Magnar W said:
jomsjoms said:
I am also searching for a good flash system but both the phottix mitros+ and nissin Di700a seems to have a lot of negative feedbacks when it comes to reliability.
What actually is this negative feedback about, and what is the problem?
Doesn't the flashes fire properly, or is the problem getting a good exposure?
Most of it are malfunction. The flash isn't firing correctly or doesn't fire at all. Sometimes it works for 1 day then doesn't work the day after. Etc.
Check out the Mitros+ reviews in amazon, 31% gave it 1star out of 5stars.
This holds true for the Nissin Di700a as well.
Some quotes from amazon:
Mitros+
Oct 2015 - "I have three of these Mitros+. This will be my 3rd failure all separate units. One was DOA out of the box. It was exchanged with a new one no problem.The second had a faulty zoom. Sent it in and came back repaired but with scratches on it from where they took it apart to make repairs. Now on my third failure. Misfires 50% of the time. The next time one fails it goes in the round file. It's too bad. It all started out so well."
Oct 2015 - "The flash is damaged does not fires and it did not came with the Stofen.
Very disappointing."
Sept 2015 - "MHO, this is over-designed. It can't keep up with what it's supposed to do, flash when you need it. And I wasn't asking much. 2500 ISO, dialed down to 3 stops under, at 2.8, and it fired every third or 4th time. I sooooooo wanted to believe this would be the answer to my problems but alas. I wish Phottix would design something where I could have the option to have a flash on camera, for fill, whilst trigging slaves. So sad."
July 2015 - "ts been 2 and a half months and one of my two units is misfiring. In fact it hardly triggers at all 1 of about every 5 shots it will actually fire. I use these in conjunction with the Odin trigger, which since day one has never been able to control the remote zoom adjustment functionality. These units have been treated very well, though they do get daily use as a part of my real estate workflow. I need reliability. When my equipment fails, I fail."
Nissin Di700a
Jan, 2106 - "I purchased 3 different sets at different times and from two different sources. All three had the same issue. They worked fine initially but then the next day it took 5-15 attempts to get them to turn on again. When they did turn on the units had to be bound or synced again."
Jan 2016 - "I often have trouble syncing or re-syncing the units. The Commander often starts to flicker and then loses it sync. The flash often takes multiple minutes to turn on (it's odd, but I sometimes have to press the on button 10 or 12 times to get it to turn on)."
Jan 2016 - " used this for two shoots, the first went great, good pairing, ttl seemed to work fine.
Second shoot, I got two shots, changed nothing with the settings, took the 3rd shot, nothing. Tried changing the range, resetting the channels, tested the batteries, flash worked fine in the camera for the next 50 pictures ..."
Dec 2015 - "I've ordered three of these units, and two of them refuse to power on after using the flash for a short while, then turning them off. I have to remove the batteries place them back in and continuously press the power button until the unit finally turns on. I've attempted to use these units for a photoshoot, but was highly disappointed."
