The following is a very brief summary of my initial test with using 2 Yongnuo YM 560 Mk ii flash guns in combination with Canon 580 /430 flashguns for capturing water splash images.
This is the basic set up I was using to test the YN-560’s with, as you can see the 2 x YN-560 units are positioned in front of the catch tank and a Canon 580 to the rear left, I also experimented with holding my 430 above the splash which with the 4 flashguns gave me the best results.
The Canon flashes were triggered by my Pixel King wireless triggers and the YN-560’s set in synch S1 mode which resulted in them being automatically triggered by the flash of the canon units.
There is a coloured gel in the card frame placed in front of the rear flash. I have made simple cards with different gel colours in the various apertures and at times also put gels directly over the flash heads. When I do this I am not as creative as Colin who used tape, I simple use a rubber band to hold it in place, that doesn’t leave a sticky mark on the side of the flash head.
As I am using the dining room I have placed an old sheet and waterproof dust sheets to protect the table and carpet with all the chairs stacked away in the background. It is my way of getting permission to use the dining room and not have to freeze my whatsits off in the garage.
The next 4 shots were all taken with all flashguns set at 1/128 power you will see that there is plenty of light when the camera was set at ISO400, 1/160, f22. However I found that on the droplets that were still falling I was getting a halo, I'm not sure if this is the delay in the YN-560 firing after the canon flashes trigger or if the YN-560’s are not actually working at a true 1/128 sync.
Large crop of droplet
Second image at 1/128 power setting
Large crop of droplets
However I found that when I changed the power setting to 1/64 on all flashes the halo effect disappeared.
Large crop of droplets with no halo
I plan on experimenting more tomorrow with other flash positions and settings but so far I feel that the YN-560 Mk ii units are working well in manual mode and syncing with the Canon / Pixel King gear at power ratings of1/64 and upwards.
I have found that the YN-560 flashes charge between flash every bit as fast as the Canon units when using them at the reduced power settings. Depending on how my experiments go tomorrow I may well invest in a third YN-560 so that I can use the Canon 430 with a Pixel King trigger and not use either of my Canon 580’s and reap the benefits of the additional light from 4 units.
This is the basic set up I was using to test the YN-560’s with, as you can see the 2 x YN-560 units are positioned in front of the catch tank and a Canon 580 to the rear left, I also experimented with holding my 430 above the splash which with the 4 flashguns gave me the best results.
The Canon flashes were triggered by my Pixel King wireless triggers and the YN-560’s set in synch S1 mode which resulted in them being automatically triggered by the flash of the canon units.
There is a coloured gel in the card frame placed in front of the rear flash. I have made simple cards with different gel colours in the various apertures and at times also put gels directly over the flash heads. When I do this I am not as creative as Colin who used tape, I simple use a rubber band to hold it in place, that doesn’t leave a sticky mark on the side of the flash head.
As I am using the dining room I have placed an old sheet and waterproof dust sheets to protect the table and carpet with all the chairs stacked away in the background. It is my way of getting permission to use the dining room and not have to freeze my whatsits off in the garage.
The next 4 shots were all taken with all flashguns set at 1/128 power you will see that there is plenty of light when the camera was set at ISO400, 1/160, f22. However I found that on the droplets that were still falling I was getting a halo, I'm not sure if this is the delay in the YN-560 firing after the canon flashes trigger or if the YN-560’s are not actually working at a true 1/128 sync.
Large crop of droplet
Second image at 1/128 power setting
Large crop of droplets
However I found that when I changed the power setting to 1/64 on all flashes the halo effect disappeared.
Large crop of droplets with no halo
I plan on experimenting more tomorrow with other flash positions and settings but so far I feel that the YN-560 Mk ii units are working well in manual mode and syncing with the Canon / Pixel King gear at power ratings of1/64 and upwards.
I have found that the YN-560 flashes charge between flash every bit as fast as the Canon units when using them at the reduced power settings. Depending on how my experiments go tomorrow I may well invest in a third YN-560 so that I can use the Canon 430 with a Pixel King trigger and not use either of my Canon 580’s and reap the benefits of the additional light from 4 units.
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