Is it just me being unlucky, or are there problems with flash battery doors breaking? Inevitably the little plastic tabs that lock the door in place just fail. I thought this was just because I had been a cheapskate buying 3rd party flashes, but so far I've had one Yongnuo 468, a 568EX II and one of my Yongnuo 600EX all with doors breaking at least partially.
So. When I wanted a flash for my A7R II I decided not to skimp and buy an official Sony HVL-F43M flash. And within a month the door on that was broken too.
I don't think I use my flashes in a particularly destructive way and I try to keep care of my kit - but it does seem these doors are quite fragile.
I've never owned a genuine Canon Speedlite, are these any better constructed? And if the battery door latch does fail does it look like a simple component to replace? (On the sony it seems the whole outer shell needs to be replaced!)
Jolyon
So. When I wanted a flash for my A7R II I decided not to skimp and buy an official Sony HVL-F43M flash. And within a month the door on that was broken too.
I don't think I use my flashes in a particularly destructive way and I try to keep care of my kit - but it does seem these doors are quite fragile.
I've never owned a genuine Canon Speedlite, are these any better constructed? And if the battery door latch does fail does it look like a simple component to replace? (On the sony it seems the whole outer shell needs to be replaced!)
Jolyon