Lightweight and ideal for travel, the Vivitar 728AF flash is dedicated to Nikon AF SLR cameras. It provides complete autoexposure flash operation, while the Auto Thyristor circuitry allows for a faster recycling time as well as more flashes per set of batteries. Because bounce light is very soft and resembles typical room lighting, this flash gives your images a more natural look than conventional flash photos. The Vivitar 728AF creates a wide zone of soft, even lighting, so your subjects are less likely to be too light or too dark. It also reduces the red-eye effect that most flashes cause.
1 Underpowered, also caveat emptor
Before purchasing this Vivitar flash, you should know that, officially, it only supports the following Nikon cameras: F4s, N4004s, N5005, N6006, and N8008s. When I asked a camera store sales guy if this would work with the latest digital SLRs like the Nikon D70, he said no (but then, he was trying to sell me a more expensive flash unit), and he wouldn't let me try it on a demo D70. If you have an expensive Nikon SLR or d-SLR, I think you'll want to get a genuine Nikon speedlight flash so you don't end up frying your camera.
Otherwise, this is a basic flash but does come with manual zoom head (3 positions: 35mm, 50mm and 85mm). This does not support any TTL modes at all. You can tilt the flash head up, but not swing it horizontally. The guide number is a rather low 90 feet at ISO 100 (=127 ft. at ISO 200).
If you have one of the supported film SLR cameras, this simply flash might be of some value. Also, be aware that there are actually three models for this flash, one each for Nikon, Canon and Minolta.
2 The Best Flash Around
I am a ametur photographer and I was looking to purchase a new flash for my Nikon SLR camera. I came to the website that has great deals and great products. As I looked through the many possibilties that there were my head started to swim. I finaly decided to go with this flash beacuse it has a great speed and the brand is know as one of the best. And the best part was that the price was half as much as at other stores.
