In the same price and size range is the Sunpak 383... which adds a few nice features. They still go for good money on eBay, and I don't think any of their models were of high trigger voltage construction, which is a problem for older Vivitars... Eric Goldstein -- On 1/11/08, Carlos Manuel Freaza <cmfreaza@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > --- Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx> escribió: > > By the way, Carlos, great shots of the white outfit. > > Did you use the > > automatic exposure control on the flash? Might not > > be the best thing > > to do with those kinds of shots though. > > > > DAW > > The 283 has four automatic modes and the manual mode, > in general I used the blue mode for those > photographs,0.6m to 4.5m or 2 to 15 feet, it allows to > use f8 (more DOF) with ISO 100 film, BTW I tried to be > within the mode range with the camera.The 283 flash > duration is 1/1000 for the manual mode (Number Guide > 240 for ISO 400 film, 120 for ISO 100 in feet,GN 72 > and 36 in meters)and 1/1000 to 1/30000 for the > automatic modes. > > The 285 is identical regarding the 283 about power and > general operating mode, however the 285 adds zoom > functions: Superwide 28mm with an included accesory, > Wide 35mm, Normal 50mm and Tele 105mm. > > Thanks for the comments Don and Allen. > > Carlos > > > > > Yahoo! Encuentros. > > Ahora encontrar pareja es mucho más fácil, probá el nuevo Yahoo! Encuentros > http://yahoo.cupidovirtual.com/servlet/NewRegistration > --- > 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 > > --- 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