Hi all,
as you may remember, a forum member at dpreview said that the small and powerful Nissin i40 for Fujifilm X cameras will be available in October. Well, according to a FR-source, it will happen earlier.
The actual availability date will be various between countries, but the first lot of flashes will be in stock at authorized dealers around early September.
The Nissin i40 is a new great super compact powerful and flexible flash with ergonomics of the Fujifilm EF-X20. It recently won the TIPA Award 2014 for the“Best Portable Lighting System”.
“The small (3.35 x 2.4 x 3.35 inches) and lightweight (203g, without battery and soft box) Nissin i40 is available in models dedicated (TTL) to Canon, Nikon, Sony, Four thirds and Fujifilm models, and can cover a lens angle of view from 24-105mm, with additional coverage to 16mm with the supplied diffuser. The Guide Number is 40 at the 105mm setting (meters/ISO 100) and 27 at 35mm. An innovative LED illuminator sits where smaller fill flash modules were in the past, and the light can be used for both still and video recording with 9 steps of output. The i40 offers rear, front curtain and high-speed sync, wireless slave and can be swivelled up to 180 degrees right and left and 90 degrees vertical.”
I wish you a great weekend,
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P.S.: if you click the “READ MORE” button, you’ll see a list with all the rumors spread in 2014 arranged by reliability. You’ll also be able to check what turned out to be correct and what was wrong this year.
HIGH RATING
– X100T successor of X100S
– XF16mm 1.4
– XF120-400
– X-PRO2 with APS-C sensor
– No more X-PRO1S, all R&D placed into the X-PRO2
– X30 coming in summer (so there is time until September 20)
MEDIUM RATING
– Nissin i40: first lot of flashes available early September (the actual availability date will be various between countries, so in some countries it could come a little later)
– XF 35mm MKII (As Fuji has first to complete its lens lineup, it could take a while before the 35 MKII hits the market… and Fuji can change plans in any moment regarding this lens.) PLEASE NOTE: This rumor was not reported accurately by other sites (as petapixel and mirrorlessrumors). They quote FR, but say that the lens is “coming soon”. Which I never said. None of my sources ever told me a release date. In fact I said on May 5th: “I do not know when it will be launched nor which improvements we can expect, but, as you may guess, I’m restlessly working on it.”
– Faster AF for the 35mm MKII (This rumor is separated from the first 35MKII rumor, as it comes from another source and was posted in another article)
– X200 with 24MP, tilt screen, improved AF and wider detection area (Medium rating as I think that some, but not all the specs will be correct. The name has changed almost for sure to X100T).
– Button Upgrade for the early produced X-T1′s with mushy buttons.
– X-PRO2 available in 2015
LOW RATING
– X-T1P release with 4K viewfinder in July [An upgrade (or special/limited edition) is possible, but not anytime soon. And, as soon as also drphotorumor says that this rumor is not correct, I’ll downgrade it to “very low rating”. As soon as/if the top trusted Japanese source and/or the good old source tells me that this is wrong, I’ll move it into the wrong rumors 2014 list]
– XF 90mm (same as the 35 MKII here, the release of this lens is everything else but imminent, so a lot can change. Plus: I do not have any confirmation until now about it from trusted sources or sources who were right in the past)
VERY LOW RATING
– Sigma X-mount coming at photokina
– Medium Format Fuji (there are several anonymous sources telling me that this rumor is wrong. But I will post an update only when a trusted source speaks. And if they say, as to expect, that it is not correct, I’ll move it into the “wrong rumors” list)
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And now let’s check the 2014 rumors
NOTE: You will see for example some X-T1 rumors (and others) listed sepratately. This is due the fact that there was, for example, a source telling me of a tilt screen, while another told me at a different time about the price and so on.
It’s fair towards my sources not to put everything together in the same pot and simply say “X-T1″, as every rumor listed here comes from a different source and was posted in different articles and could have been right or wrong.
Obviously the same goes for the wrong rumors. I don’t simply say “18-135 announcement”, but shared all 3 wrong release dates separately, so that they result as 3 errors and not as one.
CORRECT RUMORS IN 2014
– XF 18-135 coming June 16th
– X-E2 deal
– X-E2 firmware update with X-T1 EVF refresh rate coming soon (correct, it came a few days later)
– TCL-X100 will be out end of May (correct. It’s available since then in Japan, now also in Europe. Still out of stock in USA)
– TCL-X100 will cost €250 and be a bit cheaper than the WCL (correct. AmazonDE sells the silver version for €249, while the discounted WCL still costs €269)
– TCL-X100 will cost $350/400 (correct, it costs $350 at Bhphot & Co)
– TCL-X100 coming second half of April (correct, announced April 22)
– Lightroom 5.4 coming next week
– February/March lens deals with confidential Fuji document
– With the next update, Adobe will support X-Trans film simulation
– X30 won’t come in February/March as rumored by digicame-info
– Image and size comparison of the 10-24 with a protype 18-135 (real image)
– XF 16-55 and 50-140 will be weather sealed
– X-T1 announcement in January 28th at 4:30 AM London Time
– Improved WiFi for the X-T1
– UHS-II SD card slot, but no double SD-card slot + 8fps with AF tracking (Fuji originally planed a dual SD-card slot. When the first X-T1 image leaked here on FR, it even looked like a dual SD-card slot, but the Japanese source said it has just a single SD-card slot)
– X-T1 will cost $1300 / €1200
– First images of a prototype X-T1
– Firmware update for Zeiss will add PDAF support
– Tilt screen for the X-T1
– The name of the weather sealed X will be X-T1
– X-T1 will have the best EVF on the market
– black X100S will have a retail price of about £1000, about the same as silver version (the final retail price in UK is RRP £1099.99 for the black and £1049 for the silver version, according to wexUK. But now both are sold cheaper).
– XF56mm announcement at January 6th
– black X100S will be the only “new” X-camera presented at CES
WRONG RUMORS IN 2014
– XF 18-135 announcement on Memorial Day. NOTE: I excluded the rumor of an 18-135 f/3.5-4.8, as this was a typo by Fujifilm at the CP+ (see this image), and I just reported about it.
– XF 18-135 will come in May
– XF 18-135 in stores in February
– X-PRO2 with FF sensor (wrong, and corrected a few weeks later by the top trusted Japanese source)
35 Responses
How will this flash work with the Fuji system. It says it supports TTL, but for Fuji? HSS isn’t available for Fuji is it? Would love another compact flash, but what does exactly guide number of 40 mean? I’ve never taken the time to learn about guide numbers…
It means it’s twice as powerful as a GN20 flash. 😉
GN = distance × f-number
So basically (if i understand correctly) the GN is the maximum distance one could reach with the flash if you were to use a F1.0 lens (at ISO100.)
Actually the EF-X20 GN is 20 ft while the Nissin is 131 ft (40 meters.) The Fuji is measured at 50mm while the Nissin at 105mm, so not exactly correlated, but the Nissin is much more than twice as powerful.
You sure? Says here: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/accessories/flash/
“Guide Number (ISO100,m): 20 (12 with wide panel)”
I’d guess the m stands for Meters.
Hmm… B&H says 20 ft, 6.1m. I guess Fuji would know better.
Thanks. Does this mean that 1/16th on the Nissin will be twice as powerful as the same setting on EF-X20 for instance?
Yes, unfortunately, HSS does NOT work on Fuji X cameras, and I have a confirmed reply from Nissin. The problem is not with Nissin. Fujifilm sadly has neglected to provide HSS on any X cameras so far. Flash support is a major area of weakness in the X system and I wish Fujifilm would rectify ASAP.
i’m probably dreaming, but i want to believe the wireless ttl, hss and video light still being there for the Fuji version are signs of good things to come for the xp1 successor and future x- models. ie: built-in trigger, hss at any speed (and finally up to 1/8000), manual video controls. yippy skippy!
If Fuji cannot deliver a appropriate flash sytem an dnew flashes for its great x sytsem then third party(other manufacturers have to find solutions and earning money…shame and blame on you fuji!
Nevertheless we have to live with a lot of compromise with regard to use flash on the x system…1/180 flash sync instead of 1/320, shutter speed 1/4000 instead of 1/8000, shame and blame on you fuji!
And a lot of other improvements which will be hopefully be washed away with hte introducing of the xpro 2…
24 mp
1/8000
1/320
double sd uhs slot
gps bilt in
fully swivel display
maybe built in nd filter like x100s
much better/wider/broader bracketing possibilites than xt1
16 bit tiff in raw conversion/converter
etc.
90 or 100 f2 macro lens
Who cares about 1/8000?
But I do agree that the slow X-Sync is a big problem. That’s actually the reason why I kept my X100s and didn’t buy an XT1.
Anybody who has a 1.2 or 1.4 lens and wants to shoot wide open in sunlight cares about 1/8000. Hell, 1/4000 can be an issue even at f2 on the X100s.
^^ 1/4000 at f2 is obviously solved by the ND filter with the X100 series, but I meant even f2 can be an issue on the rest of the Fuji line. Too early in the morning. 😛
The X100 only shoots 1/1000 wide-open at F2 because of its leaf shutter, that’s the main problem. 😉
It really needs to be hard midday sunlight in order to pose a problem. But then, 1/8000s won’t save you from crappy light.
There’s a reason why 1/8000 shutters haven’t made their way in every camera and resided in top pro ones. Factors to mention: reliability and costs of manufacturing and materials. You want x-pro to cost as much as a nikon D4s? – go ahead claim for 1/8000, which will save you one stop on a sunny day, what a difference!))
every camera brand but Fuji are top pro cameras? nex (alpha e), omd, lumix just to name a few CSCs with 1/8000 shutter speed. it’s one stop. that’s silly talk to compare only having 1/8000 with the likes of a d4s.
+1
i’ve been shooting all around the country, in all different lighting conditions and weather. just that one stop in shutter speed would have helped so much with my 1,4 lenses, even more so with my 1,2 lens. the number of times i’ve had to go back to the car to grab my 3-stop NDs because it turns out i need them afterall sucks. it’s never just on hard mid-days, but also on overcast days or the direction of the sunlight based on your scene or the amount of white walls bouncing light. for my scenarios (or scenes) when i’m going to be shooting wide open, i’ve needed to carry my 3-stop NDs more often than not. period.
built-in nd on an interchangeable lense camera would be interesting.
i don’t care about max flash sync. even strobists with their DSLRs only have a max 1/250 sync. the 5d3 max flash sync is only at 1/200. i can safely do that with my x- cameras. i prefer hss which would allow me to use any speed.
yous missed the MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR/ISSUEW THAT IS MISSING NATIVE ISO 100 or 50!!!!
yeah toatally agree even my old 5 years old d7000 has 1/8000, iso 100, 1/250 flash sync….
“We want a retro design, manual control, leica handling fuji cam but we want still the most advanced technique/features state of the art built in!!!
Should be possible in the 1500-2000 euro price range…..xt2 and xpro 2 then hopefully….
Actually, a XF18-135 memorial day date never crossed my desk. It would probably have been a premiere to announce a new product on a bank holiday (when nobody is in the office to update websites or report the news in the U.S.) 😉
Rico, do you have any plans to write an ebook for the X-T1 ?
Yes.
Erwarterte Frage:
When can I download it ? 🙂
Probably fall.
Okay, You know it’s by your books that I’ve bought into Fuji.
So well written.
ok, so the date was not amongst the two that were postponed. Perfect, updated the post, I was 100% wrong.
Hi Patrick,
Are you sure that the Hyper speed sync mode will be in the Fuji version of the Nissin i40?
I read somewhere that the Fuji version won’t have this feature.
I hope you’re right ! Thanks for the news
I don’t know. We know that the Nissin will come in September, and I copied&pasted the product description. I couldn’t find a note on Nissin’s site that the Fuji version will be different than the version for other brands.
Dear Patrick, I already posted in an earlier comment. I have actually emailed to Nissin asking them if the i40 for Fuji X system would support HSS, the clear answer from them was NO. They said as Fujifilm does not have HSS support on any X camera bodies, the i40 version for Fujifilm X system will NOT have HSS.
great, thanks for this information. I missed the earlier comment, sry
They also said the Sony version of the i40 would be here in June, it wasn’t…
More options are good, but this flash seems a pricey for what it offers in comparison to the EF-42 $150 vs $270.
The flash situation with Fuji needs some help.
-Who thought it would be a good idea to make a X-Sync that you cannot select manually on the X-Pro1?
-Flash disables when drive mode is not in single shot mode.
-AF assist light does not work on EF-42.
-Flash compensation on camera and body work separately and in different measurements.
– Rear curtain sync works only with system flashes. That’s a fatal flaw for event photography.
– Sync terminal (as well as hot shoe) provides a “fire” signal (shorts) as a short “pulse” at the beginning of the exposure. There’s no way to set your external flash to “multi” and play with stroboscopic effects during a long exposure.
Nissin i40 available for Fuji X series in July i all ready order one from 20th of May
http://www.profilmdirect.co.uk/