I think many photogs spending much time with their lil' ol' 283 back in the day - especially if they attended any photo shows - was that that plastic foot was the first thing to go. Since I didn't use mine as an on- (or -directly above) camera source of light, I didn't care if the metal replacement fit a camera hot shoe or not. It was either bracket-mounted onto the camera, or lived on a light-stand (or sat on a table, chair, bookcase, window ledge, someone's hands, etc. when called into work as a slaved second light.
With this forum as a reminder, I'm wanting to dust off those old strobes, and take them out into the light of day (or night) to play again.
Vivitar 283-285 Discontinued? Replacements? Why?
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I think many photogs spending much time with their lil' ol' 283 back in the day - especially if they attended any photo shows - was that that plastic foot was the first thing to go. Since I didn't use mine as an on- (or -directly above) camera source of light, I didn't care if the metal replacement fit a camera hot shoe or not. It was either bracket-mounted onto the camera, or lived on a light-stand (or sat on a table, chair, bookcase, window ledge, someone's hands, etc. when called into work as a slaved second light.
With this forum as a reminder, I'm wanting to dust off those old strobes, and take them out into the light of day (or night) to play again.