So I've got a Nikon D5100 DSLR - decent camera (actually, helluva good camera) but ridiculously anemic built in flash. And of course, with today's tech, the camera and external flash have a very involved conversation before deciding on what to do, allegedly to make the picture look better.
Hrumph...
(I learned on a Pentax SPII with a Vivitar Zoom Thyristor flash - both of which are older than I am)
Anywho, I'm looking for a decent external flash for this camera.... But looking at what Nikon wants for their Speedlight series flashes nearly gives me a stroke.... And makes me want to look for a pan of flashpowder and a capacitor linked to the hotshoe.....
If I have to spend that kind of money for a good quality flash, so be it. But I suspect that the Chinese knockoff's that I see on Amazon when I put in "speedlight" are probably made in the same damn factory....
So, hive mind, edumacate me on flashing (no, not that kind you preverts)