Hi 1.What battery pack should I by for My nikon sb-26 (on a n70) and what battery pack for a vivitar 283 (as a second remote flash)- for about 200-250 pictures. 2. do you know of any specific remote wireless slave I should use for the Vivitar - as a second flash in small events. thank you

-- David Friedman (mydaf@newmail.net), October 07, 1999

Answers

I have several cyclers from Lumedyne. To me they are the best and hold up the longest, go on their website to check things out. Just type Lumedyne.

-- Dave Wilson (wbigdave@home.com), October 07, 1999.

For the Nikon SB-26 battery packs are: SD-7 for 6x C-Type and SD-8 for 6x AA-Type, and plus or alone SK-6. In some places the SK-6 is called SK-6A, don't worry. Slave remote for SB-26 is SU-4, for your Vivitar try Hama as well as Lumiquest. Try to use NiCd batteries, not the normal ones. Many greetings, Ralf.

-- Ralf Grambrock (101.51955@germanynet.de), October 10, 1999.

Hi David, SD-7 allows around 270 pictures, needs around 9 seconds for full loading. SD-8 is around 250 pictures, loading shall be a bit faster (Nikon says) Added with SK-6 or SK-6A, you will get around 300 pictures and a faster loading. You can add the SK-6 (A) to both, SD-7 or SD-8. The SU-4 can be used for your Vivitar as well. As for Lumiquest, I did a mistake, I meant Lumedyne. Good luck, Ralf.

-- Ralf Grambrock (101.51955@germanynet.de), October 12, 1999.

You should buy the Dynalite Jackrabbit. Greater capacity than a full sizeQuantum Turbo but smaller; two outlets; and a (slightly) lower price. Wein makes a whole series of optical slaves.

-- Ellis Vener (evphoto@insync.net), October 12, 1999.