cheap external flashes from china?

[savager]

hi guys,

i'm not sure if china offers cheap photographic accessories ( only know HK is popular for that ).. but if there is, what do you think i should buy from there? the YongNuo460 is pretty popular among strobists but i'm not going for that because it's a full manual flash - more for off-camera setups. i need an ext. flash that works seamlessly with my 1000d ( talking about this, are the canon speedlites, like 430exII or 580exII cheaper in china than SG? ) any recommendations?

[savager]

seems like nobody has any idea about china stuff =/

[letbox]

Originally Posted by savager seems like nobody has any idea about china stuff =/

i am using the Yongnuo 460D

[savager]

hmm yeah, other than the YN460 (or jinbei), any other mentionable flashguns/strobes i can get from china? thinking of doing a wireless setup with 3 guns/strobes. currently only own 1 flashgun.

[calvinekeep8661]

Originally Posted by letbox i am using the Yongnuo 460D

how is your experience with yongnuo 460?
wat's mean for full manual flashgun? does it work and flash together when you press the shutter button like the built-in flash?

[letbox]

the yongnuo is pretty good.has a built in slave trigger.could be more powerful though

[calvinekeep8661]

Originally Posted by letbox the yongnuo is pretty good.has a built in slave trigger.could be more powerful though

so that's mean can flash when you press shutter button?? cos i saw on the forum this flashgun is full manual, so i thought tat tis flashgun can not be flash synchronization with camera

[bubbagump]

Originally Posted by calvinekeep8661 so that's mean can flash when you press shutter button?? cos i saw on the forum this flashgun is full manual, so i thought tat tis flashgun can not be flash synchronization with camera

I think auto refers to the metering functions i.e. TTL, ETTL etc. Makes no sense to make a flash that does not fire with shutter actuation. Nobody will be able to syn the shutter with the flash "manually" except maybe spiderman (he is a photographer afterall)