Nikon SB-80DX Speedlight Flash Unit Flashgun is still in good condition. Just like the SB-50DX, the SB-80DX has the best hot shoe foot of any flash Nikon has made. The foot slides into the camera-side shoe easily, then you flip a little lever and the flash is locked to the shoe. To get the flash off the camera, flip the lever the other way and pull the flash out. No more hassling with the knurled lock-down knob of older Speedlights, which had the frustrating practice of jamming in the locked position. If you can't get the SB-80DX on and off your camera instantaneously, you're missing some fingers. The tilt and swivel mechanism hasn't changed from that of the SB-28DX, meaning that you have to push in a button at the side of the head to move the head. A series of click stops help keep the flash oriented, although the only "locked" position is the default straight on one. Like the SB-28DX, this new flash doesn't allow it's head to be rotated to all angles, though the limitations aren't problematic. A convenient modeling light sits at the back of the head, just above the LCD. The modeling light is a very fast, pulsed type that lasts just under three seconds. A close distances it indeed works very much like a traditional modeling light, letting you see how and where shadows will fall.