Vivitar 285

Has anyone had problems with the pentax Mz5n and Vivitar 285 flash. I was in a camera store today and there was a debate whether or not the flash will fry the circut on my camera body.

any ideas?

Hi Sierra,
If you have a look at the threads under flash, there have been several about using older flash guns with the modern cameras. Nobody seems to have a definative answer but most seem to think it is OK and I have yet to hear of somebody frying their camera. Have a look at the thread "using older flashguns" Pentax would suggest the "safe" trigger voltage is 300v. This would mean your Vivitar should be perfectly safe.
Regards
Kim