I have/had a lot of flashes. I had both the 568 and the 565. Bought the 565 about 6 months ago. Gave it to my ladies daughter. It has known issues with the 622 and not firibg at tines. I had that in two weddings and thats a big no no in ny book. I have 6~662n so it was the flash. Great flash abd i could have fixed the problem wigh usibg a sync cord but I passed it on.
I had the 568 for a bit more than a year. Same power both of them. 568 has easier display to deal with imo. Numbers are larger abd more legible.
Both are excellebt flashes. Verg strong. Very fast
LOVE the spring in the door to hold it open!
LOVE that u dobt need to press a head release button to swivel/tilt the head.
Small details that nikon doesnt have.
Even the battery diagram is easier with the yn flashes. It has a nice white diagram. The nikons are inside the battery sleeve. I know the orientation but many dont and try readibg it on the dark dance floor ib a wedding. Aint gonna happen.
A $350 sb700 doesnt even have a basic sync port. What greedy cheapskates. And I have that flash as well.
Personally all ny attention is on shanny flashes now. And the pixel flash if they ever release for nikon. Only canon now.
All i can say is that these asian companies are killing it.
A $100 flash has what almost anyone needs.
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Whatever u do, your photography level will no go above the "natural light shooter" and u can never go into elite levels. Knowing how to use flash is where u learn about light
Its not about usibg the flash but understanding light. U dont need to use flash to ubderstabd luggt. But know how to get what u want by controlling it and knowibg how-to o get the final imaged you envisioned is the difficulty. Knowing how to mix ambient liggt with flash is a true art
There is no pro (experienced) who doesnt doesnt know how to use flash proficiently