Quote Originally Posted by ACArmstrong
Ray - I guess that's kinda like waving $20 in one hand and $50 in the other and asking the guy which one he'd rather have. ;)

I've been very happy with the performance of the 420EX, but I don't really have anything to compare it to. I've not used the 550EX. I guess the thing to remember is that the 420EX has no way to control it manually. It's controlled completely by the camera (no LCD). I got the 420EX, because I HAD to have an external flash system and I knew my wife would KILL ME if I spent another $350 on this camera system right now. It was well worth it and performs nicely.

Would I like the 550EX? Do people in jail want out? hehehe
Yeah, I get your drift. Well, the wife is not against my spending the money, so I suppose I should go for the gusto while she's still amicable to the idea, hehe. Actually, we generally allow each other to get the things we both want when we have the money, so it's not a big deal financially whether I get the 420EX or 550EX. I've been looking at the 550EX for quite some time, so as I said I am leaning that way and will probably get it in the near future.

Thanks for the response.

Ray