Vivitar 285HV Flash "285" Questions

what is the diff between a vivitar 285 and a vivitar 285hv? 285 has high trigger voltage(+250v) ,where as 285 HV has less than 5.5 volts trigger voltage (which is safe to be used for any digital SLR).

...on how to use the settings. Any manual available? Can I use it with my DSLR? I have an older 285 flash unit. It works fine, but I'd like to use it with my new DSLR (Pentax K200). Will it be ...

Is it safe to use metal foot on vivitar 285 on my nikon d7000.I heard the negative voltage will harm the camera According to the list at http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html the 285 is "Your

vivitar 285 not working Hi I bought a vivitar 285 flash off ebay recently, and have used two packs of fresh batterys. The unit is completly unresponsive and wont power up what so ever. Could you point

285 FLASH ILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THE 285HV OR 285 FLASH WILL WORK ON MY NIKON D100 AND I HAVE A WEIN HSHSB.DO I NEED TO USE THAT TO AND WILL THE FLASH DESTOR MY CAMERA Yes, no problem. In Auto and Manual

Foot replacement instructions on Vivitar 285 I have 2 285 strobes and metal foot replacements with test buttons. I have been looking for a month to find instructions on which wire goes to which ...

285 not 285HV I have a broken hotfoot / hotshoe mount on my 285. Who can supply parts and or repair it in Sydney, Australia? Multiple options are good! Thanks for your suggestions. You can make your ...

can i use vivitar 285 hv flash with my canon 30 d ? i have old gifted vivitar 285 hv flash and i dont have the instruction manual of that so i dont know if it is safe to be used with my canon 30 d ...

vivitar 285 flash What is the trigger voltage of a vivitar 285 flash Do you have a DVM? [email protected] prfghgh 285 HV has 6V but old model 285 has more than 255v

Randomly firing Vivitar 285 I have a Vivitar 285 that will charge up and then fire randomly. The unit will fire anywhere from 1 to 10 seconds after developing a charge. [email protected]