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Peanuts work fine unless there are other flash shooter around so for about $30 you can put your other flash in play. The Peanuts plug directly into the base of the flash or the end of a PC cord (which allows you to aim it better).
Two flashes are adequate for a wide variety of tasks if you use them intelligently so they work together the model shape and control contrast / lighting ratio. If you click the WWW button below you'll find some tutorials which will show you ways to do that.
I used pairs of Vivitars for many years but switched to a pair or 580ex when switching to a Canon DSLR. The Vivitars are in many ways a ball and chain that limit you to manual, 1/25Oth sec sync., and a somewhat regimented style of shooting. If you were to add a 550ex / 550ex / 580ex you could do everything you now do in M mode, but with finger-tip control from the camera. Plus you get the convenience of ETTL ratios, high-speed sync. and full use of all the capabilities of your camera and lenses (i.e. shooting in Av mode at f/2.8 on a sunny day with fill flash)
Chuck
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