Vivitar DF-383 DEDICATED ETTL LCD Flash w/ LCD Display Includes Flash Diffuser For Nikon DSLR Cameras Cleaning Kit MicroFiber Cleaning Cloth

by Vivitar

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002V7UMF8
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • #38 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Flashes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 5, 2010

Product Description

 This Flash Is Compatible With Nikon D200 D100 D700 D70S D80 D70 D50 D5000 D3000 D3100 D300S D90 D40 D40X D60 D3 D2H D3X D7000 D300 DSLR

The Vivitar DF-383 Shoe Mount Flash is an economical full-TTL enabled flash with support for digital SLR cameras. It features a powerful Guide Number of 148'/45 m at 85mm, and features a power-zoom flash head that covers a focal range from 24mm to 85mm.
The flash includes a built-in slave function which allows it to be positioned off-camera, and triggered by any second flash. You can also manually adjust the power level of the flash output from full-power down to 1/16th. It is the perfect economical all-purpose flash for any digital or 35mm SLR shooter.
Bounce, Zoom & Swivel Head
Flash has vertical bounce of 90° and horizontal swivel of 270°, with automatic or manual zoom settings of 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm

AF Assist
Autofocus auxiliary lamp helps the camera to focus in low-light situations

Remote Triggering
Built-in optical slave function allows for off-camera operation

Accepts Light Modifiers
Includes reflecting plate & wide angle diffuser

Power Saving
Circuitry incorporates an auto-off power saving element

Product Description

Kit Includes:
♦ 1) Vivitar - Vivitar DF-383 Digital TTL LCD Bounce Power Zoom Swivel Flash (Nikon)
♦ 2) Sakar - Sakar 3pc Lens Cleaning Kit
♦ 3) ButterflyPhoto - ButterflyPhoto Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloth

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, love, love this flash., May 26, 2010

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Kricket B. (Camarillo, CA) - See all my reviews

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I've had this flash for awhile now and I am very happy with it. I particularly like that it can also be a wireless slave unit. The built-in diffuser and reflector also come in handy and work better than I expected. It also is a little smaller than the flash I had before but has more functions and works better. The digital read out is also pretty awesome. Overall, a great flash for the price. Why pay more? I highly recommend.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Flash Unit for the price., December 31, 2010

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Joan Carvajal V "JJ" (Barcelona, ANZ VENEZUELA) - See all my reviews
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This is a very reliable unit, I have tried a Nikon SB600 and both of them have similars power output, the only inconvenience that I did find with this unit is the "arcaic" controls, but regarding its performance, on e-ttl mode it works "ok" with a Nikon D5000 and with a Nikon D7000. Its recycle time would work for the average photographer.

Another concern that I had was that it smell very weird (like burning gunpowder) on the first flashes that I triggered, after 1-2 days of normal use, it's work very fine and there is no smell of gunpowder.

Recommended if you can not afford a SB600.

17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay fore., November 28, 2010

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Martin Smith - See all my reviews
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I started with a nikon SB-600 flash and bought a Vivitar 383 as a backup. The 383 has plenty of power but you better be able to bump down ISO or close down your aperture since it has very limited range for lower flash settings. It doesn't turn off when you turn off the camera, and the high pitched noise it makes when it charges up is beyond annoying. The swivel on the head is the only feature that puts it above the old Vivitar 283 I used 30 years ago and I broke 2 of them off my camera back in the day due to hard to replace plastic mounts, still cheaper than breaking off the top of the camera. I gave it 5 stars only due to the lower price and am hoping that the occasional non-firing will stop once I use the flash more. If I think something is going to get broken off, I'm taking the Vivitar, otherwise, the Nikon is going with me.