List Price: $179.99Price: $87.99 You Save: $92.00 (51%)as of 11/24/2009 21:00 EST
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Batteries: 4 AA
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Vivitar
EAN: 0019643339651
Item Dimensions: 280700100370
Label: Vivitar
Manufacturer: Vivitar
Model: 285HV
MPN: 285HV
Publisher: Vivitar
Studio: Vivitar
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Features:- Vertical bounce flash
- Auto Thyristor circuitry
- Sufficient-light indicator
- Illuminated calculator dial
- Flash range up to 70 feet
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Product Description:
Vivitar designs, develops, and markets affordable, easy-to-use photographic and digital imaging products that offer families and other consumers exceptional value, fine quality, and a wide range of features and benefits.PRODUCT FEATURES: Powerful automatic exposure range to 70ft; Guide Number: 120 (ISO100/ft.); Control flash distance range and depth of field with four auto f/stop settings; Auto Thyristor circuitry for more flashes and faster recycle time; Vertical bounce flash for softer, professional quality lighting; Built-in variable power for convenient fill flash and rapid sequence photography; Removable sensor for off-camera automatic flash with optional cord.
Amazon.com Product Description:
The built-in variable power of the Vivitar 285HV auto professional flash provides you with fill flash and the ability to shoot properly exposed rapid-sequence pictures. This vertical bounce flash gives your photographs soft, professional lighting. The four f-stops give you control over the flash distance range and the depth of field, while the auto Thyristor circuitry allows for a faster recycling time as well as more flashes per set of batteries.
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Excellent as a backup flash. You must be aware that it is hard to have anyone honor the warranty since apparently Vivitar is no longer in business. If that concerns you, go with the real McCoy and get a brand name flash.
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It looks like cheap old plastic, but works very well, I also bought a chinese wireless trigger on ebay, you can find it on amazon too, searching for "PT-04 4" it works great for strobist, you can control light and it is strong, Don't left batteries on its compartment they will be discharged.
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Flash stopped working in less than a year. I called "customer service department" and got the run around. The "technician" told me in broken English that the product was no longer under warranty. I kindly informed him that it had a 2 year warranty, I was put on hold. He kept referring to it as a camera, I reminded him again that it was a flash. He finally said that a senior technician will call me within 24 hrs. I do NOT recommend this product and if you get one, hope that it does not break.
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It took a while to get comfortable with this flash but it is a real work horse
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Hey this flash it is so powerfull, it is good to use to make jobs outside, and it is not heavy. you can use on the Canon Rebel XS,(1000D).
also you can buy an extra battery holder, and four AAA to AA battery holder converter, and make some wiring and use an external battery 6vdc(lead acid) and have a better recicling times, like 6 seconds using the full power of the flash against the 12 with the normal four AA batteries. and with the lowest power you can shot continously like 20 times without problems. with this add, this flash can work all the night and take more than 1000 shots.
cons. If you need to take fast pictures, with it mounted on the camera shoe, you need to adjust it every time , because it does not have TTL circuit, and you can burn the pictures. and for this reason it is better to buy the TTL flash of your camera to avoid this kind of situation on fast moments taking pictures, like the kiss on the wedding ceremony.
but for the rest it is a good flash.
i do recomend it
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