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Ease of Use	4.5/10
Value for Money	6.7/10
Reviewer Rating	6/10
Overall Rating	7.6/10

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By fuzzybearphoto on 12th May 2007

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Time Flash Gun Owned	Less than a Week
Ease of Use	0/10
Value for money	0/10
Overall value	0/10
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General Comments

My new Vivitar 285HV exploded and spewed smoke 5 minute into testing.

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