Anyone heard of this flash?

[RMThompson]

http://www.adorama.com/NIDI481N.html

Nissin

Nissin Di481 Digital Flash for Nikon iTTL2, Guide #78, with Zoom & Bounce Features.


iTTL for Nikon

Zoom Function - 24mm to 85mm

Bounce Head - 90°

Plug It In, Use It! - No functions are hidden by confusing menus.

 

[Johnboy2978]

Never heard of this, but it looks to be of limited use and fairly weak. I have the Sigma DG Super and the functionality of swivel head makes it much more useful particularly if shooting portrait mode. Like everything else, you get what you pay for and I'd rather pay up front rather than buying cheaper stuff with less functionality that I eventually get frustrated w/ and end up buying what I wanted to start with anyway.

 

[RMThompson]

Never heard of this, but it looks to be of limited use and fairly weak. I have the Sigma DG Super and the functionality of swivel head makes it much more useful particularly if shooting portrait mode. Like everything else, you get what you pay for and I'd rather pay up front rather than buying cheaper stuff with less functionality that I eventually get frustrated w/ and end up buying what I wanted to start with anyway.

Whats the difference between non SUPER and SUPER i wonder.

NON SUPER:

Type

Shoe Mount

Guide No.

132' (40.2 m) at 50mm

Angle of Coverage

75° to 23° (28-105mm lenses in 35mm format)
103° (17mm with Wide Panel supplied)

Variable Power

1/1, 1/16th

TTL Dedication

Yes (incl. i-TTL)

Bounce Head

Yes

Swivel Head

Yes

Zoom Head

28-105mm, Auto-zoom (flash senses focal length & adjusts)
Off Camera Terminal

No

Recycle Time

6 seconds (based on fresh alkaline batteries & full power)
4 seconds (based on fresh Ni-MH batteries & full power)

Power Source

Four 1.5-Volt "AA" batteries (alkaline, lithium, NiCad & NiMH)

Dimensions

3.0 x 5.5 x 4.6" (76 x 140 x 117mm) WxHxD

Weight

11.3 oz (320 g)


SUPER:

Type

Shoe Mount

Guide No.

132' (40.2 m) at 50mm

Angle of Coverage

75° to 23° (28-105mm lenses in 35mm format)
103° (17mm with Wide Panel supplied)

Variable Power

1/1, 1/2, 1/4th, 1/8th, 1/16th, 1/32nd & 1/64th

TTL Dedication

Yes (i-TTL)

Bounce Head

Yes

Swivel Head

Yes

Zoom Head

28-105mm (flash senses focal length & adjusts)

Off Camera Terminal

No

Recycle Time

6 seconds (based on fresh alkaline batteries & full power)
4 seconds (based on fresh Ni-MH batteries & full power)

Power Source

Four 1.5-Volt "AA" batteries (alkaline, lithium, NiCad & NiMH)

Dimensions

3.0 x 5.5 x 4.6" (76 x 140 x 117mm) WxHxD

Weight

11.8 oz (335 g)

 

[Johnboy2978]

Are you talking about the difference b/w the Sigma super and the Sigma ST?:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=352107&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=352100&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

I think the only difference is that the super has more flexability in power. You can adjust it's power from 1/1 to 1/64 in 6 steps while the ST is 1/1 or 1/16. That and $100

 

[RMThompson]

Are you talking about the difference b/w the Sigma super and the Sigma ST?:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=352107&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/con...s&Q=&sku=352100&is=REG&addedTroughType=search

I think the only difference is that the super has more flexability in power. You can adjust it's power from 1/1 to 1/64 in 6 steps while the ST is 1/1 or 1/16. That and $100

Ahh I like the idea of being able to step down the power - but I don't have the extra 100... so Ill get the regular one now.

Anyone else out there know of a decent 3rd party flash other than Sigma??? Adorama sells alot, phoenix/nissin/whatever, but I dont want to buy CRAP either, you know?

 

[Digital Matt]

I use the Promaster 7500 DX. It's more powerful than the Sigma, and features fully adjustable power from 1 to 1/32. It's $10 cheaper than the Sigma Super.

 

[RMThompson]

Digital Matt, I couldnt find the Promaster on Adorama, and thats where I am making my purchase.

I did find this though:

http://www.adorama.com/SU5000AFNK.html#ProductReviews

Seems decent.

 

[Digital Matt]

Looks pretty good.

 

[RMThompson]

Yeah I jsut cannot find a diffuser for it!

 

[RMThompson]

err found one!