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[cereal K]

recommend a speed flash.

and then tell me how to use it!

i have an older nikon d40 with several lenses. it has that lame little pop-up flash. i know *just* enough about photography to understand the basics of light fill, aperture, etc, but have forgotten most of it since college.

i found this one on amazon: tinyurl.com/cu7qor8

would i like it? is it good?

[housegeek]

The 400 is fine, however you can't change the direction of the flash/bounce the flash off the ceiling with that one. They do make bounce cards that you can attach to the flash, but they can be cumbersome and you wont get consistent results. Even though its an off brand, these are an acceptable alternative, www.amazon.com/Yongnuo-YN-560-Speedlight-Flash-Canon/dp/B004GZLFHM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1336831156&sr=1-1
I know other professionals who use and swear by them

[imhischeeseburger]

I have a D90 and the SB-600. You will want one that you can turn around so you can bounce the flash behind you.

www.google.com/products/catalog?q=sb+600&hl=en&prmd=imvnsr&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1366&bih=653&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=14463535080235552755&sa=X&ei=MZeuT_aDOIOY2AXS4qnpCA&ved=0CJMBEMQVMAA#start=10