Last week I was educating myself on Strobist and found instructions for a modification to the Vivitar 285hv flash. Over at Shutter Snap Studios they posted a way to modify these flashes so they could plug straight in and fire them without the Vivitar proprietary jack.
This has been the number one reason why I can't trust my 285's 100%. Once I read the article, the light bulb went off to change their design from a female 3.5mm (1/8")mono jack to a male 3.5mm (1/8")mono jack. This would make it so the flash would fire 100% of the time when connected to my PocketWizard receiver.
I decided to make a video of what I did so everyone out in webland can see what all it takes and how easy it is.
**** I am not liable for any damage you do to your flash, camera or gear. By following these directions you take full responsibility.****
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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2 comments:
Hi John. Great post, love the video. What are the results? Are your flashes firing 100% of the time without misfires?
I was glad to see your smile of satisfaction at the end, I know it well. Cheers, Efrain
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