About to buy some equipment- need advice

[Bobby62586]

Ok ive finally got some spare cash to get my flash equipment ive been wanting, now that i have it- im caught in that battle on what stuff to buy. on a automotive forum im on, a lot of the guys there mix up the vivitar 285 and sunpak 383s. I did read somewhere that the vivitars can fry a camera? Also for a wireless setup ill be getting the cactus v2s system. And this is another part where i get confued hah.
-Main system is this- 4-Channel Wireless Flash Trigger V2s, includes 1 trigger and 1 receiver. and its about 32 bucks *without shipping and all that*
-Now since im going to have a total of 3 flashes, i need 2 more receivers correct? on the site im ordering the triggers from there are 2 dif. kinds. A v2 and a v2s, only diff the v2s has is its built with a trigger voltage lower than 12v- no idea what this means

Im really excited to finally get into this sort of thing, but now im nervous if what im buying will be fine, its all cheap stuff *price wise* but i havent heard anything bad from this. Just making sure im ordering the right stuff so when it gets here, im not missing or forgetting anything and i can start practicing.

[Danlphot]

The 285hv is perfectly safe with dslrs. I've used them with three different Canon models with no problems.

Dan

[Bobby62586]

awesome thats what i wanted to hear. guess im ordering that stuff now.

[rshunk]

Not sure if this will make any difference for you, but the Sunpak 383's also swivel - I'm not sure if the Vivitars do.


Bob S.

[Bobby62586]

well just ordered my 2 sunpak 383 and the cactus v2s setup with some receivers. should all get in thursday, wasn't that pricey either.

also probably going to order a new lens. yay