Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Info Please. My 283 Owner`s Manual makes no reference of a Quantum battery or HVP-1. Are these replacements for the non-available Ni Cad rechargeable batteries? Major Waechter USAF Retired - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 14:58 Subject: Re: [Leica] M4-P: Vivitar 283 or 285 > ><Snip> > > I use my 283 with the Quantum battery. When you use it off camera like this > > you look like spiderman... coils everywhere. > > -- > > Johnny Deadman > > > An advantage to the 283 over the 285 or most other flashes is that when you use > the outside batter pack, you do it with no batteries in the flash itself. Which > makes for an almost weightless flash. Less then half the wight of the unit with > 4 AA's in it is my guess! MUCH less of a strain on your hotshoe! I could not get > my Quantum to ever work so I had to go back the HVP-1 High voltage battery > compartment. You can have your little motor drive going all day with that thing! > Mark Rabiner >