External flash recommendation for Nikon D5300

[LostLensCap]

How does $53 sound?
Amazon.com Neewer VK750 II i-TTL Speedlite Flash with LCD Display for Nikon D7100 D7000 D5200 D5100 D5000 D3000 D3100 D300 D300S D700 D600 D90 D80 D70 D70S D60 D50 and All Other Nikon DSLR Cameras Camera Photo

 

[astroNikon]

oddly, in "compact" flashes there are limited 3rd party brands but they're still pricey @ $269 ==> Nissin i40 Compact Flash for Nikon Cameras ND40-N B H Photo

and cheaper compact TTL ones too .. Bolt for $70
==> Bolt VS-260 Compact On-Camera Flash for Nikon TTL VS-260N B H

 

[lisameowrie]

Today I received my MKE 910 Speedlight and so far I am liking it! One thing though that I was reading, isn't the TTL function supposed to be this great feature because it correctly exposes the light from the flash for you? That's not what was happening for me. It was overexposing for me! I found that if I just put it in Manual mode it worked just fine. Also, I don't even know why I bothered to purchase a diffuser in addition because it just hurt more than it helped also causing to overexpose and cause shadows.