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Forum: Flashes, Lighting, and Studio
03-24-2012, 07:55 PM
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For older flashes price, value, and capabilities aren't necessarily all that closely related to each other. People selling old camera equipment often don't see the same value in flashes that they do in lenses and collectible camera bodies. A relatively unknown Sunpak flash like the 422 and its relatives could sell for around $10 used, while the more famous but not necessarily more capable Vivitar 285 might sell in the $60+ range. Partially because they are large, bulky, and don't offer digital TTL support I have seen several Metz and Sunpak hammerhead flashes sell with large numbers of accessories in the same $60 price range as the Vivitar 285 even though they are much more powerful and offer more precise control.
There are lots of excellent manual flash discussions by lighting enthusiasts spread around on places like Flickr (often Strobist related), and discussions on a number of very capable old Sunpak, Vivitar and Metz flashes here in the lighting forum.
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