Here’s a belated comparison to 2 well known third party manual flashgun, the YongNuo YN-560 and its successor YN-560II.
Released a year apart, they share more similarities than difference, hence making the mark 2 version a revision to its presessor. A summary of their similarity as following:
- Color Temperature: 5600K
- RRP (at release time): US$75
- Full Power Recharge Time: approx. 3 seconds
- Zoom: 24-105mm
- Power Level: 1 to 1/128
- Acoustic Signal: Yes
- External Power Connector: Yes
- PC Sync Port: Yes
- Overheat Protection: Yes
- Flash Duration (at Full Power): 1/200 seconds
Besides the build quality and an obvious LCD user interface, there are some minor spec variations:
| YN-560 | YN-560II | |
| Release Date | 2010 | 2011 |
| GN | 39 | 58 |
| eBay Price (as on 18/01/2013) | AU$60.74 | AU$69.99 |
| Modes | 2 Optic Slave Modes | 2 Optic Slave Modes and a Multi Mode |
| User Interface | LED indicator lights | LCD screen |