Yongnuo YN 465 Is Under $100.

If you’re interested in buying a digital flash for less than 100 dollars your options are fairly limited as there is certainly nothing you could buy new from Canon or Nikon for that budget.

But no need to worry as there is a quite a decent TTL flash for under 75 dollars with an additional "M" mode for "strobist" photography on top. That’s what you can get with the Yongnuo YN-465 flash.

The YN-465, the first TTL model from the Yongnuo ( I know the name is not particularly flashy, but who cares), is basically a TTL-enabled YN460. It is available in a Canon E-TTL (II) version or as a Nikon i-TTL model.

Both of these flashes are sold under the same name but are different technically so you need to make ensure that it’s the right version for your camera brand when buying one of them.

Yongnuo YN 465 Description

The YongNuo YN-465 is a high performance flash for most of the Canon DSLR cameras. The TTL mode of this YongNuo flash for canon automatically sets the flash light so that you get a perfect image. You can also adjust the right amount of light as per your preference with the M mode of this YongNuo flash. The Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor of this YongNuo flash for canon ensures greater efficiency and improved performance. The YongNuo YN-465 flash comes with 0-90 degree vertical rotation angle and 0-270 degree horizontal rotation angle that accurately provide light in a wider area. The 4 AA Alkaline cell of this YongNuo flash offers greater power so that you get light for a longer time. Get greater reliability with 100 - 1500 lighting times from the YongNuo YN-465 flash.

Within the Yongnuo categories you can find two more TTL flashes: the Yongnuo YN-467 for Canon or Nikon and the Yongnuo YN-468 (Canon only). The YN-465 is the entry level flash. The range now was extended by the addition of the YN-565.

YN 465 Technical Specification

This YN-465 Flash Speedlite, has TTL function, is designed for Canon Camera, It boasts an array of features that flawlessly complement the camera, which will make any photography-savvy individual swell with content.

TTL mode, the metering system of this camera will detect flash illumination reflected back from the object so as to automatically control flash output in this mode. When taking photos, you only require aiming at some scene and press the shutter after focusing, the light will give proper light as per tips and then you can get your desired photo.

M mode, you can set flash luminance as per your favorite, luminance level will be displayed by luminance indicator. When taking photos, you only require setting the flash luminance, adjust the camera and press the shutter, the flash light will flash under the camera synchronous signal.

Test mode: Press the PILOT button to test if the flash-light flashes normally. In M mode, the test flash will send light with different luminance per level of output selected.

Camera Compatibility

The Yongnuo YN 465 flash is designed in both Canon and Nikon versions. Some of the ausction and other sites do list these flashes under specific camera model, but in truth there are no sub version. So all the flashes designed for Canon are the same and so are the YN-speedlites for Nikon.

Canon Cameras:

• The YN-465 is compatible with most, but not with all Canon DSLR cameras. Check the list below:

• Canon 40D 50D 350D 400D 450D 500D 1000D"

• The flash is incompatible with old, film-based Canon cameras from the pre-ETTL days

Nikon Cameras

• Overall, the Yongnuo YN 465 should work with all Nikon i-TTL DSLR from the D80 or later.

• Yongnuo reports that, the 465 is not compatible with the Nikon D100, D50, D70 and the D2 series models.