Lighting gear to look out for in 2012
Jinbei
Jinbei, China’s largest studio lighting manufacturer, will introduce new gear this year, including:
- A pure sine wave inverter battery pack, for powering mains studio flashes
- A 2.4GHz wireless flash trigger
- A product called “Qflash” – though we don’t know yet what this will be.
Phottix
Ten-metre TTL cords, priced US$45.00, are now available for Canon and for Nikon from Phottix Photo Accessories.
Pixel
In March, the Nikon version of the Pixel King Wireless i-TTL Trigger will be on sale in Europe from March 2012, distributed by Delta (Foto-Tip). According to the manufacturer, it will be compatible with the Nikon SB-900, SB-800, SB-700, SB-600 and SB-400, and 3rd party flashes from Nissin, Metz and Sunpak. The new Nikon SB-910 is not mentioned, but may also be compatible. It is not stated whether or not Yongnuo brand flashes will work.
Functions will include FP Sync, i-TTL, flash exposure compensation and auto-focus assist. Visit the Pixel Enterprise web site for more information.
Rift Labs
Floyd, the open-source LED lamp with user-programmable colour temperature, will have on board Wi-Fi support, potentially allowing it to be controlled from your tablet or smartphone. Click here for more details.
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I am still waiting for a King that has TTL passthrough on the hotshoe… Hopefully its the next thing to come. I had Cybersyncs, upgraded to strato multi… I wanted the kings if the hadd ttl passthrough… thats all I need.
I will wait the full review of the King for Nikon.
The King for Canon surpassed my expectations! As i have Knight, i was aware of the problems that Pixel had with it. The King is much better! I was able to control my 430EX II directly from my 40D, to make exposure compensation in both manual and TTL mode, i was able to shoot at 1/8000, the focus assist light is very useful. I also use with studio flash and (notice) a simple strobo speedlite and it worked(well, because of the short duration, with the speedlite i was able to shoot at 1/1250s). Also, the King works with rechargeable batteries which is a BIG plus to me. I haven’t had the opportunity to test the range, but i walked out of the studio and the distance was about 50 meters or more and it worked.
I got a reply from Pixel that King for Nikon will support SU-800 on its transmitters! This might mean pass-through as well..