Last Updated on 08/28/2017 by Chris Gampat
Yongnuo, the Chinese lighting and accessory manufacturer known for their affordable speedlights, has announced the latest in their YN568EX series of mid-range, budget speedlights – the YN568 EX III. In addition to that, the company has also announced the long awaited Nikon version of their [amazon_textlink asin=’B01MQTDAD8′ text=’YN968EX-RT’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thephobl-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’6058c33e-89c2-11e7-a882-331850712370′], the YN968N.Starting with the YN568 EX III, many of the hallmark features of this model line have gone unchanged in the new model; the menu remains similar, as well the GN remains unchanged. However, the unit now boasts a full one second faster recycle time over the older [amazon_textlink asin=’B00DB21TCM’ text=’YN568 EX II’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thephobl-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’8b08310c-89c2-11e7-a95b-8b528793137f’] units. Additionally, the YN568EX III has also seen a USB port added to facilitate in-home firmware updates.
The YN568EX III is compatible with both Nikon and Canon optical triggering technologies and comes standard with a Canon E-TTL hotshoe for through the lens flash metering. Oh, and it can also be set to master mode, allowing you to control other Canon or Yongnuo speedlights on up to 4 channels.
Pricing and Availability on the YN568EX III have not yet been announced.
On the [amazon_textlink asin=’B073DZBL4H’ text=’YN968N’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thephobl-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’66c18ab5-89c2-11e7-bbb0-41c8410f7346′] side of things, the unit is almost an exact copy of the company’s YN968EX-RT, the difference being it (you guessed it) sports the necessary tech to work with Nikon’s I-TTL and rather than supporting Canon’s RT technology, and acts as a master for Yongnuo’s YN-622 based radio triggering system.
Just like the RX-RT model, the YN968N also sports the unique LED modeling lamp under the flash head that also has a built in color correction filter to help it match with tungsten lighting. You won’t be lighting your video footage with this LED, but it’s a nice feature for if you need to see in a dark room to read something – and in a pinch, it could offer enough light to help a struggling AF system grab focus.
The unit is also resistant to drops (not something all speedlights can boast about).
As for the pricing, the unit is now available [amazon_textlink asin=’B073DZBL4H’ text=’over on Amazon’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’thephobl-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’7f422023-89c2-11e7-9e98-77f5b513b177′] for a steal at just $119. If you need a workhorse Speedlight, maybe an OEM is the way to go, but if you just need a light here or there, you will be hard pressed to find one with better features for less money.
You can get more details about this release over at Lighting Rumors!