On Mar 18, 2014, at 12:57 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/18/2014 2:17 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> I wouldn't buy a *NEW* 285HV. I understand the quality is just not >>> there. But I do think if you run across the old ones that are still >>> working, you should snap them up. >>> >>> I would. >>> >>> Old Vivitar 285HVs are like lenses ... you can never have too many. >> Except that big electrolytic capacitors and xenon tubes don't last >> forever, especially the caps. For $50 I'd rather get a new >> functionally equivalent flash, like the TT560. It has no automation, >> like the 285. It has super simple controls, like the 285. It has brand >> new parts, _unlike_ the 285. >> > The new Vivitar Corporation sells brandy new 285HV flash units so they have > new parts as well. Sadly the wiring is probably as cheep as possible, but > then again I expect the same is true of the TT560 as both units are made in > China, land of the Cut Corners. > I find both the yonguo and the MPEX dumb strobes quite intriguing. -- 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.
