I was sent a Yongnuo RF-603 to test with the flash. But maybe this is a hint at a future version that can act as a transmitter? If you have any idea why you’d want to set the flash to “–” mode while set up as a radio receiver, let me know in the comments. I can’t see the point of the latter — it just stops the flash from firing, which is not much use when it is only a receiver. In radio mode, you can choose between M, Multi and “–” settings. Perhaps Yongnuo’s next E-TTL enabled flashgun (YN569EX?) will have a radio receiver inside it compatible with their YN-622C triggering system? We can only speculate at this point. I suspect that this is something that will be unlocked in a future model, such as the YN560-IV, or when a new kind of radio trigger with wireless flash grouping comes out. In fact, this does not do anything but there is a “Gr” number in the LCD underneath the “Ch” channel indicator. The labels suggest that there is a “GRP” (group) function if you press the Mode and Triggering Mode buttons together. On the screen there is a low battery indicator, which is incredibly helpful to have if the flash isn’t firing for some reason and you want to find out why. You can even toggle how quickly the flashgun turns on  — there is surprisingly a lot you can customise in this device! You’ll need to refer to this for some of the more advanced settings, such as customising how long the flash takes to go to sleep, how long the screen stays backlit, switching the ready beep on and off and adjusting whether power adjustment is in 1/3 or 1/2 stops. The interface is so intuitive that I have been able to write the majority of the review without even glancing at the instruction manual, which is — predictably — written in broken Chinglish, but quite easy to understand. The Yongnuo YN560-III also features a stroboscopic “Multi”-flash mode, which you will most likely never use. Changing radio channels is very easy and there is even a helpful visual representation on the LCD showing how you should set the DIP switches on the RF-602/3 transmitter.
YONGNUO YN 560 III TUTORIAL PC
There are two optical slave modes (in the event you aren’t using the radio receiver), a PC Sync port and of course the radio triggering mode, which you can adjust to receive either RF-602 or RF-603 signals using the “FN” menu. The zoom head goes from 24–105mm and there is also a flip-down diffuser panel.
YONGNUO YN 560 III TUTORIAL FULL
You can adjust the output from full power down to 1/128 in 1/3-stop increments. That said, shooting a stream of a dozen shots at the same power level and comparing them, I found no significant variation in colour temperature or in light intensity. You can speed this up with an SF-17C or SF-18C battery pack, but I haven’t got one to test.īeing only an AA-powered speedlight, the YN560-III is designed more for convenience than for absolute colour accuracy. The recycle time is specified to be four seconds at full power — in my testing I measured 3.5—4.0 seconds. Sadly there is no remote control of settings, but you’d be paying a lot more to get such capabilities. It has a clear, backlit LCD screen from which you can change all the settings. The Yongnuo YN560-III has a full complement of features for a manual-only flashgun. It is nice to think that I only have one self-contained flash unit to worry about keeping securely on top of my light stand (or boom arm). The built-in radio is a great benefit, freeing you of cables, Velcro or wobbly receivers. This speedlight is effectively a YN560-II that can be triggered by a Yongnuo RF-602 or RF-603 wireless trigger without needing to connect an external receiver. Currently if you want the same sort of functionality from any other brand, you’d be looking at the much Quantum Qflash series or the Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT, both of which sit in a much higher price bracket. Today we are testing the Yongnuo YN560-III, one of the first budget-friendly camera flashes to be released with a radio receiver built into it.
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