Yongnuo YN-14EX TTL LED Macro Ring Flash Light for Canon

Update May 2019:Still going strong! I hike with my camera/camera bag frequently and this comes with me every time. I'm actually surprised that an inexpensive ring flash like this has held up so long and after a lot of rough treatment! I upgraded my camera since my original purchase to a Canon 80D and it works just as well with the 80D as it did with the 60D.Update April 2017:I've been using this ring flash fairly frequently over the last 2 years and thus far have not had a single issue. I use it mostly deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens (forest) and often in very swampy areas on hot, humid days and still no problems at all. I will update this review again if I ever do have a problem.Original Review May 2015:I've been seriously into macro photography for about 8 years now and I put off buying a macro ring flash until now. I previously used a Canon 430EX flash and while it did an okay job it really isn't made for macro work. While I am a very serious macro photographer, having been published dozens of times in various textbooks, magazines and field guides, I am also an amateur, I don't make much money from my work and found it difficult to justify spending the cost of a Canon macro light. I've seen many off brand ring lights appear into the market for low prices but with comparable low reviews for lighting power and quality.I finally decided to take the chance with this one after seeing the great reviews and low price and I have to say that I am very glad that I did! The quality is exceptional and the functionality is equally impressive. I love being able to adjust the power of each side independently to create or eliminate various shadow effects. In just owning it a few weeks my work has improved greatly, I simply could never go back to a standard flash again for macro photography. The only negative for this flash, and really all macro ring flashes, is the ring shaped highlights it produces on subjects. If you really look at them they can be distracting, but to me, getting my subject well lit and in focus is the most important thing and for that, this flash really does the job.Camera: Canon 60DLens: Canon 100mm macroFlash: Yongnuo YN-14EX

My test bed: 5d mkiii / 7d mkii / 100mm is f2.8A copy of the Canon MR-14EX, the Yongnuo YN-14EX is a great alternative for 1/5 the price. At the time of purchase I paid $100 for this, the Canon is $500.I'll try and hit all the main points here.eTTL: Works great. I have to use +1/3 flash EV using it on my 5d, and -1 2/3 EV on my 7d. The crop sensor (1.6x) of the 7d changes the effective focal length of the 100mm to 160mm. I believe this is what messes up the eTTL metering for that body. Thankfully this flash supports that EV compensation setting.Fit and Feel: I haven't used the Canon version, but this feels good. The 67mm ring adapter fit well. The ring flash is easy to attach or remove from the adapter ring. Body of the flash fits well on both my camera bodies' shoes. Whole unit feels pretty solid.Features: It has an assist light built into the ring. This is clutch, it makes catching focus in dark areas a breeze. You can also make the assist light only turn on when you half press the shutter. This supports FEB (Flash Exposure Bracketing), which enables the capability for HDR shots. You can ratio the strength of the left/right flashes. You'll notice if you look at the picture it has two elements. You can make the left 1/8 power, and the right 1 power, for example, or completely turn off the left one. This creates shadow effects, for artistic creativity. Be noted, this does not support HSS (High Speed Shutter Sync), this means you have to use the native sync number on your body. My 5d is 1/200, my 7d is 1/250. You couldn't use higher shutters like 1/500, 1/1000 ect..

I bought this for my Sony a6000, not knowing if it will work correctly. I am so happy that the flash works now. Even the E-TTL works on my Sony a6000. But I had to get it to work with my Sony a6000 due to reasons that were not a fault of this Flash. Because this flash worked fine on my friend's Sony NEX6 out of the box. I got it to work with Sony a6000. However, please note that you may need to buy a hotshoe converter. Let me explain this. This flash has a Canon hotshoe which is compatible with the Sony NEX/a6000 camera hotshoe but on the a6000 it may need some extra work to get it to work. There are two types of a6000 - Black and Silver. I have the black one and the hotshoe is painted black. The flash didn't work on my a6000 at first and a lot of people online suggested scraping off the black paint on the hotshoe. So I did that and then the flash *kinda* worked only if I pushed it against the camera body (I guess because it was loosely fit as there was some wiggle). On my friend's Sony NEX6 which has the same hotshoe (but not painted black), the flash worked with 100% success. So then, I bought this canon to sony hotshoe converter that makes this flash work perfectly with my a6000 with no need to push it against the camera body and also you won't need to remove any black paint from the hotshoe if you use this converter. No complaints since then. To find this converter search Amazon for: "Neewer Black Flash Hot Shoe Converter Adapter for Sony Cameras Camcorders A7 A7R A7II A7S A6000 NEX-6 A99 A58 RX1 RX1R RX10 RX100M VG900E VG30E CX900E" or this link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R7H481G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1All the functions on this flash work on my Sony a6000. I have added some photos. Please note that I have also added an extension bar to my camera so that I remove the weight of the flash's control box from the camera's hotshoe. The control unit (the one with the LCD and buttons) gets very heavy when you add 4 AA batteries in it. If you attach it to a mirroeless camera, it takes the weight with no worries but I just don't want to wear off the hotshoe on my camera very quickly due to this added weight so I added an extension bar which holds the weight of the control unit of the flash. Please see the pictures.Thanks a lotHopefully this will save