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Aug 30, 2018
It's heavy.
The last thing you want to do is find you compass in the bottom of the gear bag, with a cracked dial. This one has an all metal frame and would survive in heavy gear bag and/or falls. Yet, the internals are still the same basic plastic you'd find on the basic models.
This compass is surprisingly heavy and might be bothersome if you like to hold your's 24/7 while walking, and might be uncomfortable if worn around the neck. There is a loose fitting, nylon fabric case with a belt loop. It's thin and I feel that it might wear and tear quickly.
The direction ring is sufficiently dampened.
The angle gauge's arm, on my sample, is very loose and annoying. Which is held on by two screws that are easily removable if you're not going to use that feature. As it gets in the way while holding.
May 12, 2013
Solid workhorse for those whom need E-TTL
While I prefer my 550 and 580EX, I bagged a brand new, boxed 420EX for cheap, and was pleasantly surprised by it's performance.
While it lacks manual user controls externally, it's easy enough to do so within the camera menu, and works well with the newer 7D bodies. Even so, when used with a brolly one can simply change the distance to subject to increase or decrease intensity, (old school).
I use flash for ceiling/wall bounce, inside events and places of worship, and while it's power is technically about 2 stops less compared to a to a 550EX, it's still hot enough to light up venues with moderately high ceilings to get the ambiance I need, thus keeping me within ISO800.
I also power it via quantum batteries and it's held up well for all day use.
While I use third party triggers, it slaves/communicates well with other canon flashes.
Because it's considered a consumer model, models with little to no use can be readily found at bargain prices. In the right hands, if you want E-TTL, this is the cheapest ticket to play, (or to consider for your backup).
Apr 10, 2013
Lots of light, dumb easy and quick to use for cheap.
4 of 4 found this helpful "You get what you pay for" doesn't always have to be a negative expression. I've purchasing my second TT560 because it meets my needs for a quick to use, all manual light gun.
I use speed lights to help raise the ambiance of the room for events and weddings, and directly as fill/balance in broad daylight. These events require one to be quick and shoot at a moments notice. Here, content is king and getting the shot matters. Therefore, it is refreshing to have a light that doesn't require pressing a button to unlock before changing it's angle/direction. Going from portrait to landscape with my Canon flashes and having to fumble with the lock button is a hassle. However, due to the lack of a locking mechanism, the TT560 is not able to hold modifiers heavier than a bounce card without falling down. Otherwise, under it's own weight it stays in place.
Even when I use brackets such a Jones, or a CB Junior, I still find a need to turn the light to something I can bounce from, or avoid shooting rudely into another's face, and it's an effortless, one-handed affair.
It's lighter than my 550EX's, as I carry two bodies on me with lenses to cover from wide to tele, (every ounce less matters to my shoulders in an all day stretch). It's also much quicker to adjust the intensity directly with a dedicated plus or minus button vs. the 550's cumbersome mode-select-adjust-select method is way too slow for some situations. the TT560 allows me to quickly ramp up or down the intensity and get off another, more appealing shot, (this is why they call them "speedlites").
With a guide number of 38, it's sufficient for uses that fall into the speed light realm, and still be light and portable. Obviously, if you need some real power, you're looking beyond speed lights and for those cases, I bother to drag out my Balcars and batt packs.
Speaking of batt packs, the TT560 works well with the GODOX PB820 rechargeable battery. Cycles and fires almost instantly and consecutively, and has overheating protection, (although I rarely fire more than three or four shots in succession).
While it works well with radio triggers, the slave sensor is very responsive and makes for a great fill and kicker light.
The flash also lacks any zoom function, for close quarters, small rooms and shot into an umbrella, it's fine. (I'll use a 550EX for shooting events requiring tele).
Finally, at $50 each, I don't worry about theft and abuse as much with unattended, or mounted Canons.
I'm certain that a little more money you could purchase something with more features, zoom and maybe TTL in line with Canon and Nikons. However, this flash fits for many of my needs, which both extends the life of my more expensive Canons, and pay's for itself on the first job.