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REVIEW: First Impressions of the Nissin i40 Flashgun for the Fuji X-Series

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Nissin i40  Last week I received the new Nissin i40 flash for the Fujifilm X-Series cameras from Cambrian Photography , a superb customer focused independent photographic retailer located in Colwyn Bay, North Wales.   One of the criticisms of the X-Series has been the lack of a credible flashgun for the system.  While Fujifilm have produced three flashguns (the EF-42, EF-20 and EF-X20), these have been lacking in the flexibility that professional and enthusiast photographers have been demanding. I bought the EF-20 for my X100 in early 2013 and while this is a great little flash, it doesn't allow me to get very creative due to it's limited controls.   The EF-42 Fujifilm flash is more flexible with manual overrides and user settings.  I did look at this flash when I bought the X-T1 but the size of the unit was a deciding factor and the plastic construction wasn't to my liking either.  The dimensions of the EF-42 are - 116 (H) x 64 (W) x 102 (D) ...