I agree with this. The 285 was bulky and overblown with an emphasis on useless features rather than sleek performance. A low voltage trigger 283 is still very much a great ally in the camera bag... Eric Goldstein -- On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Two good reasons I stayed with the 283: > > Compared to the bulky, gimmicked-up 285, the Vivitar 283 is a sleek, elegant > item, a fine example of form meeting function. It takes up less space in my > Domke jacket pocket and is snag free when pulling it out. More important, > the 283 auto-exposure sensor setting for ASA 400 films allows stopping down > to f 5.6, while in a misguided attempt to stretch the maximum auto exposure > range a few extra feet, the 285 needs f4. This is a critical DOF issue, both > for bounce and fill flash, so the 285 is dead to me. OTOH, I have been using > 283s for thirty years now with 35 mm, MF and my digital Olympus E20. > > Allen Zak --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list