[ASa]

As the title says, has anyone had any experience on modding their Yongnuo to allow more than 90 degrees of swivel to the right. Would be kinda useful when shooting in portrait and wanting to bounce the flash...

[vladimiroltean]

Why? It turns the other way more than 180 degrees.
Also, you could simply hold the camera the other way around. Sometimes it's easier to change your way of doing things than modding everything around you

[ASa]

Mine only turns 180 counterclockwise... This would be useful when shooting in portrait mode and bouncing a little fill flash. The other way around would be a doable solution, but I've got grip for the purpose of keeping my shooting position steady and ergonomic.

[vladimiroltean]

It seems very strange if indeed so. I am almost certain that my YN460-II allows for such movement (but I'll have to recheck). I know holding the camera upside down may be uncomfortable, but I don't think it's worth modding a cheap flash such as the Yongnuo - the construction is pretty much plastic and I don't think it would withstand it (although it's a very good flash for what it is)

[mrNewt]

I think it turns 180 to one side only. The other side goes only 90 ... if I remember correctly ...

[vladimiroltean]

OK so apparently it only rotates 270 degrees. But I don't seem to understand why this is critical...

[Zafar Iqbal]

I own the same flash and yes, it turns 180 CCW and 90 CW. My metz 58 AF-II turns 180 CCW and 110-120 CW and those fewextra degrees does help.

Bouncing while the camera is rotated for portrait aspect leave you with 90 degrees. If you are aiming downwards then you practically speaking even less since you can't aim straight up.

[ASa]

Bouncing while the camera is rotated for portrait aspect leave you with 90 degrees. If you are aiming downwards then you practically speaking even less since you can't aim straight up.

This. I'm somewhat tall (187cm) and if I don't want to be bending all the time I'll just have to shoot a bit downwards. This often leads visible flash in half of the picture instead of an evenly lit scene. I guess I'll try and zoom in a bit more with the flash head and maybe try and craft myself a nice reflector card to be used on that side of the flash...

[mrNewt]

For those situations ... turn the camera in "the other" portrait mode? It will give you the option to rotate the flash where you want it to be.

[Zafar Iqbal]

For those situations ... turn the camera in "the other" portrait mode? It will give you the option to rotate the flash where you want it to be.

It's a solution and I use it - but I generally speaking don't like it. It's less comfortable to hold the camera like that. I could use my thumb to press the shutter release but this however takes longer (for candid shots, capturing moments - I do lots of those).

[ASa]

For those situations ... turn the camera in "the other" portrait mode? It will give you the option to rotate the flash where you want it to be.

That's what I've been doing, but as said, it's not as steady and ergonomic, especially with the grip. I already made a little reflector card from thin white cardboard which I should remake from a little thicker material... I'll post a few pics when it's finished.