USED Vivitar 283 Auto Thyristor Flash

Picked this up for an old film camera setup and was pleasantly surprised—the auto flash exposure is spot-on in both Auto and Manual modes, though the plastic body shows some wear. Charges quickly and the bounce head adds nice flexibility for indoor shots.

The auto thyristor setting works perfectly with my vintage film camera, giving me consistent exposures without fiddling. My only small gripe is a scuff on the hot shoe, but it doesn't affect performance at all.

I was a bit wary buying a used flash, but the auto thyristor mode really does hold its own for indoor 35mm work, metering consistently shot after shot. TTL hooked up without any fuss on my camera body. Only wish the battery compartment latch felt a little more solid, but everything fires as it shoul