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Vivitar 285
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  • photomaster 21st Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 4 stars


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    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 d ...

  • fuzzybearphoto 12th May 2007

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

  • zaheer sattar. Rank: Lance Corporal 20th Mar 2002

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The old war horse u can rely on. I bought my Vivitar 285 Flash Gun 2nd hand when i was learning as an amateur. 12 years from now, camera models in and camera meodels out, I never have dared to discard it.The best SEMI AUTO NON TTL flash on earth ever. The latest built-in flash SLR models are bound t ...