![]() Next on the dial you will see 4 colored patches, in this order. Those are the power levels for MANUAL flash where you have to determine the exposure using a flash meter or the old Guide Number calculation. Look in the cutout, and as you turn the dial you'll see a progression of colors or symbols. On one side there is a cutout with a dial surrounding the vari power unit. On the front of the flash you'll find a plug in light sensor that has "vari power" on it. All you have to do is set the camera in either the A or M modes and set a specific aperture for the lens and set the flash to the corresponding aperture and shoot away.ītw, just in case you don't have a manual, here is the drill. However, I have 2 of the 285 HV that I have used on my D70 with no problems at all. Why Vivitar chose to name the low voltage version as the HV I will never understand. The second version is marked as the 285HV Zoom Thyrister and has a sync voltage of only 12 volts, which is perfectly safe for the D200. The first version has a high sync voltage and can damage the contacts in the D200. There are actually 2 different versions of the Vivitar 285. Maybe there is someting wrong with me but I think $300.00 is a lot of money to spend when older units are being literally given away I bought a brand new 285HV at the swapmeet in a box for $20.00 and another at a garage sale for $2.00 needing a new battery holder.īottom line is I think these knee jerk replies are counter productive the young lady asked if she could use that flash with her D200 the answer is yes with the correct precautions. What do you people think happened before photography became mindless and the camera and flash did all the thinking for you, well one or two old film geeks managed to take the odd picture that was interesting well exposed and sometimes even publishable with equipment as ancient and disposable as a Vivitar 285. So as opposed to using the free flash she has and can use quite safely on her camera with a $15 attachment she should go out and spend $300.00 to $400 to do things properly. I have to speak out as an old film geek who uses 4 Vivitar 285HVs with his D200 camera and surprisingly I can get them to work properly may be I am an old hack and don't know as much as you but I am sick and tired of people on this forum saying to do things right you have to have the latest and greatest equipment.
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