Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!fortune!marsano From: marsano@fortune.UUCP (Derek Marsano) Newsgroups: net.rec.photo Subject: Re: Seeking Recommendations on Flash Units Message-ID: <4819@fortune.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 13:37:35 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.4819 Posted: Thu Dec 20 13:37:35 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 22-Dec-84 02:31:19 EST References: <249@dataio.UUCP> Reply-To: marsano@fortune.UUCP (Derek marsano) Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 16 Summary: Last year at this time, I bought a Sunpak 444D flash unit. It has a thyristor device which controls the exposure by measuring the light reflected from the subject, and comes with an interchangable base to allow it to work with the popular camera brands. My camera is a Nikon FM (strictly manual); my roommate's is a Canon A-1. We bought the same flash with different base units. Total cost: about $60 at a Caldor's (large, general discount store) in Massachusetts. Consider Sunpak. It's a top quality flash, and will cost you less than Minolta, Vivitar, Nikon, etc. (many of whom just put their brand name on Sunpak flashes). Derek Marsano