I still put my vote in for the 283. Only difference b/w the 283 and the 285 is the swivel (with the 285) and the manual zoom head. The 283 does a 90 to 180 degree tilt.
Don't forget to consider cross system compatibility. That's the main reason I went with the Vivitar rather than a Pentax dedicated flash. I've used my 283 with an LX, K1000, ME-F, Canon G2, Contax G2, Hasselblad 500 C/M, Canon Elan II, and Leica M6. It's still with me now and provides me with fill/background light when it's mounted on a light stand and bounced into an umbrella. Cheers, Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: Matt Bevers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:30:04 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: flash needed On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 06:24 AM, Jos from Holland wrote: > Buy Swivel head that goes around (almost 360 degrees)and up down of > course. > This will make it possible to quickly use indirect flash in many > situations. > Buy flash with second (fill) flash pointing forward. This will keep > "live"(point lights) in the eyes of people when using indirect flash > with > the main head. > Preferably at least 3 aperture settings (automatic of cours) > Preferably at least guidenumber 33 at 100ISO and 50mm coverage. > Preferably zoom head from 28mm to 80mm, bur separate adapters will do > too. > Preferably chargeable penlights should be allowed (is mostly the case.) > Preferably autoshut-off or you should never forget to switch-off > This all sounds great - now what flash has all these features? -Matt -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
