Identifying 2 pieces? Filter and Flash

[gryffinwings]

I have a flash and a Hoya filter.

The Flash is made by a company called TeleSor, model is Electronic Flash 172, requires 2 AA batteries. Any idea on how good this thing is.

The Hoya filter I have, has this on the ring:

HOYA 52mm UV(0) JAPAN

I don't know how old it is, it's kinda lite weight and a bit thick, any idea how old this filter is and what quality it is?

Both items came with a Nikon EM with Series E 50mm camera that I bought at a flea market for real cheap.

 

[davisphotos]

Well, the UV filter is what is called a haze filter, some people leave them on their lenses for protection (that's a whole huge debate, I'm anti-filter myself). Hoya makes a decent filter, and it would fit on your 35, 18-55
No idea about the flash, the fact it only takes 2 batteries means it's not very powerful. Does it have any sort of power controls on it? If not it will probably be pretty useless to you.

 

[480sparky]

I have a flash and a Hoya filter.

The Flash is made by a company called TeleSor, model is Electronic Flash 172, requires 2 AA batteries. Any idea on how good this thing is.

Can't be all that great if a Google search shows this thread as the first hit.

The Hoya filter I have, has this on the ring:

HOYA 52mm UV(0) JAPAN

I don't know how old it is, it's kinda lite weight and a bit thick, any idea how old this filter is and what quality it is?

You got yourself a Made-in-Japan 52mm Hoya UltraViolet filter. Hoya makes good stuff, but I doubt the quality is on par with today's.

 

[gryffinwings]

@Davisphoto: I know what a UV filter is, I just don't know how old or how good the HOYA UV filter is that came on 1979-1982 Nikon EM.

@480Sparky: Yeah, I had trouble finding anything on this make and model, and it's really sparce, the only thing it's got is an ON/OFF switch and what appears to be a reference chart for this flash and a ready light. It also has a PASSED - Made in Taiwan sticker. It seems like it might be old crappy flash. Who knows how well it works. As for the filter, I switched it for a B+W UV DIGITAL MRC F-PRO filter, it's the UV-Haze 1x MRC model, this one should work well correct?

 

[480sparky]

Sounds like a basic, bare-bones, low-end, manual flash. It flashes, and there's no way to adjust the flash itself. You must adjust the lens aperture to control exposure.

It might work out in a studio environment for certain uses, like macros or a catchlight for eyes.