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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 608209" data-attributes="member: 12496">I don't know anything about its status, but B&amp;H says Back-Ordered.&nbsp; If it were discontinued, they would be the first to know, and would say so.&nbsp; If interested in it, I'd click their Stock Alert, to be notified when it is back in stock.The best place for a fill light is by the camera, near the lens axis, to fill the shadows that the lens sees without making an additional set of shadows of is own.&nbsp; The internal flash is ideally placed there, and could still be commander too, to operate remotes, like the SB-700. That would be back 7 or 8 feet from subject, but the internal flash should have power to do it.&nbsp;&nbsp; maybe not f/8, but Guide Number 39 at 7 feet is f/5.6, and you want it to be down a stop or two anyway, for ratio, so then the main light and exposure could be f/8.CLS is really the name of the entire Nikon flash system now.&nbsp; The Commander part is named AWL (Advanced Wireless Lighting)With the AWL commander, you will want to use FV Lock, to prevent lots of pictures of the subject blinking.Some less expensive Chinese flashes work with the AWL Commander.&nbsp; I have a Yongnuo YN-565EX, about $80 I think, and it does it well, with more power than the SB-700, however this part of its menu is a little awkward.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 608209, member: 12496"] I don't know anything about its status, but B&H says Back-Ordered. If it were discontinued, they would be the first to know, and would say so. If interested in it, I'd click their Stock Alert, to be notified when it is back in stock. The best place for a fill light is by the camera, near the lens axis, to fill the shadows that the lens sees without making an additional set of shadows of is own. The internal flash is ideally placed there, and could still be commander too, to operate remotes, like the SB-700. That would be back 7 or 8 feet from subject, but the internal flash should have power to do it. maybe not f/8, but Guide Number 39 at 7 feet is f/5.6, and you want it to be down a stop or two anyway, for ratio, so then the main light and exposure could be f/8. CLS is really the name of the entire Nikon flash system now. The Commander part is named AWL (Advanced Wireless Lighting) With the AWL commander, you will want to use FV Lock, to prevent lots of pictures of the subject blinking. Some less expensive Chinese flashes work with the AWL Commander. I have a Yongnuo YN-565EX, about $80 I think, and it does it well, with more power than the SB-700, however this part of its menu is a little awkward. [/QUOTE]

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