I still have Photoshop 7 and Lightroom 3 installed on one of my computers and they still work fine.

In the picture on the left with the external flash your camera chose an ISO of 400 but in the one on the right with the built-in flash it chose an ISO 3200 a 3 stop difference in the lighting. What mode do you have the flash set on? for the way you are using it, I think the camera and speedlite should both be in TTL mode. Try repeating the process using aperture priority and a fixed ISO and see if that will make a difference. With those two locked in, only the shutter speed can vary and as long as the camera and speedlite are both in TTL the camera should adjust the power output of the flash to what it needs for the exposure. If the same thing happens and it is consistent you can try using some negative flash compensation to correct it.

Thank you. I wasn't sure about it.

Possibly you could use a steamer or spritz the material with some water from a spray bottle and give it a quick hit with a hair dryer.

Are you talking about shooting with a cell phone or a camera? I haven't heard of any "app" for or on cameras.

I've taken bracketed shots on numerous occasions to use for HDR and I so far have never had to change back to RAW. My bracked shots as well as all others are always in RAW.

I have been using RAW only in my D7100 and so far I've never had it change on me.

"ON1 Photo RAW 2018" is the program that uses the "versions", which is the same as a "Virtual copy" in Lightroom. You can create as many versions of a photo as you want and they will show up in browse. It is all non-destructible and only creates a an actual physical copy of a version when you export the version. When you export you have options for what file type you want and the color space you want it exported in. ON1 also has layers that Lightroom doesn't.

"ON1 Photo RAW 2018" does catalog your pictures and maintains a database. It also now has versions that work like virtual copies in Lightroom and offer built in HDR and Panorama modules to handle those within the program too.

I put it in a plastic bag either in my pocket or the camera bg to keep from losint it and to keep it clean.

Yes, I use off-camera flash quite a bit of the time. I use light stands with umbrellas and softboxes both and some other light modifiers too such as snoots, barn doors, and diffusers.

I got Affinity and I also got ON1 Photo RAW 2018. The ON1 software is the one that is more like Lightroom. Affinity is more a replacement for Photoshop then for Lightroom. I use "Affinity & ON1" in place of "Lightroom & Photoshop" and I don't miss either.

If you have a Walmart or Best Buy or some other similar store near you, I would check on what they have that you can look at and see some options. I understand being on a tight budget since I am retired and have limited resources available. If you go to one of the stores, take a look at whatever entry-level DSLR kits they have. As an example, where I live Walmarts have a Nikon D3300 kit with 1 or 2 lenses and they also have a Canon T6 or T6i kit with 1 or 2 lenses. These usually are somewhere between $500 - $600 range. A lot of times you can get either an older model or a refurbished kit for less. When I got my first DSLR, Walmart had a Canon and a Nikon kit but the Nikon D3100 kit was on sale at the time for $449 so I went with it since the Canon model was not on sale. The normal price is normally just about the same or either brand. If you don't already have money invested in lenses for a specific brand whether you choose Canon or Nikon doesn't really matter since Either would work well for you.

I'm using it on my D7100. I used it last Saturday to take some Homecoming Dance pictures for my granddaughter and it works very well for portraits. You can make out every little eyelash. On the D7100 the 50 mm is equivalent to a 75 mm the same as it would be on your D7200. You will find the f/1.8 to ber very handy in lower light situations.

I have a Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 that is sharp and I find I use quite a bit.