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they should both fire, but they were not meant for modern digital cameras, and the auto features the the camera may have won't be able to control this flash. so it just a manual strobe, to set your camera on manual and experiment.
that little pin on the bottom as well as the 2 on the inside of the flash shoe should fire the flash.
The TTL contacts on the Nikon are different to the Vivitar. You can put a remote flash trigger in the Vivitar and use the Nikon's built-in flash to trigger the Vivitar flash using the remote flash trigger.
You have to measure the trigger voltage on the pins of the flash with a voltmeter to make sure it is at 8 volts. If it is higher, you will fry the Nikon. Use the center pin and the one at the edge of the shoe to measure the voltage.
That particular unit is probably not a good choice for the D80 because the trigger voltage (the electricity which flows from the flash through the camera circuits to fire the flash) is 19.5 volts, according to http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html - this could possibly damage your camera electronics.
You don't have to stick with Nikon brand Speedlights, but get a modern flash which says it is I-TTL compatible for Nikon.
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