Vivatar flash guns
 

I have an old Vivatar flash gun that i would like to use on my d50. After speeking with Stephan he mentioned that the Voltage of the unit may damage my camera. I have trried to find their website but i am unable to so i was wondering if anyone can tell me if they have a website or if they know the trigger voltage.

Ollie this may be of help.
http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html

What model is it Ollie, that may help in answering the question.

Don

It is a 2800d

The website that Saphire pointed out shows it as 140-170 volts, but not if that is safe on my d50.

Ollie,

Thats going to damage your D50, keep that flash unit away from your camera.

Agree with Foxy there Ollie.

Don

Thank you both for your help. It was brought for the om10.

I'll "third" that opinion. It'll kill it very quickly.

A "good value for money" flash for use with modern dSLRs is the Sigma EF500 DG Super, this is available in a variety of fits, Canon/Nikon/Minolta/Pentax/Sigma and can be had for about £145. If you can't stretch to that, then there's the EF500 DG ST for £99, but this is a far more basic unit. The Super is worth the extra £45 in the long run.

Duncan

Trigger voltage
 

I had a Vivitar 283. Great flash but the trigger voltage was 270 volts. Killer for almost all cameras. I understand that the Ones marked china rather than japan are lower voltage but I have never owned one to test. Keep it and get a remote trigger for 2nd flash use. I sold mine on ebay and now regret it.:)