Originally posted by Adam Sounds like the flash could have been DoA given the camera's low mileage.
That was one of my first thoughts. I wondered if the camera had actually come from the auction lots that were floating around the Denver area recently (mostly with sensor stains). In this case the serial number is intact, and the accessories were included, so that seems unlikely.
Originally posted by aleonx3 You should be fine if the hot-shoe mount is working so that you can mount an external flash.
I will have to check the hot shoe out at some point. I really just got the camera to cover my sons soccer games and dance recitals anyway. The high ISO performance should be much better than my trusty K-7 for the fall night games.