What are the differences between Yongnuo YN560 IV, YN568EX, and YN685 flashes for Nikon?

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I shoot with a Nikon D7200 and am comparing three Yongnuo speedlights: the YN560 IV, YN568EX, and YN685. I’ve figured out that the YN560 IV is manual-only and does not support Nikon i-TTL, while the YN568EX and YN685 do. What I’m trying to understand is how they differ in practical use, especially for on-camera versus off-camera flash. Which models have built-in wireless control or radio triggering, and can any of them do off-camera TTL without extra receivers?

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The YN560-IV is a manual only flash. It does not do iTTL at all. It does have a radio receiver built in that allows you to control the flash's manual power and zoom head, as well as fire the flash, from the YN560-TX transmitter. You can also tell it to "fire" using an RF-603 N/RF-603 II N/RF-605 set to "transmitter" on the camera, but you can't set power levels and the zoom head remotely with them.

The YN-568EX N is a full featured iTTL flash, but it has no built in radio receiver. To use it off camera via radio you need a transmitter/receiver set. It can also be controlled optically via the Nikon optical wireless control system.

If you use a YN560-TX on the camera and an RF-603 N/RF-603 II N/RF-605 attached to the flash as a receiver you will only be able to use the YN-568EX N flash in manual mode. The YN622N/YN622N II transmitter/receiver system (each unit can act as either a radio transmitter or radio receiver) will allow you to use the YN-568EX II N off camera with the full TTL capability as well as HSS in exactly the same way you can use the flash when mounted directly to the camera's hot shoe. There is also a YN622N-TX transmitter that has an LCD screen that makes it much easier to see what you are doing, especially when controlling multiple flashes/groups of flashes. Unfortunately, the YN622 radio system can not control the YN560/RF603/RF-605 radio receivers. A YN-560TX can communicate with the most recent version of the YN622N-TX II and allow it to pass through commands to YN622N II compatible receivers and flashes, but the reverse is not the case - A YN622N II can't use the YN560-TX to pass commands to flashes/receivers that use the YN560/RF-603/RF-605 system.

The YN685 N is also a full featured TTL flash similar to the YN-568EX N, but it has a built in radio receiver that can be controlled by either the YN622N system (with full functionality, just as if the flash were directly mounted to the camera's hot shoe) or by the YN560/RF603/RF605 system (with the limited functionality of that system).

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The main split is manual vs TTL.

  • YN560 IV: manual-only. No Nikon i-TTL. It has a built-in radio receiver for Yongnuo’s 560 radio system, so it works well for off-camera manual flash control with a YN560-TX. Good if you want inexpensive, multi-flash manual setups.
  • YN568EX: a full-featured i-TTL flash. Good for on-camera use when you want the camera to set flash power automatically. It does not have a built-in radio receiver, so off-camera radio use requires extra trigger hardware. It can be used with Nikon’s optical wireless system.
  • YN685: generally the better fit if you want TTL plus built-in radio convenience, especially for off-camera use.

TTL matters most for fast-changing situations like events, parties, or bounce flash on-camera, where automatic flash exposure is helpful. Manual flash is often preferred for controlled off-camera lighting.

So: choose the YN560 IV for low-cost manual radio flash, the YN568EX for TTL with optical/extra-trigger setups, or the YN685 if you want the most flexible TTL option with easier off-camera use.

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