P3D Vivitar 285 Flash (was Flash, OT)

[Bill Costa - NIS/CIS - University of New Hampshire <Bill.Costa@xxxxxxx>]

   John Ohrt <johrt@xxxxxxxx> recently posted:

>  Speaking of Vivitar 283, I have a 285, which I gather differs in that it
>  has variable intensity.  I dom't know, since there is no manual, a
>  factor that reduced the price :-)
>  
>  Does anyone have experience with a 285?

    I have one that I bought new many years ago.  The 285 is more powerful
    than the 283 -- a real flame thrower!  One of my favorite features is
    that the exposure sensor unplugs from the front for tricky flash work. 
    Vivitar made an accessory cord which allows you to mount the sensor on
    the camera's hot shoe.  This allows you to place and point the flash
    anywhere you want (within the length of the coiled cord) and the
    exposure is still correctly metered because the sensor is located near
    the camera's film plane, looking where the camera is.  I would imagine
    it would be hard to find this accessory cord at this late date, and
    since it uses a custom plug configuration I doubt it would be easy to
    make one.  But now that you know about it you can keep your eyes open
    when you go to photo swaps and such.

    John, send me your snail mail address (off the list) and I'll see if I
    can find the manual for this beast and send you a copy.

                                                                Later...BC

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