Perhaps I'm no expert on flash photography, and I'd prefer not to have to be one, so my ideal flash would do the right thing without any interferance from me. Just like this one does.
I have an EOS-20D and the dedicated version of this flash with the M3 adapter. I'm not particularly fond of the standard hot shoe method of attaching a flash, but it seems secure enough. Once you work out how to get the flash into E-TTL mode (mode then selector wheel) everything just works. Set P or full auto mode and away you go. Direct or bounce flash is all handled automagically by the E-TTL system. Basically the camera monitors exposure and when it has had enough light it tells the flash to switch off.
I haven't used manual or strobe modes, except when messing with the controls to see what they do. Charge and recharge are fast, I'm using 2500mAh NiMH batteries, it takes four. I can't say how long they last because I've always recharged them before they were flat.
The flash is well constructed, no rough edges, no cheap parts, no loose bits. The carrying case is just enough protection for a device that spends its life being humped around in a camera bag.
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