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The LumoPro LP180 is no more. You could make a strong case that the LP180 was the best manual hot shoe flash ever produced — and maybe that ever will be produced. It was a beast of a flash, with a fluid user interface and features designed specifically for off-camera lighting photographers. Now, it's the last of a bygone era. Why did it have to die? What made it so good? And what will replace it as the flash of choice for discerning-but-frugal off-camera shooters? Read more »