How to modify a Vivitar 283 flash / speedlight for variable output

Below should be an embedded video of the 'how to' I made showing how to modify/hack the Vivitar 283 flash to make it an adjustable variable output flash. I made two versions, a 3 minute and an 18 minute version. Each shows the steps, one is quicker than the other. If you are tech-savy and handy in the slightest you will probably be just fine watching the 3 minute video. Feel free to watch both, they have the video clips (with much editing) but I voiced each one differently.



Here are the links, just in case:
Vivitar 283 adjustable flash hack - 18 min

Vivitar 283 adjustable flash hack - 3 min



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Nikon and Canon DSLR comparisons, specs, model, chip, pixels, video, price

I've been wanting to look up the main differences and specs on Nikon and Canon DSLR's for a while. I finally did with the results below:

The (ss) in the Video column means that the LCD viewing screen on the back of the camera body is on a hinge and 'Swings' out. The Nikon D5000 hinges on the bottom and the Canon bodies hinge on the left side of the screen as you look at the back.

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Iowa Blackie caught the westbound...

I met Blackie last year at the National Hobo Convention in Britt Iowa while I was there with a friend shooting footage for a small documentary on the Hobo Convention and some of the attendees.
Blackie was one of the first guys we met and one of the more genuine fellows we talked to. I knew him just a short time (just for four days) until we left to come back to Omaha but he's one of those guys who you won't forget.

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