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Can anyone tell me if this flash units power can be reduced in manual mode ( like say the nissin 2600 full /half/quarter power) i am looking to use it off camera and shooting through a diffuser brollie in an outdoor envoirment with radio trigger, i was hoping to secure a couple of them at budget prices, any comments/thoughts?
my second choice would be nikon speedlights ~ sb25 upwards but within budget costs, say £35 per unit, i believe you can dail in the aperture on these units which would make life easier.
third choice would be metz cl 45.
the hanimex seem to be at a reasonable price second hand. 
nikonuser
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posted on 08/11/2010 21:18:37
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thanks for your post, i have tried those links to no avail.
the other alternative to using ND gels is to invoke newtons inverse square law, and move the flash further away, or Guide No. devided by distance = F stop (if i knew the guide number for this model!
thanks for your input, regards mark
nikonuser
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posted on 09/11/2010 22:28:39
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Yes I have one of these as well which I have had for more years than I care to remember.
The Guide Number (Metric) is 30 at full power. It does have automatic exposure control with a photocell mounted just above the slide switch on the front. The White dot is for full power and the red and green dots control the maximum power levels at the reduced settings. The colours correspond to the colours on the calculator on the side of the flash at ISO 100 I believe.
What I want to find out is the trigger voltage of this gun and whether it is safe to use with a wireless trigger. I would be loathe to connect it to my D200 without knowing if it is safe to do so. A wireless trigger is not too bad as they are cheap enough to replace if it blows up!
I think that they are very good units for their age. I took mine out of my old 35 mm camera case yesterday and switched it on and the ready light was on in about 5 seconds. It is the first time it has been powered up in about 5 years and I left it with the batteries in! (Bad practice, I know!!)
Karada
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posted on 28/03/2011 12:55:31
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Hi, if your going to be using this in conjunction with a wireless trigger/reciever then the trigger voltage does not matter, only if you are thinking of connecting direct to the digital camera pc or hot shoe does the voltage become an issue, thanks for your post, that helped me a bit 
nikonuser
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posted on 28/03/2011 22:21:12
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If you like I can copy the manual for you and send it as a .pdf. PM me if you would like me to do that and give me your email address.
It is funny that you put up a picture of the Temenos with the transporter bridge in the background as I have just received a project to assess for an instructor at Adult Ed and it included a similar pic but without the model.
Karada
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posted on 28/03/2011 22:51:07
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BTW, there are some speedlights that I believe are quite good which you can find on Ebay. I have just bought one to use as a slave and at £29.80 with free delivery from HK you can't really go far wrong.
YN460 II Flash Speedlite for Nikon.
Meanwhile, it add a lot of newest function, better than YN-460 model, such as following :
1, It increased the Flash index from 33 to 38(at 35mm focal length，ISO 100 in meters) and 53 (at 35mm focal length，ISO 200 in meters);
2, This YN-460 II has the output power fine-tuning fucntion, If the 7 output power can't meet your demand, You can press " " or " - " buttons to fine tune the output power of the flash with step length of 1/7 ev in order to obtain finer exposure control, so there are 48 step length for you to choose. ( There is just 7 setp length for the first version. )
3, The recycling time is much faster than the first version.
Function:
* Output Power Fine-tuning Function
* with Reflector board and diffusing board take photos
* Test button and charging indicator
* Bounce Flash
* Use Wide-angle Diffuser
* Rear-curtain Sync
* Multiple Flash Application
Feature:
* Guide number: 38 (at 35mm focal length，ISO 100 in meters)
* Guide number: 53 (at 35mm focal length，ISO 200 in meters)
* Flash Mode: M, S1, S2
* Up/down ward angle: 0-90 degree
* Left/right angle: 0-270 degree
* Power Source: 4 X AA size batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH are usable)
* Battery Life: 100 - 1500 times (with alkaline batteries)
* Recycle Time: Approx. 0.1-5 Sec., with fresh AA size alkaline batteries
* Slave Mode S1: Normal Optic Slave
* Slave Mode S2: Pre-flash Cancel Slave
* Color Temperature: 5600K
* Flash Duration: 1/800S - 1/20000S
* Flash adjustment: 7 difference power level (1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64, 1/7)
* Power Saving: Stand by mode, 30mins to power off mode.
* 60mins to power off when using the optic mode.
* Dimensions: 72X135X85mm
* Net Weight: 250g
Suitable for:
1) Work with Hot Shoe Cameras
2) Wireless Remote Trigger Studio
3) Wireless Hot Shoe Flash Remote Slave Trigger Sensor
4) Work with flash units using universal hot shoe like CANON, Nikon, Sigma, Olympus
Package contains:
• 1 x Flash light
• 1 x Black Protector bag
• 1 x Mini stand
• 1 x English manual
• Original Manufactory Package
Karada
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posted on 28/03/2011 22:59:45
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yes i looked at them ( YN460 II Flash Speedlite for Nikon ) they look quite good and cheap as chips, let me know how you get on with them.
 
nikonuser
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posted on 29/03/2011 12:20:34
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I received the YN-460 II and I bought the 560 as well. The 560 arrived first and I had problems with it. It worked fine in the manual mode but froze up completely as soon as I tried to select a slave mode. In fact it wouldn't even turn off. The seller offered to exchange it if I sent it back but the return postage was almost as much as the unit so out came the tools and I opened it up to find a small circuit board with a lot of connectors. I checked they were all on properly and, lo and behold, it worked. The 460 worked straight out of the box and is a fine little flash. It has seven main power levels and 7 micro adjustment levels allowing you far too many options, 49 in total! The only drawback is that they only have hot shoe connectors, no cable connector, but as my wireless triggers all have hot shoe and cable it doesn't bother me. Both came with diffusers and the 560 has a motorised zoom head covering 28-105mm
For under £50 each they seem quite solidly built and I think they offer good value for money.
Incidently my Hanimex Pro 550 works fine with the wireless triggers so I now have enough battery flash units to light up a studio!
Karada
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posted on 09/05/2011 23:41:27
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