Waah colour LCD screen + touch? Incredible! With fill flash to be used when bouncing..... Waaaaa so tempting!

But don't forget that this can be used with either brands.
Whereas, the SB900 can only be used with Nikon.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, still newbie.

wht pro? sb900 is not hard to use at all..and it is not for pro only. haha...

let me give u an analogy. You have Nikkor 70-200 f2.8 and Sigma 70-200 f2.8...both on same price. Which 1 is better u asked? u choose sigma 70-200 f2.8 because nikkor 70-200 is for pro? got it?

Actually, the LCD-colored-display is gonna eat more battery.

if the price expensive than Di622 for Rm200~300 definitely a good grab

when is this comin out here laaaa

the main concern if not the only concern here is price...or more accurately price to performance ratio...

if the 866 is almost the same price as sb900 then better get sb900..if nissin 866 is priced much lower than sb900 or almost the same price as sb600 then i would rather get the 866.

pro or not not the concern here...money is.

Based on info from nissin japan website + google translator

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