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"You get what you pay for" doesn't always have to be a negative expression. I've purchasing my second TT560 because it meets my needs for a quick to use, all manual light gun. I use speed lights to help raise the ambiance of the room for events and weddings, and directly as fill/balance in broad daylight. These events require one to be quick and shoot at a moments notice. Here, content is king and getting the shot matters. Therefore, it is refreshing to have a light that doesn't require pressing a button to unlock before changing it's angle/direction. Going from portrait to landscape with my Canon flashes and having to fumble with the lock button is a hassle. However, due to the lack of a locking mechanism, the TT560 is not able to hold modifiers heavier than a bounce card without falling down. Otherwise, under it's own weight it stays in place. Even when I use brackets such a Jones, or a CB Junior, I still find a need to turn the light to something I can bounce from, or avoid shooting rudely into another's face, and it's an effortless, one-handed affair. It's lighter than my 550EX's, as I carry two bodies on me with lenses to cover from wide to tele, (every ounce less matters to my shoulders in an all day stretch). It's also much quicker to adjust the intensity directly with a dedicated plus or minus button vs. the 550's cumbersome mode-select-adjust-select method is way too slow for some situations. the TT560 allows me to quickly ramp up or down the intensity and get off another, more appealing shot, (this is why they call them "speedlites"). With a guide number of 38, it's sufficient for uses that fall into the speed light realm, and still be light and portable. Obviously, if you need some real power, you're looking beyond speed lights and for those cases, I bother to drag out my Balcars and batt packs. Speaking of batt packs, the TT560 works well with the GODOX PB820 rechargeable battery. Cycles and fires almost instantly and consecutively, and has overheating protection, (although I rarely fire more than three or four shots in succession). While it works well with radio triggers, the slave sensor is very responsive and makes for a great fill and kicker light. The flash also lacks any zoom function, for close quarters, small rooms and shot into an umbrella, it's fine. (I'll use a 550EX for shooting events requiring tele). Finally, at $50 each, I don't worry about theft and abuse as much with unattended, or mounted Canons. I'm certain that a little more money you could purchase something with more features, zoom and maybe TTL in line with Canon and Nikons. However, this flash fits for many of my needs, which both extends the life of my more expensive Canons, and pay's for itself on the first job.Read full review
This speedlite flash is powerful and reliable. It's straight-forward and easy to use. I bought it to mount on my Canon EOS 80D's hot shoe. Out of the box it worked fine as an off-camera flash. The Canon's internal flash will trigger the Neweer flash, and it fired every time. However, at first, I had an issue making the flash fire when mounted to the camera's hot shoe. After I did some research, I found the flash will not fire when mounted and in "Live View" mode. As long as you're shooting while using the "view-finder"... it fires every time. This is a manual flash, but you can easily adjust the output. As far as flash-power, it's as powerful as the more expensive brands. So for the price, you can't beat the value. Even if you have, or plan to buy a more advanced speedlite with more features, having this model for backup or an extra flash would be very wise. Especially at the price. Over all, it has a solid build quality and does what it suppose to do! 2 thumbs up!Read full review
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Overall I am very satisfied. It is great for entry level photographers and enthusiasts. I for one use it with my Nikon D3100 for portraits and even capturing some events. This is a manual flash, so don't expect TTL functionality. On the other hand, it will work fine with virtually any camera. Pretty straightforward to use, plus it has slave mode which is a bonus at this price point. Also, having a diffuser and a bounce card built in is a rather nice feature. Unlike many aftermarket products it is well built and the box it comes in is also quite nice, showing that somebody put in respectable effort into design and concept solutions. Only downside is the absence of adjustable focusing, which I would love to have on a speedlite, but that's no big deal. I would recommend this flash speedlite to anyone on a budget who's looking for a decent solution. What you'll get is more than just decent for the money!Read full review
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I Love How It Is Easy and Very Quick On The Flash With My Canon t5 even if i upgrade my camera and lighting equipment I will keep my flash speed light on stand by for how compact it is for my camera bag. holds a charge well and I Get No Complaints
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Don't use flash that much and did not want to spend the money for an auto. I have a Pentax and a Canon. All the more reason to get a manual as I can use it on either camera. All it takes is a few test shots to get the correct exposure. If I was a pro I would get an auto. When I get it right the photos look great. Much muh better than the pop up.
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