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<blockquote data-quote="OvekJD" data-source="post: 129367" data-attributes="member: 13472">Hi - I'm new to the forum and need some informed advice on shopping for a speedlight. I have a Nikon D3200 and take a lot of indoor family portraits. When lighting is dim or low, I use the built-in flash but notice that when I'm more than 3/4 ft from the subject the pics lose a lot of detail. I was advised to add a speedlight because its more powerful and I can bouce the light of the ceiling - which makes sense. Question is what flash to get. My budget is max $250 but in the heat of the moment almost got a new SB-700 off ebay for $320. I know the SB-400 isn't as powerful and only rotated vertically. The Sb-600 is discontinued and hard to find new. I also notice aftermarket products from Nissin, Yongnuo etc and I'm convinced that there has to be a good flash available between the SB-400 and the Sb-700 price points. I have no plans to use advanced features like wireless sync etc I just want more light and ability to point it. Looking at online reviews I could not make a decision on what to find. If anyone could shed some 'light' on this issues I would really appreciate it. I also plan to upgrade to the D5200 or D7100 in a few months so this light has to work there too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OvekJD, post: 129367, member: 13472"] Hi - I'm new to the forum and need some informed advice on shopping for a speedlight. I have a Nikon D3200 and take a lot of indoor family portraits. When lighting is dim or low, I use the built-in flash but notice that when I'm more than 3/4 ft from the subject the pics lose a lot of detail. I was advised to add a speedlight because its more powerful and I can bouce the light of the ceiling - which makes sense. Question is what flash to get. My budget is max $250 but in the heat of the moment almost got a new SB-700 off ebay for $320. I know the SB-400 isn't as powerful and only rotated vertically. The Sb-600 is discontinued and hard to find new. I also notice aftermarket products from Nissin, Yongnuo etc and I'm convinced that there has to be a good flash available between the SB-400 and the Sb-700 price points. I have no plans to use advanced features like wireless sync etc I just want more light and ability to point it. Looking at online reviews I could not make a decision on what to find. If anyone could shed some 'light' on this issues I would really appreciate it. I also plan to upgrade to the D5200 or D7100 in a few months so this light has to work there too. [/QUOTE]

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