Vivitar 285 Review

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Vivitar 285
3.8 stars
Average rating for this product is: 3.8 out of 5

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photomaster's Review of Vivitar 285 Flash Gun

21st Aug 2008

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 stars
  • Time Flash Gun Owned
    Over 1 Year
Bad Points

Recycle rate -- 6 to 8 seconds.


General Comments

As a manual flash I give a 8 point rating. The Vivitar 285 is a great and powerful flash for the price. I have owned 5 of the later ones with low hot shoe voltage. They are sturdy. Nothing has ever broken. As a manual flash it is an excellent product. I have even used my own with my Panasonic FZ50 digital camera with good results. While there is some automatic adjustment thru the thyristor, you still need your experience to adjust the output for distance.

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