685 just because it's cheap and has built in transceiver, but wouldn't be surprised if it died after 6 months or so.

>>2987865
Either the caps or the IGBT. If you have the skills you can replace them.

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>>2987876
Superior Nippon Gel.

>>2987560
Chink flashes are great. I have a few Yongnuo that I've used for years and they've held up perfectly. They're even pretty well made desu.

>>2987560
I've used my Yongnuo 560 III/IV/TX and now 660 a lot and they're great.

The only complaint I have with the last is the battery compartment door is kinda icky, but the strobes work fine.

Also quite happy with my two Godox TT685 (unlike the Yongnuos, they have TTL and can do HSS, useful when I need very short exposures or run and gun ... but I'd theoretically prefer if they were as powerful as the YN660s).

I was thinking of picking up a LumpPro 180 for non-TTL manual flash, but after reading this thread I'll have to reconsider.

>>2987876
Is that seaweed?

>>2990392
nippon strong

>>2987865
Damn that sucks to hear. I was planing on getting a pair of those Godox speedlights since they seemed perfect for my needs. (I'm on Fuji and don't need TTL but want wireless manual control.)

I guess it's back to searching.

just buy a fucking minolta 4000 AF for 9 bucks or 3 bucks broken and clean the battery compartment. Glue the light button down so they dont go to sleep model while mounted on a stand. Voila you now have a pretty powerful, reliable as fuck strobe, add two of them on a bracket, add chinese trigger, you now have a flexible powerful strobe head , one stop more light and the heads are individually adjustable. I use 4, 2 inside a softbox, and two on an umbrella if needed, works for the shit i do,

Got 3 Neewer VK 750 ii flashes and i use the Yongnuo RF 603 ii triggers. Works great.

You have $30? Nice! Now just save $30 more, and do it about 16 times over, and you can afford an Einstein.

>>2987560
Is there a simple way to adjust power on these chinks?

>>2990809
Yes. You buy RF controlled ones.

The YN560 III/IV and 660s can be controlled with the nice 560-TX controller or on a YN 560 IV / 660 that sits on your camera as master.

Similarly a also good Godox X1S controller or the newer strobes on your camera (TT685 / V860) can be the master controllers for a Godox system.

>>2987560
Ive tried yongnuo flashes a couple times, kept having to send them back.
bought a 420ex off ebay and had 0 issues
fuck 3rd party cheap shit

>>2990912
How did that happen?

Over three or so years I've only broken one unit from a pretty high fall (from like 2 meters, placed overhead).

I guess I also broke the battery door on another unit, but in my case that was replaceable without tools.

Just found out that my chinkshit Meike (Fuji version) can lord it over a Nissin (Nikon i-TTL version). Apparently China has standardized on Canikon TTL slave protocol even on products for platforms that've got their own native systems.

>>2990912
I'm gonna go with user error. Either that or it didn't happen.

I have 3 Yongnuo YN460II flashes. Full manual and really basic, but I love them to bits. Somewhat flimsy, but that's to be expected.

BTW, why the fuck won't Canon include optical slaves on their flashes? I paid $30 for these fuckers and even they have optical slaves...

>>2987560
Aftermarket stuff on the average is quite good. In fact most manufacturers will step it up to attract otherwise hesitant customers. I.E. flash power, recycle time, ext.
However you also get what you pay for, as in a friend of mine melted his off brand flash because it had no thermal safety built in.