Not Good with DSLR. Should I buy Point and Shoot?

[mom2rtk]

I had the Sony A99, which excluded a pop-up... So I had to buy a small external flash, in addition to full regular flash(es) to use off camera flash.

Now on the D750 -- which has a far better flash control system than Sony, but I can't compare it to Canon -- I can really fully use the pop-up flash as a full master controller. And with the placement, even with most large lens, it pops up high enough that I *can* use it as fill flash. Admittedly, that's very rare.

But I really do like off-camera flash:

Sushi by Havoc315, on Flickr

untitled-17.jpg by Havoc315, on Flickr

I was fortunate to already own small and full-size Canon flashes, so it didn't really faze me to have no pop-up.

I could see how having a taller pop-up would come in handy every now and then.

 

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Now on the D750 -- which has a far better flash control system than Sony, but I can't compare it to Canon -- I can really fully use the pop-up flash as a full master controller. And with the placement, even with most large lens, it pops up high enough that I *can* use it as fill flash. Admittedly, that's very rare.

But I really do like off-camera flash

If the controller is not practical.... an affordable flash cable is a possibility. Another option for indirect light is a diffuser, I like the Demb Mega.

I was fortunate to already own small and full-size Canon flashes, so it didn't really faze me to have no pop-up.

I could see how having a taller pop-up would come in handy every now and then.

That's why I cheat with a flash bracket. Mounted on the tripod hole, the flash bracket keeps my portability.