Aug 21, 2008 00:22 | #1 gah so I just got the vivitar 285hv, what a nifty cheap flash I think Ill get good use out of it.. _______________
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SolidxSnake Goldmember  1,656 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2007 More info | Aug 21, 2008 00:56 | #2 you can't shoot the sigma in ETTL, the preflash will throw off the optical slave. Troubleshooting 101 (see also: LightRules,perryge):
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Aug 21, 2008 00:58 | #3 yup, I know, I shoot manual still nothing. _______________
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SolidxSnake Goldmember 1,656 posts Likes: 2 Joined Nov 2007 More info | Aug 21, 2008 01:02 | #4 rocker83 wrote in post #6149470  yup, I know, I shoot manual still nothing. Where are you putting the peanut? From what I remember, the 285HV has a proprietary PC sync port, not a standard PC sync port. Troubleshooting 101 (see also: LightRules,perryge):
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Aug 21, 2008 01:12 | #5 here it is...not firing in all its glory  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. _______________
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liquefied Goldmember  1,160 posts Joined Oct 2006 More info | Aug 21, 2008 02:36 | #6 The peanut requires a higher trigger voltage than the Vivitar provides. It's stupid. And it's recommended to be used on the 285's by Wein. I had the same problem with two brand new 285s and two new peanuts, neither of them would trigger the flashes more than 1-2% of the time. I recommend getting the Cactus V2s wireless triggers on eBay. They cost about $10 more than 2 peanuts and work 99% of the time in any light.
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JimM Goldmember 1,656 posts Likes: 39 Joined Aug 2006 More info | Aug 21, 2008 07:57 | #7 If the Wein peanut has a PC socket on it and the Vivitar has its proprietory receptacle, then you need the short PC cord to go between the peanut and the flash. You should have gotten the PC cord with the flash. I don't know that liquefied isn't right, but I used optical triggers on 283s for years in the pre-digital age. None of them plugged directly into the flash. They all required the short PC cord or attached to the hot shoe. If you have all the parts, it is certainly cheap enough to try.
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Aug 21, 2008 08:23 | #8 I did receive a a short pc cord with the flash, I plugged it into the wein and still nothing... _______________
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gdrMatt Senior Member  334 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2006 Location: in my own little world More info | Aug 23, 2008 06:05 | #9 what shutter speed are you shooting at ? Canon FTb - Canon FD 54.6mm f1.3 - Vivitar 283 w/Doubler - Argus super seventy-five
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