Dropped my SB-400 speedlight flash

<p>I dropped my SB-400 speedlight flash from a tabletop to a tile floor. Now, the ready light never goes to a solid red, and it only produces an occasional weak flash (photos come out dark). Is this fixable or do I need to buy a new one? Where do I get something like this fixed? Thanks in advance!<br>

Signed,<br>

A Novice Photographer</p>

<p>fill out this form, http://form.nikonimagesvcapprove.com/ mail it in, wait for your estimate.</p>

<p>Time to get a New one SB-900 or a Used SB-800..... Sometimes you just need a excuse to Upgrade and Sometime Life gives you a reason to upgrade.....</p>

<p>Sorry about you loss</p>

<p>Z</p>

<p>sorry to hear that. there's a $110 solution there or an SB-600 for a little over $200.</p>

<p>Thanks, guys. I will mail it in and see what they say.<br>

I really liked the SB-400 (compared to my built in flash). But I have no basis for comparing it to the more expensive models you guys are suggesting. What am I missing out on?</p>

<p>Ron, sorry about your SB-400.</p>

<p>If you don't use light bouncing technique, SB-400 should be just fine. But if you do, I would strongly recommend SB-600. Bouncing light on the ceiling will give you more naturally lit images and SB-400 cannot bounce the light on the ceiling when you hold the camera in portrait orientation, which should be frustrating. Also, the output power of SB-400 is too small to bounce the light. All of SB-600, 800 and 900 can bounce the light in either (landscape or portrait) orientation and even the cheapest SB-600 has generally enough output power for the bounce.</p>

<p>I used to use D40/18-55 kit lens/SB-600 combo which was a very handy and fairly inexpensive all-round system.</p>