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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 242736" data-attributes="member: 12257">Fairly easy to learn enough for it to have a positive impact on your indoor photography skills, and even some outside as well.&nbsp; You should allot some time to learning it in depth though.&nbsp; And practice...&nbsp; LOTS of practice to begin with!Absolutely, even still on camera, once you follow through with step 1.&nbsp; Also, extension cables are fairly cheap, as are wireless flash triggers, but there's a bit more learning curve to using an off-camera flash.It's an under-powered beast, with a limited range, for most shots, but can be tweaked for use by adjusting the power to suit your needs.&nbsp; Plus, you'll have to get creative if you want to diffuse it in any way.&nbsp; IMO, go ahead and skip learning the built in flash and work with the SB-700 instead.&nbsp; MUCH more rewarding, MUCH less frustrating.FWIW, as a rookie to the SB-700 myself, two of the easiest things to learn to be of quick benefit are when/how to bounce the flash, and how to quickly adjust the exposure compensation for more/less power as needed.&nbsp; I quickly became acquainted enough with the flash that I can take a shot, adjust once and nail it.&nbsp; Eventually, I'm hoping to skip the &quot;adjust&quot; part in most cases.&nbsp; Let me tell ya, though.&nbsp; It's not just a mount/shoot/glorious result type of accessory...&nbsp; As I said with question 1, allot yourself some time to practice!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 242736, member: 12257"] Fairly easy to learn enough for it to have a positive impact on your indoor photography skills, and even some outside as well. You should allot some time to learning it in depth though. And practice... LOTS of practice to begin with! Absolutely, even still on camera, once you follow through with step 1. Also, extension cables are fairly cheap, as are wireless flash triggers, but there's a bit more learning curve to using an off-camera flash. It's an under-powered beast, with a limited range, for most shots, but can be tweaked for use by adjusting the power to suit your needs. Plus, you'll have to get creative if you want to diffuse it in any way. IMO, go ahead and skip learning the built in flash and work with the SB-700 instead. MUCH more rewarding, MUCH less frustrating. FWIW, as a rookie to the SB-700 myself, two of the easiest things to learn to be of quick benefit are when/how to bounce the flash, and how to quickly adjust the exposure compensation for more/less power as needed. I quickly became acquainted enough with the flash that I can take a shot, adjust once and nail it. Eventually, I'm hoping to skip the "adjust" part in most cases. Let me tell ya, though. It's not just a mount/shoot/glorious result type of accessory... As I said with question 1, allot yourself some time to practice! [/QUOTE]

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