Most of the 20D shooters I know use M for flash, and TTL, rather than ETTL II. ETTL II is pretty pathetic, IMHO. It produces consistently underexposed results, so at least you know what to expect. But those poor results are only with Canon flashes. When I use Quantum flashes, I have excellent results, and other report similar experiences with other, non-Canon, flashes. Any flash metering system that needs to be fooled into working correctly, doesn't work correctly in all modes and works better with other mfr's flashes than it does with its own company's cannot be termed a success.
I agree. I know it's blashphemy, especially on this list, but flash is something Canon has never managed to get quite right with its EOS cameras. It totally baffles me.
Nikon has always had the lead in effective and reliable flash photography. Leica has done some very innovative things with its R9 SLR, including the ability to meter studio strobes (the only camera I think that can do this).
Karen
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