«

I recently purchased the flash, which was advertised as compatible
with alkaline or Nimh batteries. Alkaline worked fine, but
rechargeable Nimh blew the picture out. It appeared to be much too
much light. I called Vivitar and was told I should try a different
brand of Nimh, so I installed some Sony Nimh I had. Same result. Has
anyone had a similar experience with this flash, and if so, have you
figured out a fix? The same flash is sold in configurations foe
Nikon, Oly, and Cannon, but I don't think the camera brand is a factor.

HarveyB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I recently purchased the flash, which was advertised as compatible
> with alkaline or Nimh batteries. Alkaline worked fine, but
> rechargeable Nimh blew the picture out. It appeared to be much too
> much light. I called Vivitar and was told I should try a different
> brand of Nimh, so I installed some Sony Nimh I had. Same result. Has
> anyone had a similar experience with this flash, and if so, have you
> figured out a fix? The same flash is sold in configurations foe
> Nikon, Oly, and Cannon, but I don't think the camera brand is a factor.

This is the weirdest I have ever read. I guess you will have to pick your
choice.

- Switch to different flash and don't do any research aout Alkaline or NiMh
compatible. Cuz most if not all flash just store and fire whatever it
stores, or it should have nothing to do with the battery besides slower vs
quicker charging

- Or just have to shop for cheap Alkaline.

On May 21, 1:44*pm, Joel <J...@NoSpam.com> wrote:
> HarveyB <harvey.steinb...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > I recently purchased the flash, which was advertised as compatible
> > with alkaline or Nimh batteries. *Alkaline worked fine, but
> > rechargeable Nimh blew the picture out. *It appeared to be much too
> > much light. *I called Vivitar and was told I should try a different
> > brand of Nimh, so I installed some Sony Nimh I had. *Same result. *Has
> > anyone had a similar experience with this flash, and if so, have you
> > figured out a fix? *The same flash is sold in configurations foe
> > Nikon, Oly, and Cannon, but I don't think the camera brand is a factor.
>
> * * * * This is the weirdest I have ever read. *I guess you will have to pick your
> choice.
>
> - Switch to different flash and don't do any research aout Alkaline or NiMh
> compatible. *Cuz most if not all flash just store and fire whatever it
> stores, or it should have nothing to do with the battery besides slower vs
> quicker charging
>
> - Or just have to shop for cheap Alkaline.

Thanks for the response. I had a Pentax flash (AF-360) which worked
fine with Nimh batteries, but my granddaughter snapped the platform of
and left wires hanging out. I figured it would cost more to repair
than to just buy the Vivitar, which looked fine on paper, and had a
swivel head which the Pentax didn't. Bad choice. I guess my solution
is as you recommended. Just buy a bunch of alkaline batteries.