General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Plastic heads and cord covering; metal contacts

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

30.7 cm

Width

1.1 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Vivitar

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Early 1970s until at least 1980

Canada

This flash unit was purchased by John Corby, former curator of Industrial Technology at NMST. It was purchased in the early 1970s and was used with a Pentacon Praktica Super TL camera (2010.0566.1) by Mr. Corby for his job as curator. This flash was used with the Super TL to photograph most of the images in CSTM's John Corby collection (e.g. Angus Shops, Chesterville Station). According to many amateur photography and collector websites, the Vivitar 283 was often seen by amateurs and professionals as a "workhorse" and was an extremely popular model. Its very similar sister models, the285 and 285hv were even reintroduced by Vivitar in 2007 because they were so popular. According to a few amateur sites, the 283 was introduced in 1972 and had sold three million units by 1976. (Taken directly from worksheet)

Function

Used to connect a still camera to an electronic flash.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

On one end: "JAPAN"

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Black cord and ends with metal connectors

Decoration

N/A