As the lightning then arrived, fabulous 19 hours needed AMAZON wiedermal only sigh was announced.
Very good packaging and a great, massive "apparatus of touches feel completely well and with whom I immediately realized came without too much time reading the instructions, which I Nikon SB700 not easily fell to the. Because the SB 700 I have business in the office and can so now actually make comparisons.
Quoted to much feel! Both devices take on equally well. Both have the same friendly feeling on the skin. Both are equally massive and have a pleasant, suitable for size weight.
Both devices are firmly in control, nothing creaks, squeaks, shakes or can be squeezed together with the fingers do.
Both do what they should and good, except the Nissin is cheaper, its color display automatically aligns itself vertically when switching to portrait mode. The Nissin is also HS capable, and has a strobe mode with the even I could manage layman a usable image without any problems. The knurled wheel locking of Nissin Personally I like better than the Nikon lever ". The SB700 sits nowhere near as strong as the Nissin. I personally like the control panel of the Nissin better, they opened up to me lighter than the Nikon. What in continuous operation is important is, of course, is the heat. In the embarrassment I can hardly, as should then here the professional photographer what to say, who have hundreds of tripping on a shoot.
Then just adds that one hears rumors on the web every now and then. I have therefore asked a specialist journalists before buying. His testimony to this was that after becoming aware repair report services believe that in the so-called. Original "flashes technique is to find who has a completely different name. In this respect, one can quite believe that no Japanese camera manufacturer has ever built itself flashes. Reportedly built for Nikon Nissin, but certainly well with other quality standards, or should the Nikon people actually take 100% price premium for the name? It would be desirable if someone could prove this rumor.
The details of the equipment have been posted here well, so I will not repeat that. However, what stands out is the battery cage "of the battery exchange quick and easy. Portraits from this afternoon in the sunlight he executed masterfully. As a slave, he works without Mullen and Knullen". Then we read elsewhere herein, the thing would expose too bright! We should gather for the recorder and send it to a photo course. I have certainly achieved after an extensive test-day with all possible exposure situations excellent results. For me as a newcomer always amazing how the reflector automatically moves when I move the zoom on my lens. This, according to other writers quite noisy. I did not feel that way. Hear you already do it, but eventually you get the thing indeed in front of the head. It may be that bystanders z. B. a church can hear in a very quiet place. You'd have to test times. I do not mind anyway.
So far I am completely satisfied. Now it's wait and see how long the apparatus needs until the temporal blessing. I would buy at this time in any case the thing again.
PS I use the Eneloops in the device and my lay for months in my pocket and kept still throughout the day the full power of Europe.
Postscript
Meanwhile, I have sometimes called the German sales due to a general demand and was extremely comprehensive information. The telephone customer support is really great. By the way, I've learned here is that I can use the Nissin as a slave, even if not the camera flash is on, and I have my old Metz 60 CT-4 is connected to the sync socket of Nikon (both units in manual mode). So you can also ignite the Nissin. However adjust previously under "M Advance" on SF. One should also only turn on the flash and the camera. Now that I've already made two major portrait session, I can say that the device emits a very nice and natural light. If you compare the camera to the flash setting to "pre-flash" (the display shows an eye icon) "shoots" he several light flashes from. So actually, I managed a lady after several failed attempts with direct lightning through this pre-flashes "get" with open eyes to. In my amateurism I had not thought it possible. A Bouncer I have now also. However, I have not spent 12 euros but maybe just 10 cents. A sheet of white construction paper and a few strokes with a glue stick is all you need. Of course, life is not comparable, however, made fun tinkering and the results are very good.
Addendum Sept. 13
Meanwhile, I've learned that I can ignite the Metz per Phottix Aster and Nissin then also triggers. You never stop learning
Addendum Sept. 2014
Suddenly lightning wiggled on the camera like a Lämmersteert as we here in northern Germany say. It was scary as the body swayed on his foot. But again the Hapa service was simple, fast and efficient. Over the telephone, I unscrewed the foot and could tell had failed their service the existing screws. One was loose and completely disappeared. I then got immediately a few spare screws sent by mail. So screwed new screws, happy losgelegt and long after one hour facial. The error was back. Then sent the device to Hapa and repaired recovered immediately. This time everything seems ok. I'm not very well off and take care of my equipment very close attention to. The reason for the "misconduct" of the screws does not lie in the ruthless handling of the device, as it was suspected on the part of the service. The device was exposed to violence. So it is a material fatigue. The screws which fix the unit to sit in the foot namely in a plastic plate. Obviously, this compound has in normal use by einam years suffered so that the screws have worn out the thread. Let's see how long it holds now. The service from Hapa team is however "outstanding" in which one is really good hands.
