A picture says a thousand words.A cliché? I choose to believe that while you can paint pictures with words, a well-taken photo should be able to speak volumes & communicate across language barriers.
I had posted before on the availability of a Firmware upgrade for Nissin Di622 here. The latest update as below when I wrote to them again. So looks like we have to wait for a little longer 🙂
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Dear Chris
The firmware is ready for Nikon model only. But we are having problem with our update kit. Nissin HK has advised us the steps.
I shall keep you informed once the upgrade is availabe at our office.
Thank you and regards
Fionne
Schmidt Marketing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
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Recently, i came across this website (Strobist by David Hobby) that provide extensive coverage on how to operate your off-camera flash=strobe=speedlight.
Since I am still trying to digest the infos from David’s site, I will try to share some quotes & video from David’s site from time to time.
David highlighted that one should make these decision before they start, these 7 questions are:
• Where am I going to put the light – and why?
• How am I going to get it to stay there?
• How am I going to trigger it?
• What will the quality of the light be: Hard or soft?
• What will the beam spread of the light be – wide, narrow?
• How will I balance the strobe’s intensity with the ambient light?
• How will I balance the strobe’s color with the ambient light?
David on “umbrella”
The silver is more efficient (throws back more light) and the white satin is softer and can double as a “shoot-through” umbrella. The silver version comes with a black backing to control spill
David on”gel”
Back to light color. Florescent light is not white. It is a sickly, putrid green. If you are not gelling your strobe green to match it, objects lit by your flash will be white and the ambient-lit portion of your frame will be green. This is a problem that even Photoshop cannot fix.
Painting with light 