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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bluenoser" data-source="post: 46645" data-attributes="member: 6351">Hi there.  I own the SB400 and SB700 and I really love them both.  They are very different flash units however.  The SB400 is a super-compact flash that can do vertical bounce (however cannot rotate and do side bounce).  It is vastly superior to the built in pop up flash but it's big advantage is it's size.  The SB700 is an incredibly versatile flash that is big (but not huge) and easy to use.  In my opinion it would be far better suited to the studio work you mentioned.  If you're on a tight budget, I believe you could pick up a used SB600 (replaced by the SB700) for about $200 - it's excellent and also would be better for studio than the SB400.  I believe Jack used to own the SB600 prior to buying the SB700 so he would know more about it than I.</blockquote>