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<blockquote data-quote="Revet" data-source="post: 236796" data-attributes="member: 17612">Just starting off-camera flash photography.&nbsp; I have read, read, read and read more about it but it's time to shoot, shoot, shoot (to bad my camera is in for service).Currently I have a D3100, two umbrella set-ups, and an SB-700.&nbsp; I want to start with some off flash portraits using the 700 off camera in SU-4 mode being optically driven with the on camera flash which I can use for fill.&nbsp; Being a techy, I think it is wise to learn the manual mode first before I go to TTL.&nbsp; Eventually I plan on upgrading to a D7100 with commander functionality and adding a 2nd SB-700 (timeline is 4 months tops before I get one of those, probably the D7100 first).&nbsp; Before I buy the new goodies, is it worth it to purchase the Nikon SC-29 (about $74) to start messing with TTL or just wait until I get the D7100 or 2nd 700 which also has commander functionality?&nbsp; I realize this is a personal preference question which I can only answer myself with experience but I thought I would get some opinions here first.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Revet, post: 236796, member: 17612"] Just starting off-camera flash photography. I have read, read, read and read more about it but it's time to shoot, shoot, shoot (to bad my camera is in for service). Currently I have a D3100, two umbrella set-ups, and an SB-700. I want to start with some off flash portraits using the 700 off camera in SU-4 mode being optically driven with the on camera flash which I can use for fill. Being a techy, I think it is wise to learn the manual mode first before I go to TTL. Eventually I plan on upgrading to a D7100 with commander functionality and adding a 2nd SB-700 (timeline is 4 months tops before I get one of those, probably the D7100 first). Before I buy the new goodies, is it worth it to purchase the Nikon SC-29 (about $74) to start messing with TTL or just wait until I get the D7100 or 2nd 700 which also has commander functionality? I realize this is a personal preference question which I can only answer myself with experience but I thought I would get some opinions here first. [/QUOTE]

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