Originally posted by 2old4toys Yeah, why did they skimp on having a built-in flash with PTTL for the GR? I think the predecessor had it.
Ten years ago, I was the happy owner of a Canon Rebel.
Then I had two cases of processor failure, followed by whole camera failure.
I cannot replace the processor, so I believe both Rebels are now in what was the town dump.
I then purchased a Pentax K-30.
I got a FA 28-105 to carry around with me in case of “Dark Image Syndrome”.
Then I got a KP; now the two cameras are approaching the time for the two Rebels.
I still use the K-30, mostly with an external flash unit.
As far as I can tell, the biggest use of those on-board units is to light up the bald head
ahead of you while signaling the beginning of a dusk NASCAR race.
My external unit allows me to bounce flash, and my younger daughter thinks it is ‘cool’
that I will use same external unit to photograph her daughter {due in December}
that I used to photograph her as an infant thirty years ago.
It is all about how you use things.