Hi Ahlea,

I am with Jim on this. Getting at least one speedlight for your camera is a must. Having used the Nikon wireless system for ages, I can also say that if is way ahead of Canon's (and I like Canon's, don't get me wrong) and can probably be very happily be used as a 'stand alone' without the trouble of getting monolights. A lot of wedding photographers, including myself, are not doing monolights anymore for obvious reasons - they are not as fast to put together and the wireless systems are e-ttl (or whatever anacronym they are using now adays) providing excellent results.

On the other hand, as many will point out, you cannot replace the type of light and control produced from a monolight system. Specifically, you cannot get get the same diffusion of light that you would with a monolight set-up...and pop-flashes are not always as consistent.

James