YL camera website shows that its selling at RM 1,050 =D.. just checked

impressive.. i really love it.. =D i want to get one soon.. its kinda pricey tho.. price range around 1k.. but considering it has wireless TTL and screen. it beats getting the 580ex which is way more expensive. good for those who have a little more budget

edit** YL camera website shows that its selling at RM 1,050 =D.. just checked

i saw a few on ebay for nikon only...wow YL has it...for RM1050 you get a power pack too?

awesome piece of weaponary!

Hi Guys,

Have found a good alternative to the excellent Nikon SB900. In fact, it's so good that I traded in my SB900 for two Di866! Quite an impromptu decision but it was done after some intensive tests.

The flash claims to have full compatibility with Nikon i-TTL (and E-TTL for the other version), GN60(ISO 100, m) or GN84(ISO 200, m) at 105mm (this are way higher than SB900!), supports Wireless i-TTL in Master & Slave mode.

The colour temperature is biased towards a warmer tone (similar to Metz), and therefore I do not need to dial in a A03, as I would have done for the SB900. It feels like a Metz!

Construction and build quality is top notch, nothing less than the original brands (SB800/900, 580EX). No button is need for swiveling, tilting.

The best part....the LCD is color and orientation sensitive, which means if you hold your camera in portrait position the LCD screen will rotate 90deg, ala iPhone! What a cool feature!

Like Metz 54/58, it comes with a secondary frontal sub-flash which can be used even in i-TTL mode. Power is manual starting from 1/1 to 1/8. In most cases, it works very well, esp. in event based assignments as it helps to negate the shadow case underneath the eye socket and nose.

Usability is straight forward, and no way as complicated as the SB900.

The other plus points are:

1. Batteries are aligned in the same direction in the battery holder, which can be slid out for quick and easy replacement. Another great feature for event work.
2. Much smaller form factor while having greater output flash power compare to SB900.
3. The price!! I got mine from YL Camera, and it retails for RM1,050 only.

These are some quick test shots using Barbie as a model. It was taken in tungsten ambient lighting condition so it gets a little warmer than usual.
The flash is in 90deg upright bounced position with secondary flash turned off.

This is indeed a worthy (and cheaper) alternative to the original flash.

Please feel free to ask me any questions if you are interested in this flash.

Wesley

this guy traded his Nikon SB900 flashgun with 2 units of Di866
this is his comment on it
original post is from PhotoMalaysia forum

do u think it is worth to switch ori brand flashgun to 3rd party brand?

Can be used as a strobist?

EDIT : Should ask does DI866 supports most wireless flash trigger, ex. PT-04?