Nissin announced the new Di700A wireless flash system for the new Sony interface hotshoe. You can now preorder it at BHphoto (Click here) and [shoplink 38413 ebay]eBay Germany (Click here)[/shoplink].
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Nissin announced the new Di700A wireless flash system for the new Sony interface hotshoe. You can now preorder it at BHphoto (Click here) and [shoplink 38413 ebay]eBay Germany (Click here)[/shoplink].
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I really don’t get why Sony doesn’t produce something like this themselves… I guess they figure they might as well leave the lighting to others and focus on the camera tech instead. Seems like they’re throwing away potential revenue, though.
Damn right, it would be great if Sony had their own Canon 600ex-rt competitor.
I hope this Nissin radio system works reliably at least.
Yeah you know you’re late to the party when even Canon gets there before you.
I don’t think Sony or any of the other big names could produce this combination (flash & controller) for anywhere near this price.
I think it’s more a question of “would” than “could”…
The Sony fg 43 (which is the comparable one) is already much more expensive than the Nissin kit.
I got one am glad they are “leaving money in the table” because it’s my money. The 600 series canon flashes are 600 bucks.
Price is $274 after rebate for both pieces (flash & remote controller), a great deal.
This has been on preOrder for months… and they’ve rolled the release date back multiple times.
The Nissin fg’s have become quite good equipment recently.
I visited them on last year’s PK. I wish they would offer the SL8000 in a Sony version…
@Andrea, the picture above is showing the kit, where the trigger “Commander Air 1” is included.
Here in GER the kit is available at 219 € and the flashgun alone at 173 €. And both are on stock at one of my retailers.
which retailer? do they sell only the commander too for 2 cameras?
Fotokoch here in Dusseldorf.
They sell all three items – the kit, the flashgun or the commander. According their availability indicator everything is on stock.
Do you have experience with Sony A7s and this Nissin? If so, what about overheating in event situations?
Sorry, no experience.
Three years ago I tried a 3rd party – the Metz AF58II. It was even more worse related to overheating than the HVL60. So I didn’t try any further 3rd parties.
What is unclear to me is the whole deal with the air-1 and how it will grow. For many of us the 40i makes more sense on mirrorless since its so nice and small. It states it supports wireless ttl but its unclear if the air-1 can be used on that either directly or using the talked about (in their documentation) receiver module that also is nowhere to be found. The air 1 part is in stock in many dutch shops for just 69 euro’s. Who has i idea how to use this combo and/or when they will release the receiver part for other flashes (that would also work on the 40i).
Is it also as dumb as DI866 mkII, where it’s not able to figure out that it is mounted on a crop body?
I love my DI866 II, but this issue alone wastes a lot of power.
Why wait to pre-order?
It’s available now at WEX UK : http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-nissin-di700-air-flashgun-and-commander-bundle-sony/p1569550
I think it’s the new Sony Multi Interface ones that are coming out in Sept.
The WEX site implies that this is the new version, having ‘Updated and upgraded’, but it’s best to check.
The odd thing being that the gun alone says ‘Pre-order’, but the gun with commander says ‘In stock’. Curious!!
Finally! An option with built in RF other than the Photox Mitros+
I just preordered it and it’s shipping today!
Don’t mind giving a review later on with how HHS performs outdoor? That will be great~
so I got the HSS to work off camera via wireless, but I seem to have trouble getting it to work directly on camera (will probably be using it off camera anyways). Will do some field work tomorrow
Hows was the delay of the HSS? In Manual flash mode, does it pulsate a lot before the shutter really triggers?
My friends’ Odin (with Sony flash of course) will pulsates for quite some time (~2sec) b4 it triggers the shutter and really goes HSS.