Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]these two units close to 20 yr old technology, size, weight etc for their output. one of the newer sunpacks pack more versatility and puch per oz,plus sunpak has a high voltage pack IIA much cheaper & seems efficicient enough to me. furthermore if you have other cameras with ttl flash metering you can get an interchangeable dedicated bottom for most that add to their usefulness immensely. it will still work ok on syncless shoe w/cord supplied w/normal foot if you leave the dedicated one in place. i have dedicated modules for hasselbad, canon, nikon,pentax for thru the lense operation. fraction of cost of metz and in hasselblad case less cord hassle. ralph > From: "Pilot E-Mail" <wwaechte@capecod.net> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 11:58:40 -0700 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] M4-P: Vivitar 283 or 285 > > Info Please. > My 283 Owner`s Manual makes no reference of a Quantum battery or HVP-1. Are > these replacements for the non-available Ni Cad rechargeable batteries? > Major Waechter > USAF Retired > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 14:58 > Subject: Re: [Leica] M4-P: Vivitar 283 or 285 > > >>> <Snip> >>> I use my 283 with the Quantum battery. When you use it off camera like > this >>> you look like spiderman... coils everywhere. >>> -- >>> Johnny Deadman >>> >> An advantage to the 283 over the 285 or most other flashes is that when > you use >> the outside batter pack, you do it with no batteries in the flash itself. > Which >> makes for an almost weightless flash. Less then half the wight of the unit > with >> 4 AA's in it is my guess! MUCH less of a strain on your hotshoe! I could > not get >> my Quantum to ever work so I had to go back the HVP-1 High voltage battery >> compartment. You can have your little motor drive going all day with that > thing! >> Mark Rabiner >> >