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[Shan]

It's a Vivitar 286. Online documentation is virtually non-existent. It supports TTL, but doesn't seem to have any control for brightness levels when remotely triggered via a trigger flash (which I can't do with my D500 anyway). Guide number is either 164' or 194' at ISO 100 85mm, depending on which part of the B&H product listing you believe.

I'm looking at a Godox TT685N as a more flexible replacement.

for macro i use my flash fully manual because the ttl does not give me proper metering at close quarters. instead of remote trigger, use a ttl cord...and at close quarters, the gn is perfect. what do you think?

 

[grphotog641]

for macro i use my flash fully manual because the ttl does not give me proper metering at close quarters. instead of remote trigger, use a ttl cord...and at close quarters, the gn is perfect. what do you think?

When you say "fully manual", what kind of adjustments are you making?
This Vivitar has 3 controls - on/off, SL/off, and the sliding head that adjusts for the effective focal length of the lens. Oh, and it has a little textured plastic thing that can swing down in front of the flash to scatter the light more.

 

[Shan]

see if this helps....

User manual Vivitar DF-286 DSLR AF Flash for Nikon Cameras VIV-DF-286-NIK | PDF-MANUALS.com

 

[Natalie]

Hey. Welcome

 

[Macroderie]

Hello grphotog641,

We are changing the status of this ticket to closed as we have not heard back from you in 7 days.