Manual v automatic? Which one to get

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gowge

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HELLO

so I'm searching for a first speedlite and a guy has offered me three that he is selling off.

£30 Yonguo 560 (manual)
£50 Nissin 622 (auto)
£70 Metz 44 AF-1 (auto)

now being fairly new to the flash game, I'm guessing that the major difference between auto and manual is that auto has TTL and manual doesn't?

please, any advice and teaching welcome. always want to know which is best option and why.

cheers
george
 
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WayneF

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gowge said:
now being fairly new to the flash game, I'm guessing that the major difference between auto and manual is that auto has TTL and manual doesn't?

please, any advice and teaching welcome. always want to know which is best option and why.
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Yes, the Nissin 622 and Metz 44 AF-1 do have TTL. It was not stated here, but you would want to insure they are compatible with Nikon iTTL, instead of Canon ETTL, etc.

The Yongnuo 560 is manual flash only, Nikon or Canon does not matter to it.

I would compare price to new prices too. (there are three versions of the YN560 now, including the II and the III).
 
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gowge

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are there any other flashes that you would recommend? preferably ones that switch between manual and auto?

how can you find out if the flash is compatible with iTTL?
 
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WayneF

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Regarding TTL, look up each brand/model on Google. That should show you several places where they are available to you (probably also some reviews). Those links will give some of the specifications, like TTL.

However, most of these models come in same model number for either Nikon or Canon. The listing for TTL models will say "for Nikon, iTTL" or "for Canon, ETTL". So you will know which when buying new ones, but on the used one, you will have to ask the seller which camera they are for. TTL will not work on the wrong brand of camera.

You may be interested in Beginners Guide to Select a Hot Shoe Flash
 
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WayneF

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gowge said:
is it a burden having only 270 degree rotation rather than 300+?
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IMO, not very often. My Nikon SB-800 and older ones are the same 270, so it is all that I've ever known. :)

Only thing is, if seeking to bounce it back over your shoulder, it does make necessary holding a vertical camera on your right side instead of your left side.
 
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