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Steve Grosvenor · 01-23-2018, 03:24 PM

I'm looking for a reasonable budget flash to pair with Pentax K70 with 50-300 PLM for street portraits and bird shots.

Looking at what is available, Yongnuo and Godox seem to be the best options... each has strengths and weeknesses.

Yongnuo has P-TTL, but only zooms to 110mm.

Godox is a manual flash, but zooms to 200mm.

Thoughts?

**clackers** · 01-23-2018, 05:33 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Steve Grosvenor

I'm looking for a reasonable budget flash to pair with Pentax K70 with 50-300 PLM for street portraits and bird shots.

Looking at what is available, Yongnuo and Godox seem to be the best options... each has strengths and weeknesses.

Yongnuo has P-TTL, but only zooms to 110mm.

Godox is a manual flash, but zooms to 200mm.

Thoughts?

For bird shots, you're better off with an HSS capable flash so you can up the shutter speed to 1/500, 1/1000s, Steve.

C_Jones · 01-23-2018, 05:56 PM

I have the Yongnuo YN585EX. It does an excellent job. The P-TTL functioned great with my K-3II when I tested it, the histogram results and images were very satisfying. It is well made and comes with a nice pouch.

RockvilleBob · 01-23-2018, 08:19 PM

I have found the Shanny flash to work very well including HSS on my Nikon but it is also available for Pentax including HSS https://www.amazon.com/Shanny-SN600FGZ-Pentax-EACHSHOT-Diffuser/dp/B01MSWTVE...ntaxforums-20&

Last edited by RockvilleBob; 01-25-2018 at 06:21 AM.

Steve Grosvenor · 01-24-2018, 08:26 PM

Originally posted by C_Jones

I have the Yongnuo YN585EX. It does an excellent job. The P-TTL functioned great with my K-3II when I tested it, the histogram results and images were very satisfying. It is well made and comes with a nice pouch.

I can't find anywhere whether the Yongnuo supports HSS. Can you confirm if it works?

**West Penn** · 01-25-2018, 07:34 AM

The YN585EX does not have HHS. It works well as P-TTL on camera or as a manual flash. It also works well as an off-camera P-TTL with an appropriate controller like the Pentax 540 II, but can't be used the other way around as the YN can't be used as the controller.

C_Jones · 01-25-2018, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by Steve Grosvenor

I can't find anywhere whether the Yongnuo supports HSS. Can you confirm if it works?

It does not mention HSS specifically in the manual. It does mention something about High Speed Continuous Shooting, but it does not define it as HSS and I have not tried that option yet.

I have three AF360FGZ flashes in case I need HSS.

**West Penn** · 01-25-2018, 02:16 PM

My earlier post on this subject should have said that the YN585EX does not have HSS, instead of HHS. Another consideration is that it doesn't have a built in radio receiver like the YN560 III or IV. In any event, it's a nice P-TTL flash for the money.

C_Jones · 01-26-2018, 04:32 PM

I use Cactus V5 radio triggers with my flashes. The YN585EX is also capable of the off camera optical triggering when the camera utilizes a flash in its hot shoe (on camera flash). The P-TTL is also a valuable feature. I prefer using the radio triggers in most cases.

01-23-2018, 03:24 PM	#1
Steve Grosvenor Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 60	Yongnuo yn585ex vs Godox tt600 vs ??? I'm looking for a reasonable budget flash to pair with Pentax K70 with 50-300 PLM for street portraits and bird shots. Looking at what is available, Yongnuo and Godox seem to be the best options... each has strengths and weeknesses. Yongnuo has P-TTL, but only zooms to 110mm. Godox is a manual flash, but zooms to 200mm. Thoughts?

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01-23-2018, 05:33 PM - 1 Like	#2
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by Steve Grosvenor I'm looking for a reasonable budget flash to pair with Pentax K70 with 50-300 PLM for street portraits and bird shots. Looking at what is available, Yongnuo and Godox seem to be the best options... each has strengths and weeknesses. Yongnuo has P-TTL, but only zooms to 110mm. Godox is a manual flash, but zooms to 200mm. Thoughts? For bird shots, you're better off with an HSS capable flash so you can up the shutter speed to 1/500, 1/1000s, Steve.

01-23-2018, 05:56 PM	#3
C_Jones Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,087	I have the Yongnuo YN585EX. It does an excellent job. The P-TTL functioned great with my K-3II when I tested it, the histogram results and images were very satisfying. It is well made and comes with a nice pouch.

01-23-2018, 08:19 PM	#4
RockvilleBob Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Lewes DE USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,780	I have found the Shanny flash to work very well including HSS on my Nikon but it is also available for Pentax including HSS https://www.amazon.com/Shanny-SN600FGZ-Pentax-EACHSHOT-Diffuser/dp/B01MSWTVE...ntaxforums-20& Last edited by RockvilleBob; 01-25-2018 at 06:21 AM.

01-24-2018, 08:26 PM	#5
Steve Grosvenor Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 60 Original Poster	Originally posted by C_Jones I have the Yongnuo YN585EX. It does an excellent job. The P-TTL functioned great with my K-3II when I tested it, the histogram results and images were very satisfying. It is well made and comes with a nice pouch. I can't find anywhere whether the Yongnuo supports HSS. Can you confirm if it works?

01-25-2018, 07:34 AM	#6
West Penn Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 251	The YN585EX does not have HHS. It works well as P-TTL on camera or as a manual flash. It also works well as an off-camera P-TTL with an appropriate controller like the Pentax 540 II, but can't be used the other way around as the YN can't be used as the controller.

01-25-2018, 01:57 PM	#7
C_Jones Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,087	Originally posted by Steve Grosvenor I can't find anywhere whether the Yongnuo supports HSS. Can you confirm if it works? It does not mention HSS specifically in the manual. It does mention something about High Speed Continuous Shooting, but it does not define it as HSS and I have not tried that option yet. I have three AF360FGZ flashes in case I need HSS.

01-25-2018, 02:16 PM	#8
West Penn Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 251	My earlier post on this subject should have said that the YN585EX does not have HSS, instead of HHS. Another consideration is that it doesn't have a built in radio receiver like the YN560 III or IV. In any event, it's a nice P-TTL flash for the money.

01-26-2018, 04:32 PM	#9
C_Jones Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,087	I use Cactus V5 radio triggers with my flashes. The YN585EX is also capable of the off camera optical triggering when the camera utilizes a flash in its hot shoe (on camera flash). The P-TTL is also a valuable feature. I prefer using the radio triggers in most cases.

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