05.23.2015 PROBLEMS with Yongnuo YN600EX-RT - Software and batteries

05.23.2015 PROBLEMS with Yongnuo YN600EX-RT - Software and batteries

Yongnuo YN600EX-RT TTL HSS Speedlite System Flash for Canon camera like Canon 7D 60D 700D 650D 600D 5DIII with softbox (Electronics)

Customer Review

5 Stars

UPDATING THE REVIEW BELOW!

02.16.2015 First impressions good. As described in reviews ...

Software update ...
What the manufacturer has thought there? - Nix!
The update is almost impossible to realize, ...! Who no longer has 32bit Windows, might have a problem!
Why are devices from the January 15 Production not already delivered (according to label) with the latest firmware?

Handling
Handling well and easy settings are easily made via the camera menu. Anyone who has worked with Yongnuo / Canon flash comes without the manual to right, this is only in English / Chinese available (question if permitted for the German market)

Power Consumption
A-described Amazon problem with "Battery Consumption" ...
to> 200 flashes with amazon Basic battery shows the flash, after 24 hrs., still about 50% charge on.
Fully charged batteries are after 24 hrs., According to display fully.

UPDATE 02/23/2015 - power consumption - battery or Amazon Enneloop basic -
Reduction to 4 stars - but still Recommendation

1 times came before it that was displayed batteries empty (flash turned off), although fresh batteries were inserted. Here helped twice on / off. ... Annoying when you are just in a situation where the flash is needed spontaneously. After that, the battery held at a 50% level, according to display. In between flash and turn off this device to / did not change. Change the LED from blue to red (loaded) within 1.5 - 2 sec.
As far as it seems to be OK. - A request from the manufacturer was still nciht, because the degree of new year celebration ...

UPDATE 04/01/2015 - power consumption / battery
After almost 2 months of use ...
I am satisfied with the performance, handling. There were no more mistakes in electricity consumption or use different batteries (batteries not tested). Even if the flash 2 time 3 days was not used, a clear deterioration of battery performance was not noticing.
However, I have also always reserve in his pocket and prior appointments I invite batteries on ...
... Act. Firmware 1.8.1

UPDATE 23/05/2015
I bought three YN 600es rt. NONE let himself provided me with the current software update.
1. Lightning showed at the start of the Yongnuo software directly confirms a mistake Yongnuo: broken - thanks Amazon ... Returns
2nd and 3rd flash: 2. Firmware 1.8.2, 3. firmware 1.8.1 on both the Firmware can be upload, both with Win XP Home, Windows 7 64, as well as under Win 7 64 in compatibility mode. It follows in the display flash STEP 1 wait 30s ... then the display will show the message "Error in the process", followed by "Update complete, reset".
Thereafter, the flash version is Info menu: Firmware 1.5.7 from 2014! Current firmware according Yongnuo website (05.23.2015) 1.8.3!
With two flashes I have repeated the procedure several times, also took place a change of the USB cable and the USB connector.
Here, when a reader has a solution ... please post!

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