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Best external flash for Nikon D40?


I'm looking to upgrade my photography experience by adding an external flash to my Nikon D40.

Can you recommend a quality flash?

Other than specialty gear like the R1C1 ring, there are basically 3 options - SB400/600/800.

The 400 is small, light, but relatively low-powered.

The 600 is bigger, more powerful, but cannot be used to control additional wireless flash units.

The 800 has all the bells and whistles.

I started off with the Nikon SB600. You can get it for around 200 bucks if you look around. Not cheap but a good place to start. I'd also recommend getting a diffuser for it. You can pick one up on ebay for about 15 bucks.

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