A Pleasant Surprise

I guess most of you have seen some of my amateur strobing works in my previous posts.

In those shots, I used my 580EXII as my main flash unit outdoors, with a set of cheap but reliable wireless flash trigger.

But recently, I had bought a Nissin DI622 flash which I had planned to use as my slave flash together with the 580EXII.

I seldom use it even after weeks of buying it, 'cos I find it difficult to 'trust' another flash, other than the 580EXII.

But on Saturday, I left the 580EXII at home and tried to use the DI622 instead for my cousin's wedding/solemnization ceremony & I was pleasantly surprised by the results!

So I tried to do some off-camera shots of my instant model (that's my wife actually...) with it.

And here's the best part: I DONT NEED A WIRELESS FLASH TRIGGER!

It is triggered by the in-built flash, which I had set the flash compensation to minimum.

(Ok Nikon users, I've heard about your Creative Lighting System & I know you can already do that with your SB flash units, so stop bragging about it!)

The other thing I love about flash is the cost. The Nissin DI622 costs about 3/8 of the price of my 580EXII but it works just fine for me, and I think I'll be using more of it...

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