I use this with a Nikon D5100. Bouncing the flash off the ceiling with this makes a huge difference in the picture quality. It's night and day. I don't know how this flash compares to other models, but for casual shots in our house it's awesome.

Pros: This flash attaches quickly. It is the ideal flash to use in low-light situations when the camera's built-in flash is just not powerful enough. Cons: Other thoughts: I highly recommend this flash for anyone who uses a Nikon D3200 camera.

I own a Nikon 1 V1 and this Speedlight reminds me of the original SB-N5 Speedlight for that camera. Like it the SB-300 is small and will fit nicely in my Nikon camera bag at one end. It runs on 2 AAA batteries so unlike the SB-N5 you will need to keep a couple handy at all times.

I bought this flash for my Nikon P7100 compact so that I could use bounce flash. It only tilts for a horizontal photo. It doesn't swivel for a vertical photo. When I want to shoot a vertical, I shoot as a horizontal and then crop it as a vertical. It works very well.

Nikon SB-300 (GN 59'/18m, long 5 second recycling, 4.2 oz./120 g with 2-AAA alkaline or NiMH cells, about $147 ). My biggest source of support is when you use any of these links , especially this link directly to it at Adorama or directly to it at Amazon , when you get anything , regardless of the...