Ok so I realize most people will automatically say you should always just buy the Canon brand for anything that will be used with a canon camera, saying that if can you spend the money on the camera and lenses you should be able to spend the money on name brand accessories. and I generally am in total agreement with this.
However, I am curious though if anyone does have experience with or owns any non canon flash units. I have been looking at flashes to get (going to be primarily used for weddings) and it looks like there are some good non canon flash units out there for a fraction of the price as a Canon. I am willing to spend the money for the canon if I have to but obviously like to save money were I can. So if these other brands are at all comparable, it would be great to know. I hate to spend extra money if essentially I'm getting is a different name printed on the front.