How Does The Yongnuo 568ex Stack Up?

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I've been looking around for a little while now trying to decide on what flash to go for next, I want to start trying a bit of "off camera flash" stuff, probably just portraits of the kids indoors and out to start off with. I already have one flash (Nissin 622i MKii) but I want a two flash set up. I pretty much had my mind made up on the Nikon sb700 but then I started reading reviews saying things like, it won't be powerful enough for shooting through softboxes/umberllas etc. Also that the hss wouldn't be up to much in bright sunlight or bouncing due to power etc.

That got me looking into more powerful flashes like the Nikon sb910 (what i'd originally ruled out mainly due to size) but also the YN 568ex, obviously there's a big price difference with the two but I just wondered how it stacked up. I know there's quite a few people on here that speak very highly of the Yongnuos but would they be any good for novice and would they work with Nikons CLS? I still have my concerns about size but I suppose if I'm mainly using it off camera it won't matter too much. I just thought if I splashed out on a Nikon when I did want it on camera I'd use that rather than the Nissin.

Thanks for any help

Gary
 
The only disadvantage will be you'll have no master to mount on the camera for CLS.

That said, I'd say get the Yongnuo because you can get a set of YN 622s with the money you've saved.

I have the 568, it refreshes quicker than my old Canon 550ex, it's more powerful, and the menu is simpler even though it's got functions the Canon doesn't.
 
Thanks for the input guys, I forgot I'd posted this. I think I'm gonna push the button on the Yongnuo. Seems silly paying out all that money for the Nikon to start with.
 
milster said:
Thanks for the input guys, I forgot I'd posted this. I think I'm gonna push the button on the Yongnuo. Seems silly paying out all that money for the Nikon to start with.
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Also using Yongnuo. 2 x 568EX II. I haven't done a lot with HSS, but the power drop is quite dramatic. I found I needed 2-3 flashes to get the power I wanted.
 
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