Vivitar 285HV Auto Professional Flash | 
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| Brand: Vivitar
Category: Photography
List Price: $179.99
Buy New: $75.00 (On sale from $84.89)
You Save: $9.89 (12%)
New (10) Used (2) from $71.00
Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 1108
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7 x 3.7 x 2.8
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 285HV
Model: 285HV
UPC: 019643339651
EAN: 0019643339651
ASIN: B00004TVSP
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Vertical bounce flash | | • | Auto Thyristor circuitry | | • | Sufficient-light indicator | | • | Illuminated calculator dial | | • | Flash range up to 70 feet |
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| Accessories:
| • | Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce for the Achiever DZ260, Canon 420EZ, 430EZ and Vivitar 283, 285 & 5600 Zoom Flashes (OM-B) | | • | Sto-Fen Two-Way Bounce for the Vivitar 285 Flash. | | • | Vivitar 285HV Non-Dedicated Shoe Mount Flash - Basic Outfit with 4 NiMH Batteries, Charger, Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce Flash Diffuser | | • | Sto-Fen Gold Colored Omni-Bounce for the Nikon SB-24, 25, 26, Canon 380EX, 420EZ, 430EZ and Many Other Flashes | | • | Sto-Fen Five Color Omni's |
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 cheap and reliable August 13, 2008
Kristen Abdullah
This is an awesome vintage flash for today's digital SLR's. I like that it is compatible with my Nikon D-80. The only thing I wish it had was a swivel-head. But with a hot-shoe cable for off-camera flash, it doesn't really matter.
 Perfect Old School Flash for Strobist Setup August 5, 2008
Ariana Bauer (St. Louis, MO Area, USA)
I love this flash. I use it as part of my strobist setup. A real workhorse with great power. I am thinking of getting another soon.
Old School Flashes Rock August 4, 2008
Marius Lardizabal (Houston, TX USA)
As an amateur photographer on a tight budget this flash is by far the one of the best bang for my buck purchase I have ever done.
I like it's simplicity. You want to adjust the range, then just pull/push the flash head. You want to control the power just turn the knob up/down. If you feel lazy you can always use its four auto-settings using the same knob.
Another thing that sold me to this flash is the head, its so easy to cut a strip of gel and just insert it right-in, no messy velcro, no rubber bands.
It is plastic but tank like plastic, an acquaintance accidentally dropped his flash from four feet away but aside from the minor dent, the flash worked fine, try doing that on a $400++ Canon.
Also, if you want to make it a slave, just buy one of those PC/hot-shoe slave adapters for about $16.
I use this flash exclusively on Manual, I never bothered using the auto-settings so am not sure what I missing.
For some reason it doesn't have a 1/8th power level but its not a big deal, all I do is put on some gel to tone down the power and voila.
Some may argue that it lacks the sophistication of the newer flashes like the Canon 580 Ex series but that's precisely why I picked this flash. The new flashes, aside from being way above my budget, have somewhat taken away the fun of experimentation. But then again a lot of folks prefer to point and shoot so maybe the newer flashes work for them better.
So if you are in the market for a cheap but reliable flash then look no further this is the flash for you.
Good old school still is the best August 3, 2008
Papa Carlo (San Diego, CA)
Vivitar 285HV Auto Professional Flash
This is an amazing unexpensive flash that rivals OEM dedicated equipment.
Yet it is not ETTL but just because of that it gives you a full control over what you are doing. I really like it ( as well as uncounted number of photographers in the last 30 years). I only wish it came with a power adapter.
Vivitar June 16, 2008
cameraman (N.Y.)
I use products for more than 30 years, and never had one goes bad, I missed their lenses, I do not know why they stop to make lenses, they make goog lenses for affortable price. I have many Vivitar lenses, specily the 100 mm macro, and all others, no one goes bad. I have 2 Vivitar 283 flash, I use them for more than 25 years, and they perform like new, I hope that this 285 will do the same, it is so far so good. Many thanks to Vivitar.
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