YONGNUO YN560 IV Wireless Flash Speedlite Master + Slave Flash + Built-in Trigger System for Canon Nikon Pentax Olympus Fujifilm Panasonic Digital Cameras

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I really like these lights. Theyre simple to use and give off a lot of light. I bought 6 of them to use with my Canon 5D MKIII. They dont have ttl metering, so if thats your need, they wont work. But for my use, theyre great, and you cant beat the price. Theyre also very well built. Id highly recommend this product to anyone considering buying a flash. This is an update. 2-9-16 I have 6 of these units. 3 of them are stuck on full power. They have been that way for many months. The return through Amazon has expired. A google search showed many other users experiencing the same thing.

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I bought these in January 2015. Tested them, seems to work fine. Had no issues with it. I didnt really use it for a gig until April 2015. The one I thoroughly tested works well. The other two? Stuck at full power. The power setting wont change no matter what you set it to. Ive owned four of the 560 II for years. After drops and heavy use, I never had an issue. Yet 2 out of 3 560 IV doesnt work right on my first gig and it probably was defective in the first place. I cant return it to Amazon because its been 4 months and I am waiting to hear from them about the warranty. However, Ive contacted them before with another product and got no reply. I expect this warranty to be useless. Im kicking myself for buying three of these and selling my Canon 600ex-rt EDIT: Yep. Got a reply by Yongnuo basically telling me that I should take it up with the seller that my flashes are defective. Their 1-year warranty is basically worthless.

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I guess you could say I am a Yongnuo big fan. I have 5 Yongnuo flashes (YN 560 I, a YN560 II, and two YN 560 IIIs, along with this YN 560 IV.) and the TX Transmitter unit. I have never had a problem with any of them and they are very powerful flashes. They are manual, but with digital cameras today, it is very easy to set your flash to the proper amount of power. Just set the flash at mid power and take a shot. Look at it in the LCD or EVF (Electronic View Finder) to see if the exposure is right. If it ts too bright, turn the power down. If it is too dark, turn the power up. That is all there is to it. If you then move in closer, turn the flash down and if further away turn it up one setting. The best part about the YN560 IV is it can act as a transmitter and a flash all at the same time. I have two YN 560 IIIs and set the YN 560 IV on the camera as the center flash, while at the same time use two YN 560 IIIs as side flashes. If you want the same settings for all the flashes, set all of them to one channel and group. In other words, if I want all of them to be at 1/64 power at a zoom level of 28mm, I set the YN 560 IV for that setting and press the Pilot button. You do have to initialize the YN 560 III flashes first. All the flashes will now be set the same way. If you want more or less power on the flashes on the side, for instance, then you need each flash in its own group. In other words, say Group A for the left flash and Group B for the center flash and Group C for the right flash. Now you can adjust them all individually Set them all on the same channel and they will all go off at the same time. If you have all three flashes set to Group A, and want more power from the center one on the camera (YN 560 IV), just adjust the setting on that camera flash without pressing the Pilot button. That flash will then have more or less power without affecting the left and right flash units. If you want all the flashes to have the same settings again, press the Pilot button on the YN 560 IV, and it will synchronize the flashes to the YN 560 IV. There are a bunch of videos on YouTube showing how to adjust or use the YN 560 IV flash. Just do a search on it. The YN 560 IV will only work electronically with the YN 560 III or YN 560 IV. If you have one of the earlier YN 560 I or YN 560 II flashes, you can opt for the RF 603 II to control those flashes electronically or set them to slave flash to control them with a camera flash or an external flash. You need one RF 602 II for each flash unit. The YN 560 IV will automatically set off a RF 603 II, but they are not controllable, and the flash will have to be adjusted manually.

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The YN560IV has worked well for me so far and is a great addition the the Yongnuo line up. In TX mode it fully controls power and zoom of the YN560iii and fires YN603s or YN605s. In RX mode it acts just like another YN560iii, and of course it can be used as a on camera flash or a simple optically triggered off camera flash. This is a manual flash with a single firing pin (no-TTL) and should work with any brand camera that has a standard hotshoe. The controls are slightly more complex than the yn560iii but its just like anything new with a minor learning curve. I find the YN560TX a little easier to use for changing settings on the remotes, but this product does make the 560TX unnecessary if you are on a tight budget. It fires fine in RX mode with the 560TX or 603 and has access to all 6 groups in both TX and RX modes. Range seems to be similar to others in this series (603, 560tx) and works fine in a mid sized reception hall (havent tried it in a large hall). It is compatible with the newer yn605 which has group control, but I have not tested this. Output is as good as most other speedlights out there, although I did not test it precisely using a light meter. When in any slave mode (RX, S1, S2) an LED on the front flashes, I find this bit annoying in dark venues and cover it with a piece of black tape which significantly attenuates the brightness. The battery compartment door seems pretty solid (this was an issue on some earlier Yongnuo speedlights). The 560iv has a port for an external battery pack that should fit Canon compatible packs. Like similar flashes, it has a pull out diffuser and bounce card. The PC port is a traditional threaded style. The head swivels (with detents, but no lock) to the right 90 degrees and to the left 180 degrees, it would be nice if it also swiveled to the right 180. Elevation is from about -5 degrees to 90. The shoe tightener is the screw down style Yongnuo has used for a long time, many people prefer the quick release flip type lock that Canon uses (doesnt matter too much to me). The flash does not have a USB port or obvious way to upgrade firmware. Size is similar to other full sized speedlights such as the 580ex-ii or SB900, and is exactly the same size as the YN560iii. The main display is back lit, but the buttons are not. It comes packaged with a small stand like most other flashes in this price range or higher, as well as a decent quality pouch, and some instructions that while not great, are understandable. This series (560iii, 560IV, 603, 605) is the best bang for the buck on the market right now (late 2014) for manual speedlights. The cost difference between the model iii and iv is minimal making the iii somewhat obsolete so if you are just putting together a new setup, I suggest going straight for the 560iv. Of the competition I considered, the Godox V850 has the advantage of battery life over this (and pretty much every other speedlight out there), but it requires an external RX dongle that falls off easily, doesnt have a built in transmitter, has poor remote range, and more a limited remote feature set than the 560TX or the 560IV in TX mode. For a minimal investment one can have a complete on camera/off camera manual system (sans modifiers) that works quite reliably. And if you want to incorporate some monolights into your setup, the YN605 is a great option which enables you to selectivity enable/disable certain groups from remote. I will try to answer any questions left in the comments. Like this review if it was helpful to you.

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Makes Odd Cracking Sound, Difficult to Turn On, Wont Work w/ 560TX, Unreliable as Transmitter I have quite a collection of Yongnuo products: two YN568EXII flashes, four YN560III flashes, YN560TX transmitter, two RF-603II units, and the MR-58 ring flash. They all have performed perfectly for the past 4+ years. I recently purchased the YN560IV so I could use on-camera flash while triggering the 560III units. The first one I received had issues staying on. It would just shut off after a couple seconds, even with fresh batteries. So, I sent it back to Amazon. I bought a replacement, but that one also had issues. 1. Turning it on is not the same as the 560III. Quick On mode doesnt work. If you release the on button too soon or hold the button a millisecond too long, it wont turn on. You have to hold the on button until all the data shows up on screen, otherwise it wont stay on. There is no difference between having Quick On on or off. The 560IIIs, no problem. I have them in Quick On mode, I hold the button until the panel lights up, and its ready to go. The 560IV? I have to hold for several seconds. 2. When I do get it to turn on, theres a popping sound a few seconds later, almost like the flash tube is firing but it never actually fires. Its very odd. 3. I have the 560IV linked to my 560IIIs. It will cause them to flash while its on camera, but not every time. Im figuring I get a 60% success rate, and its not like Im firing off 5 shots per second at 1/1 power. Ill have the 560IIIs at 1/8 and half the time theyll flash via the 560IV. 4. I cannot get the 560IV to work with the YN560TX transmitter. I have the channels, groups and everything identical to the 560III units, set to RX mode, and when I hit the pilot button on the 560TX the 560IV fires along with the 560IIIs, but once I click the shutter on my Canon 5D, the 560IV will not fire. The 560IIIs fire perfectly, but not the 560IV. VIDEO: I have included a video of the 560TX issue. You will notice all three flashes are in RX mode, same Group, same Channel, same Frquency. When I hit the pilot on the 560TX, all three flashes fire. The LED lights up blue first, to confirm communication with the 560TX, and then quickly turn red as they fire. Once I have the 560TX on my Canon 5D and press the shutter, the 560IIIs fire as normal, but the 560IV does not fire. The LED turns blue, confirming reseption, but never fires the flash. This is quite frustrating. And also, at 46 seconds the 560IV makes that popping noise. Right after I reduce power to 1/4 on the 560TX youll hear the pop and see the LED turn green. I will continue to buy Yongnuo products, as I think they are a great value brand. But Im not the only one having issues with the 560IV. Buy at your own risk

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Observe the attached, a pile of garbage literally. 5 completely nonfunctional flashes between 6 and 4 months old. I would not recommend purchasing these for professional photographers. Very disappointed but I got what I paid for I guess. As an event photographer this product seemed like the perfect solution for me; solid, easy to use, good light quality. Just mount them on a light stand adjust the power and start shooting, no more pocket wizards or transceivers. I purchased 7 of these this spring. 4 for off camera lighting, 2 for on camera lighting and radio transmission and 1 for backup. I had problems right from the start. First off my forehead will accidentally bump the power button, quickly causing all the synced lights to go up in power blowing out images suddenly. The first time this happened I thought my camera settings were off and just adjusted the aperture. 10 minutes later a blown out flash (thats when i figured out what had happened). Ok, my fault, moving on... next event I was careful to avoid the forehead bump issue, but somehow one of the flashes quit bursting at 1/32 and was stuck at 1/1.. nothing i could do and no settings would fix it.. it was stuck. Flash #2 trash. over the next 5 events i lost 2 more this exact same way.. somehow the camera was stuck at high power.. the display reads 1/32 but very obviously it was a full power burst. The other flash died differently, they made a quiet *POP* followed with smoke while not even in use but powered on. Lots of burning plastic smells. Thats 5 dead flashes in just 6 months of use. Obviously these flashes have some major kinks to be worked out.. I have Nikon flashes that have been used at hundreds of events and going strong but the cost is so high, I thought I could save a little money but I was wrong.

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I had one. Now I have 3. This is a full manual flash that has great build quality. Dont hesitate if youre looking for a full manual control flash. The built in optical slave works fine, but invest in the yongnuo brand transmitter (these have built in receivers) and you can control all the functions right from the top of your camera. Ive used them with a softbox and a silicone diffuser (magmod brand) to good effect.

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One of my flashes quit working and I cant find warranty info on this product. I would like to replace the one that quit working. I only had these for 4 months and have not used the one that quit working very much. It quit the 3rd time out with it. I use mostly at low power too, so it couldnt have burnt out this soon. I own 9 of them and hope this will not be the case with the other ones. This is the email I received from manufacture: Dear User, Thanks for your email! This service center provides technical support and product maintenance. We are sorry that we dont provide refund/replacement service and there is no YONGNUO service center abroad for the moment. If refund/replacement is needed, please contact the seller from where you purchased this device. The warranty we provide for the defective YONGNUO product (not for human error) is free maintenance within 1 year from the date its ordered; generally, the maintenance is for free and the seller/user should pay the postage back and forth. If necessary, you can contact the seller to help you to send it back for maintenace. Or, you can send it back by yourself. Generally, the maintenance is for free and you should pay the postage back and forth. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience brings you and thank you very much for your great support for YONGNUO products! If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us again. Best regards, YONGNUO How do I get a hold of seller?

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I have about twelve of these flashes and use them for wedding, event and real estate photography. Im very happy with them but only give them a four star rating, because the quality is a lottery game. They might be dead right out of the box or they might just die in a few months or weeks. They might survive three falls on concrete and still work rock solid after two years of daily use. Dont know. Considering the low price and always having backup flashes with me, I can live with that. Things you need to know: These flashes are fully manual. No TTL. No high speed sync either. Meaning your shutter speed cannot exceed 1/160s or whatever your cameras sync speed is. Most people not comfortable with shooting in Manual mode should exit here and look for other products. You can fire these with a) YN560-TX triggers (recommended) b) Yongnuo RF-603 I or II triggers c) another YN560 IV flash WIth 4 Eneloop batteries I get about 100 full 1/1 power pops out of them. Manual adjustments are really easy to make from 1/128 to 1/1 power in either full steps or 1/3 steps. If they dont suddenly die (which doesnt happen that often, but it does), they are otherwise very reliable. I never had an issue on the job. The light output is as powerful as any high end speedlite flash. Outdoors I like to use three of them on a triple hotshoe bracket and get the light output of a studio strobe in a highly portable package running on AA batteries. I like to work with them because the manual settings are really easy to adjust and they are chap enough that I can replace them. I can leave one on a lightstand in a conference room and walk away. I can knock the lightstand over and just destroy $70. Comforting.

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My professor recommended this speed light, and its the best thing that has made my pictures look amazing. The price is right, quality is good. You can spin it a whole 360 degrees and it comes with a case for when you are not using it. If you are planning on buying a soft box or a light stand for the flash, then you should buy a YONGNUO YN560 YONGNUO YN560-TX for Canon Flash Transmitter Provide Remote Manual Power Control for YN-560 III Manual Flash Units Having Manual RF-602 RF-603 RF-603 II Compatible Radio Receivers Built In , its a Manual Flash controller, which triggers this flash to flash.I Also posted pictures of how one of YUNGNUO flash looks with a NEEWER 28x28 soft box Neewer 28" x 28"/70cm x 70cm Speedlite, Studio Flash, Speedlight and Umbrella Softbox with Carrying Bag for Portrait or Product Photography

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