Huge upgrade from stock flash and bounce flash is a necessity. Even allows continuous shooting with flash under normal circumstances.

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.

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.

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...

With the weakest power output in this round-up, the SB-300 is one of two entry-level flashguns from Nikon (the other being the SB-400). Offering just a few improvements over the standard in-built flash, it's designed for those looking for a minor performance upgrade only.