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Vivitar 283
3.6 stars
Average rating for this product is: 3.6 out of 5

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Average Ratings for Vivitar 283

  • Ease of Use4.7 stars
  • Value for Money4.9 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings4.9 stars
  • Overall Rating3.6 stars

4 Reviews For Vivitar 283

  • p a yates 4th Aug 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Good Points: Great value flash had mine for over 10 years. Nothing has gone wrong with it. Solidly built, loads of accessories for it.


    Bad Points: None really,.


    General comments: Best none dedicated flash on the market. If you buy one also get the external sensor cord so you can use the flash off camera ie attached to a brolly to give soft light.

  • crusader123 26th Jul 2008

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    The Vivitar 283 is a really good value for money vivitar product. Fast recycle times, remote sensor feature, good battery life.

  • Guest 10th Dec 2007

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    Cheap very well made very good auto exposure.

  • Niladri Kar. Rank: Lance Corporal 9th Feb 2001

    Reviewer rating: 4.5 stars


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    Vivitar 283 is perhaps the best non-TTL autoflash available. I have two of these wonderful flashes. They are highly reliable for indoor as well as outdoor flash photography. For some time I was forced to use built-in flash of my first compact SLR, Pentax zx-50. It was a very sad experience. Soon I discovered that this flash is virtually of no use except for use as fill-in flash in daylight. After I got Vivitar 283 the quality of night photography changed dramatically. No more underexposure or sh ...

Product details

Vertical bounce flash for softer, more professional-quality lightingFlash range of 3 to 43 feetAuto Thyristor circuitry for faster recycling time and greater number of flashesRemote sensor capability4 more details...