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.:Chris:.
It's also good if you want to be lazy (and often times I do

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I'm not sure about the higher end Nikon Flashes but I bought my Canon 580EX2 over the 430 mainly b/c of the built in on-board bounce card! Sure you could buy a bounce card adaptor but who really wants to fool with one of those every time you use the flash? ~> I'm sure there are nice flashes out there that will save you a bit of money but I only use Canon products (Call me OCD!) Also, if you ever get stuck in the rain, the 580EX2 is water resistant
Let me know what you'd like to do!
-Chris