Quoting Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> There shoudn't be any extra battery drain when using an external flash,
> since the camera uses a dry contact to trip the flash.
> You may have have a defective camera.
No, the manula clearly sates that there is more battery drain with an external
flash
M.
>
> Jeff
>
> > >
> > I have a Vivitar 283. It's a great flash and balances nicely with my MZ-3
> > and 28-105 lens. It does eat camera batteries, However. I have to replace
> my
> > CR-2's much more often if I use my flash continuously (the way I did last
> > year when we did an entire month of flash assignments) than if I use my
> > flash sporadically.
> >
> > Margo
> >
>
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