I used to have a Vivitar 283, but it didn’t work the last time I tried it. I assume the caps went bad.
If you want the ready light in the viewfinder and the shutter speed automatically set to X speed in AUTO you would need to get a Nikon flash.
I'm not sure that the OP was asking for dedicated flash recommendations; just a suggestion on replacing the V283. None of your cameras require a dedicated flash; as none of the have TTL flash metering.
I got a Sunpak flash like this in the 1970s when I got my Yashica 124g and it still is working fine. The rotating shoe lets it stand upright on the side of the camera. I had to trim the shoe so it slides on from the front.
Otherwise just about any pre-digital flash with a sensor on it should work with film cameras. I have a small collection of Rollei, Nikon, Sunpak and Metz units for my film cameras.
Non-TTL Auto flashes are pretty inexpensive these days, so I almost never try to fix them...just buy new ones as needed.
I am now always using Eneloop batteries in all my flashes. Those batteries don't discharge when they sit, so the flash is always ready to go without charging.
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A relatively small subset of these type of flashes work this way. You will find more flashes that are either fixed or swivel about their centre.Do most of this style of flash allow you swivel the mount to either side of the flash?
Not necessarily. Instead you could acquire a foot/shoe hybrid that got a hot-shoe and a PC-connector or PC-cable sticking out. You mount that under your too modern flash.I still don’t have a flash that is capable of using a pc cord so I’d still need to get a new, old flash.
You would have to find a rather old flash to support auto flash exposure with the cameras you mentioned. Most new flashes today can only do auto exposure if it supports TTL with the camera which none of your cameras supports.
The thyristor doesn't do so, he just cuts off the flashtube......that uses the flash photosensor to determine proper output of light, and then it commands the thyristor to divert the unused charge back to the power capacityor
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