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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 363064" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>I don't disagree with anything (you likely do not need the first three items, not at this early stage - you should sense some need first.). But I would add emphasis about the SB-500.</p><p></p><p>If you won't ever do more than point and shoot direct flash (as if it were a compact camera), which is true of many novice users, then OK, it should do that well.</p><p></p><p>And it offers bounce, but it won't do anything more sophisticated.</p><p></p><p>For example, if considering off camera use, like in an umbrella (which usually makes a day and night improvement in a fixed setting).</p><p></p><p>SB-500 does not even have a menu (no LCD panel) and has to use the cameras menu. That means it must be connected to the camera to even work as a flash, to work at all. This connection could be a SC-28 hot shoe extension cable, but which is short, and limited to one flash unit.</p><p></p><p>It can do TTL and manual flash, if on the hot shoe.</p><p>It can work as a remote with the Nikon Commander, but the D3200 has no commander.</p><p></p><p>Consider the Yongnuo <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/yongnuo565.html" target="_blank">Review of the Yongnuo YN565EX Speedlight</a></p><p></p><p>More power, and more features (works great off-camera in a few standard ways), does about anything the SB-500 does, and does much more, and only costs $98 (Amazon). Not perfect, but cheap, and it performs very well. No Chinese warranty in US, but the price makes it expendable. Amazon return protects against any early problem (get one shipped by Amazon).</p><p></p><p>The only things I see the SB-500 can do additional, is it can be a commander, but only if from the hot shoe of a D750 or D810 camera, which are the only models that know how to do it.</p><p>And it can do HSS flash mode, except the D3200 cannot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 363064, member: 12496"] I don't disagree with anything (you likely do not need the first three items, not at this early stage - you should sense some need first.). But I would add emphasis about the SB-500. If you won't ever do more than point and shoot direct flash (as if it were a compact camera), which is true of many novice users, then OK, it should do that well. And it offers bounce, but it won't do anything more sophisticated. For example, if considering off camera use, like in an umbrella (which usually makes a day and night improvement in a fixed setting). SB-500 does not even have a menu (no LCD panel) and has to use the cameras menu. That means it must be connected to the camera to even work as a flash, to work at all. This connection could be a SC-28 hot shoe extension cable, but which is short, and limited to one flash unit. It can do TTL and manual flash, if on the hot shoe. It can work as a remote with the Nikon Commander, but the D3200 has no commander. Consider the Yongnuo [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/yongnuo565.html"]Review of the Yongnuo YN565EX Speedlight[/URL] More power, and more features (works great off-camera in a few standard ways), does about anything the SB-500 does, and does much more, and only costs $98 (Amazon). Not perfect, but cheap, and it performs very well. No Chinese warranty in US, but the price makes it expendable. Amazon return protects against any early problem (get one shipped by Amazon). The only things I see the SB-500 can do additional, is it can be a commander, but only if from the hot shoe of a D750 or D810 camera, which are the only models that know how to do it. And it can do HSS flash mode, except the D3200 cannot. [/QUOTE]
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