Any flash with the "HV" designation is the newer version. It was introduced about fifteen years ago. Paul On Feb 25, 2007, at 9:23 AM, Bong Manayon wrote:
> Btw, where do I find the "new" 285? Adorama list one as a new item, do > I assume that's "new" or just new "old" stock? :-\ > > On 2/24/07, Nick Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> For you (other) manual camera fans who might not have seen this yet, I >> thought I'd mention that Vivitar has reintroduced their 285HV flash >> units. They are selling brand new for just under $100 currently. And >> they have trigger voltages of less than 6 volts, which means they are >> safe to use on modern cameras too! Just got mine in the mail the other >> day. In fact, I was so fed up with Canon's crazy ETTL I sold my $300 >> Canon unit the day I heard the 285s were back! >> >> And to put a vaguely Pentax spin on this post ... I'm curious if >> Pentax's PTTL system is any good? A quick scan through the archives >> found at least one person who wasn't so thrilled. I'd like to hear >> more. Thanks! >> >> -- >> ~Nick Wright >> http://blog.phojonick.com/ >> http://www.phojonick.com/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > Bong Manayon > http://www.bong.uni.cc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
