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Vivitar 283 on a D3100?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brian" data-source="post: 246682" data-attributes="member: 17621"><p>I bought a Vivitar 283 for an Elvis concert- lit up the stage, the flash that Elvis Saw. It dumps the entire capacitor through the camera- and produces quite a spark when touching off the PC contact. It also produces quite a jolt if your finger is over the open PC contact of a camera also equipped with a hot shoe, which is why PC caps are provided on cameras.</p><p></p><p>I picked up a late version at a thrift store for $5- it did away with the provisions to use a high-voltage external battery, weighs much less, and uses lower sync voltage. The built in meter provides 4-range auto operation, you select the auto-range, set the corresponding F-Stop on the lens based on ISO, the flash controls how much light is put out. It's accurate, even if not TTL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brian, post: 246682, member: 17621"] I bought a Vivitar 283 for an Elvis concert- lit up the stage, the flash that Elvis Saw. It dumps the entire capacitor through the camera- and produces quite a spark when touching off the PC contact. It also produces quite a jolt if your finger is over the open PC contact of a camera also equipped with a hot shoe, which is why PC caps are provided on cameras. I picked up a late version at a thrift store for $5- it did away with the provisions to use a high-voltage external battery, weighs much less, and uses lower sync voltage. The built in meter provides 4-range auto operation, you select the auto-range, set the corresponding F-Stop on the lens based on ISO, the flash controls how much light is put out. It's accurate, even if not TTL. [/QUOTE]
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