Lithium Battery Case Study
Yongnuo, a lithium-ion flash for Canon
Canon warns photographers to never use lithium batteries in its flashes, but Yongnuo introduced a flash, Canon compatible, that uses a lithium-ion battery.
The Yongnuo Speedlite YN686EX-RT is compatible with Canon’s RT- series of flashes, but contrary to Canon’s units uses a lithium-ion battery said to be faster and offer 750 full-power flashes from a single charge.
When lithium batteries became a common thing in the market, some photographers managed to fry their flashes, because they picked a set of AA lithium batteries and used them with the flash. They recycled faster, yes, but were prone to problems, one of them being that they get very hot. They can be used, but if you’re shooting at a fast rate, …show more content…
As interesting as Yongnuo’s solution may be, the only problem seems to be the YN-B2000 Lithium Battery Pack it uses, which can not be found through a simple search online. Although it is possible to buy the flash with two batteries, it is important to know that the battery pack is available to buy on its own and will continue to be so. I tried to get in touch with Yongnuo to know more about the battery, but got no reply yet. There is no indication of price or availability and without information, it is hard to suggest the flash as a good option.
Technically, the flash seems very promising, with a built-in 2.4 GHz transceiver, letting photographers control and trigger it wirelessly. The important element to retain here is that, according to Yongnuo, the flash is fully compatible with the Canon ST-E3-RT, 600EX-RT II, 430EX III-RT, meaning you can use it with those accessories from Canon, either as master or slave. Or you can opt to use a couple of units of the YN686EX-RT as your system, as the price of one unit is very good: it goes from $140 to $165.00, depending where you buy
Canon warns photographers to never use lithium batteries in its flashes, but Yongnuo introduced a flash, Canon compatible, that uses a lithium-ion battery.
The Yongnuo Speedlite YN686EX-RT is compatible with Canon’s RT- series of flashes, but contrary to Canon’s units uses a lithium-ion battery said to be faster and offer 750 full-power flashes from a single charge.
When lithium batteries became a common thing in the market, some photographers managed to fry their flashes, because they picked a set of AA lithium batteries and used them with the flash. They recycled faster, yes, but were prone to problems, one of them being that they get very hot. They can be used, but if you’re shooting at a fast rate, …show more content…
As interesting as Yongnuo’s solution may be, the only problem seems to be the YN-B2000 Lithium Battery Pack it uses, which can not be found through a simple search online. Although it is possible to buy the flash with two batteries, it is important to know that the battery pack is available to buy on its own and will continue to be so. I tried to get in touch with Yongnuo to know more about the battery, but got no reply yet. There is no indication of price or availability and without information, it is hard to suggest the flash as a good option.
Technically, the flash seems very promising, with a built-in 2.4 GHz transceiver, letting photographers control and trigger it wirelessly. The important element to retain here is that, according to Yongnuo, the flash is fully compatible with the Canon ST-E3-RT, 600EX-RT II, 430EX III-RT, meaning you can use it with those accessories from Canon, either as master or slave. Or you can opt to use a couple of units of the YN686EX-RT as your system, as the price of one unit is very good: it goes from $140 to $165.00, depending where you buy