What non-speedlite flashes are good bargains?

I was looking on ebay and there are tons but I do not know what is junk and what is decent. What are some good models to look at?

Yongnuo YN560's or YN460-ii's for manual flashes are really nice, the YN560 is leaps and bounds over the 460 but there has been a somewhat common problem of one of the capacitors craping out early. hopefully that wont happen to mine, my 460 has been nothin but great for me and the 560 is great for now too, the 560 can be had for 70 with 2 day shipping on amazon

I just got my first YN460-II also and i love it. It is the only manual flash i have gotten and it's primary use is for off camera flash.

if you are talking about on-camera flash, there are E-TTL versions, YN-468, that I will probably end up getting later on down the line.

http://speedlights.net …-yn468-review-conclusion/

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londonandlawson wrote in post #12047726
I was looking on ebay and there are tons but I do not know what is junk and what is decent. What are some good models to look at?

if you need an ETTL flash look at Yongnuo YN465, YN467, YN468

Aren't all of the above flashes speedlights? If I am reading the title of this thread correctly he is asking about "non-speedlight flashes" which I take to mean A/C powered units, correct?

Benji

exactly, it would be good to know what is meant by non speedlight, or speedlite, for that matter flashes. Does he mean studio strobes, or simply non canon hotshoe flashes?

Yeh, I'm with Benji on this one. I read the title and thought he was asking a very broad question about all but speedlight options! Maybe the OP can clarify and we can provide more accurate help!

From Wikipedia:
"Speedlite is the trade name for Canon's line of external flashes for use with their EOS line of cameras."

So L&L is asking for third party flashes. Personally, I would go for the LP160.

Sorry I meant Canon Speedlite alternatives such as the 580 exII. I had one of those but it was simply overkill for me and I sold it, I'm thinking something similar to a 430 ex or heck anything better than pop up flash.

There are hundreds of threads discussing 3rd party flash units. You might take the time to browse through them.

londonandlawson wrote in post #12049273
Sorry I meant Canon Speedlite alternatives such as the 580 exII. I had one of those but it was simply overkill for me and I sold it, I'm thinking something similar to a 430 ex or heck anything better than pop up flash.

OK, same advice - lots of good non-speedlite alternatives !

frugivore wrote in post #12049177
From Wikipedia:
"Speedlite is the trade name for Canon's line of external flashes for use with their EOS line of cameras."

So L&L is asking for third party flashes. Personally, I would go for the LP160.

That is how i interpreted what he was asking. He mentioned eBay and I have heard the Yongnuo line been referred to as "eBay flashes".

I am picking up a 550 EX for 170 today on craigslist

paradiddleluke wrote in post #12047848
Yongnuo YN560's or YN460-ii's for manual flashes are really nice, the YN560 is leaps and bounds over the 460 but there has been a somewhat common problem of one of the capacitors craping out early. hopefully that wont happen to mine, my 460 has been nothin but great for me and the 560 is great for now too, the 560 can be had for 70 with 2 day shipping on amazon

How is the 560 better than the 460?

Thinking of buying one of these to use as an off-camera slave to my 580EX II.