Sunpak 383 replacement???

considering that when the 383 were available it was going for $79 at BH. Now that the 383 is on back-ordered status the price is $89 at BH... so I would say less than $89 is a good deal for used 383's.

How about used?

Do they get along with Vivitars? I think I can snag two Sunpaks for a nice deal but I want three.

What about some used 540EZ's? Would these be a viable option for a strobist set? How do these compare to the Sunpak and Vivitar?

man I'm glad I bought a couple of these off of ebay. Earlier this year, they were going for about 40-50 bucks used

Last year I paid about $30 each for them used on ebay

the price of used 383's are going up in price. its like the strobist affect taking effect to these as the used prices of SB-24, SB-26, SB-28 etc.

I would like to pick up one more 383, but not at the price of a new Vivatar 285.

So a week later after the last post, 383 are still on back-order on BH, even though the Sunpak site indicates that they have been discontinued.
My thinking is that we may as well give up on any new ones being available.

So besides, the 285HV units, is there anything else? I just want something to play nice with my Skyports

The warehouse may have run out of stock, or Sunpak may have run out of stock. If they have to manufacture more it could take weeks or even months before they're ready. Then again they could turn up tomorrow.

Warrenism wrote in post #5919283
So a week later after the last post, 383 are still on back-order on BH, even though the Sunpak site indicates that they have been discontinued.
My thinking is that we may as well give up on any new ones being available.

That's a damn shame! I just saw the website, it seems that I won't be getting any more new 383's to play with my existing ones...

tim wrote in post #5919343
The warehouse may have run out of stock, or Sunpak may have run out of stock. If they have to manufacture more it could take weeks or even months before they're ready. Then again they could turn up tomorrow.

See their website Tim, it seems that the 383 has been discontinued.

Maybe ... we all should shed a little tear....

Going through past threads, Rudi - you too seem to be in somewhat of a dilemma in deciding which units to get.
At least you acted earlier and have some to play with. I on the other hand ...

Is it worth just jumping on the vivitar bandwagon before they disappear too?

Rudi wrote in post #5919380
See their website Tim, it seems that the 383 has been discontinued.

Bummer. I got three recently, so that's a bonus. It was a tossup between them and the Vivitar, so just get those instead. Not much difference really. Or get one of the other cheap flashes, just make sure it has a sync port.

Rudi wrote in post #5919380
See their website Tim, it seems that the 383 has been discontinued.

Sunpak (and the Tocad website) has consistently indicated the 383 has been discontinued for about two years (even though it was available at many major retailers consistently in this time frame), and possibly is is discintinued now. But, that website citation adds little to the actual reality as it has been incorrect for so long.

But, my dollar is on stock showing up at the major retailers in the not to distant future.

Enjoy! Lon

Lon, is it possible that all this time the stuff being sold through B&H and other vendors was just old stock, being sold out?

Rudi wrote in post #5919476
Lon, is it possible that all this time the stuff being sold through B&H and other vendors was just old stock, being sold out?

Well that is certainly POSSIBLE. And B&H does do that (buy all the remaining stock on a closeout). But two years worth of stock?

And why did Adorama and others also have it in this time frame. If B&H buys the closeout stock, why would anyone else have any?

There is no way for us to sort this out with anything other than time. But, again my dollar is on the 383 being available again in the not to distant future, but I could be very wrong.

Enjoy! Lon

Warrenism wrote in post #5919412
Is it worth just jumping on the vivitar bandwagon before they disappear too?

Warren, I think the Vivitar 285HV will be in production for the foreseeable future. I mean, they brought it back from the dead recently, most probably because of the "Strobist" demand. If they went through all the trouble of bringing it back, I think they will milk it for all it's worth, and with no competition it could be worth quite a bit!