advise for a flash

[k.hendrik]

just bought a Metz 45 CL-4......

 

[analoguey]

Splendid!

Then you should post a review of that on this thread too!

 

[benjiboy]

just bought a Metz 45 CL-4......

A very good choice I've had 2 of them for more than 20 years, they are pro quality,workmanlike and reliable, I've shot many weddings with them in the past and they always did the job.

 

[mablo]

Just a word of the old Vivitar 283 flash gun. When you find one that works it's a perfect tool. There's more than one but, though. 283 is a very old model and most of them haven't been used for ages. Usually such a flash works nicely a few times but then die a sudden death. Some of the older ones will have a trigger voltage up to 300V, enough to fry any camera with a chip inside, many mf SLRs included. You can't tell the trigger voltage unless you meter it. The 283 needs an additional module for manual power adjustment which is more than difficult to find these days. Finally, 283 doesn't use a normal PC connection for sync cable thus you need to find a special kind of sync cord. On the other hand the new model Vivitar 285HV can be bought as new for $75. It's a better and more reliable flash gun and it's totally useable with any kind of camera.

 

[k.hendrik]

Thanks; I think I will need your futher advise in the near future Flash is arriving next Saturday & my inspiration (this time)comes from "the gentlewoman" .

 

[k.hendrik]

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