We've had this discussion already, John. And no, old 285HVs had very high trigger voltage. They were updated at some point. Only way to tell is to measure the trigger voltage of a particular unit.
I have one, bought around 2006-2007. Has worked beautifully since I got it. Godfrey On Aug 30, 2013, at 11:29 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately the NEW Vivitar 285HV are a piece of shit. The old ones also > had the low trigger voltage, so if you can find one of those get it, but > don't buy the new ones. > > It's a shame, because I really like the 285HV & think it's one of the best > flashes ever made. > > Wander on over to "Strobist" and get the details if you're interested. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
