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Vivitar DF383 Digital TTL Shoe Mount Power Zoom /Swivel /Bounce Auto-Focus Flash for Nikon TTL, Guide Number 45m (147') | 
| Brand: Vivitar
Category: Photography
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New (15) Used (1) from $110.00
Seller: Electronics Expo
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 20568
Media: Electronics
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 4.6 x 2.9
MPN: VIVDF383NIK
Model: VIV-DF-383-CAN
UPC: 681066561317
EAN: 0681066561317
ASIN: B001ZT3DOU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Focus beam to assist in lowlight conditions | | • | Built-in Reflecting Plate and Diffuser | | • | Uses 4 AA batteries (not included) | | • | Red eye reduction | | • | Power Saving |
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Product Description
The DF-383 digital power zoom flash gun is innovatively designed for both digital cameras and film cameras with features that are leading photography into the digital era. Advanced technology is used in your flash to control the correct amount of light output. Compatible with Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax or Sony/Minolta cameras (Nikon model pictured).
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 9
 Very Pleased November 15, 2009
Dennis W. Smith
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I am quite pleased with this flash. Integrates well with my Nikon D90. It does not function with Nikon's Creative Lighting System, but then it costs 1/4 the price of a NIKON SB-900. Plenty of power to bounce off walls and ceilings or use with a additional diffuser. The quality of your photos will improve significantly with almost any flash other than the small direct flash built into your camera. The manual and/or slave capabilities will allow off camera flash shots that will further improve your photography. That said, the slave funtion does not work well in outdoor situations where the ambient lighting is high. This is were the much more expensive NIKON SB series flash units will out perform this flash unit - remote wireless TTL flash control - I just can't understand why a flash unit SB-900) should cost more than half the cost of my D90 body. The D90 has significantly more electronic and mechanical technology than the SB900 and I'm sure the mfg'ing cost of the D90 is many times that of the SB900.
The Old Standard in Flash is back March 16, 2010
RJG (Bethany, CT)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased the DF-383-NIK for the Nikon system. I was hesitant as others had comments regarding built quality and out of the box performance mostly DOA units. I can't comment on that as the unit we received has performed perfectly. The TTL and fill flash work as a Vivitar should. I've used Vivitar Flash units for 20 years and they are robust.
Power zoom is abit louder than expected and the internal light is of little value in most cases as its lit only from one side of the LCD screen, unit goes to sleep by itself requiring reset. But other than that it works as advertise. TTL metering. Works as a slave (S-switch on the rear) and can be triggered. Its a big unit and after using it for 2 separate jobs I can rate it a solid 4 Stars. Minus (-1) one as it not built as well as the old Vivitar's or anywhere near as solid as Nikon SL SB's units (which I have 600/800). Battery access door is cheaply made, Oh yea order some rechargeable AA batteries,I use Energizers 2,450's and Sanyo's.
Excellent value for photographers using there 1st ext flash and pro's alike.
Used on a D90/300 and D700 bodies for reference.
Not a bad unit May 9, 2010
Andy Davis (Plano, TX United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's not a bad flash unit, I don't think it is as solidly built as the Nikon SB-600, but it is half the cost. I am an amateur, so I can afford the compromises.
It worked well in slave mode, iTTL, and in manual with my Cactus V4 wireless triggers.
Other reviews have mentioned the way the unit turns off after a few minutes to save batteries. Yes it does, and yes it is a huge pain. I was shooting product shots for a friend's chocolate shop with this unit up on a stand pointing down. At one point I had to have her stand on a chair and make sure the flash was on before each series of shots. A pain for an amateur, a deal breaker for a professional.
Great Flash, even better for the price July 16, 2009
John Hallinan (The Cape, MA, USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Bought this after doing a lot of reviews and searching other flashes. This one seemed to be a pretty decent work horse (just for a slave) And is loaded with manual settings. Havent used it TOO much yet. but when i have its been prefect. It also works pretty flawlessly with my remote trigger i bought with it.
Im very happy with my purchase.
Vivitar flashes February 1, 2010
Daruin Solano (Dominican Republic)
THose lights are very good, are TTL compatible, can be trigger via a Flash slave, have manual setting, can be used with the cactus wireless trigger. The only thing is that after a while, does not matter if you are using it continously, it goes off (standby), you have to reset it manually. I do not like that feature.
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