X1D Flash Oprions Other than those Listed as Compatible

[BradP]

What is your experience with flash systems on the X1D other than those officially listed in the manual?  Do they work reliably in manual mode and/or TTL?  Wireless would be particularly interesting. 

The X1D manual lists the following Nikon flash units as compatible with the X1D:  SB300, SB500, SB700, SB900, SB910.  Several other posts have mentioned additional systems that seem to work with varying degrees of success.

I ask because I have a Nissin for Sony air commander based system I hope to use with the X1D, and have just ordered a Nikon compatible Nissin controller hoping I can use that and my flashes with the X1D.  I will post my results here, but am wondering what other options may exist.  And others of course may be interested.   

Here are other posts I've found nearly on topic, none I have found outside of this forum. 

http://www.hasselbladdigitalforum.com/index.php?topic=4828.msg20013#msg20013
http://www.hasselbladdigitalforum.com/index.php?topic=4945.msg20845#msg20845
http://www.hasselbladdigitalforum.com/index.php?topic=4883.msg20279#msg20279

[BradP]

OK, possible good news on flash options.  I received a wireless Nissin Air 1 Commander (for Nikon), which I had ordered to see if it would work with my X1D to drive Nissin Di700A flashes.  I had previously purchased Nissin flashes for a Sony system.  The Di700A flash unit is otherwise competitive with the Nikon SB-700 spec-wise, and with the Air 1 Commander the system is wirelesss.   So I was hopeful it would work out. 

So far, the Nissin system seems to work well in both in manual and TTL flash modes.  Buy at your own risk as I have, but I'm happy for now I tried this out and I'm hopeful it will continue to function as it has after an hour of testing tonight. 

At first I was worried a bit because in A mode the camera shutter speed seemed to be consistently operating off of ambient light (it's nighttime) and not firing in TTL in conjunction with the flash.   But I picked up the manual and it said in A and S modes, the camera may require the use of a tripod.  The manual further said that in P mode (which I never really use), the shutter speed will be 1/60 or greater enabling handheld shots. Curiously, the manual said nothing about M mode.  So of course I had to try M mode out.  I was happy to see I was able to set aperture, ISO and shutter speed, turn on or off autofocus, and the flash would fire in TTL compensating for all those adjustments I made.  That will work very well for me. 

Again, this is just preliminary.  I haven't done enough testing to be sure.  But if you're willing to take a little risk, this might prove to be a decent wireless flash system for others too even though it's not listed as compatible in the manual. 

[neilb]

Hi Brad, I'm hoping that the Elinchrom ELB flash with Action head will be a good match for the X1D. Two are on order, so I guess I won't have too long to wait to see. It won't be TTL, but will operate at some decent sync speeds I would think.