Sunpak 422D question

[Drea K]

I would like to know if the Sunpak 422D is a good starter flash? I want to get started with something cheap that I can experiment with. I have a Canon Rebel xs and will use the flash with wireless triggers off camera.

Does this flash operate in Manual mode? Does it have a pc sync port or do I need to buy a hot shoe adapter? And is there anything I need to know as to why I should or shouldn't use one?

Thanks

[zona5101]

The 422d has a guide number of 100, it will swivel and bounce - it does not have a pc port. It can be put in manual at full; 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 & 1/16th power. It should work fine as an off camera flash provided you have a hot shoe trigger. The 442s were sold with different modules for the bottom, it wouldn't matter which one you had, but you'd need one as this module has the flash firing pin on the bottom.

[Drea K]

By "module" are you refering to a hotshoe adapter w/ a sync port? If so, is there a certain one I need to get, or will any basic one do the job?

[zona5101]

Originally Posted by Drea K

By "module" are you refering to a hotshoe adapter w/ a sync port? If so, is there a certain one I need to get, or will any basic one do the job?

that flash was made to work "dedicated" on several different camera bodies (nik, can, pentax...) Tthe flash was two pieces, the main flash body, then a separate module that plugged in the bottom. The module that pluged in the bottom had different pin configurations for the different manufacturers pin alignments. Since you are only concerned with firing the flash off camera, it does not matter which module you get because only the center pin will be in use (and they are all located in the same spot).

Neither the body nor the module of the flash have a sync port. To use your remote flash trigger receiver you will either a) have a reciever that has its own hot shoe or b) use a separate pc to hot shoe adapter that is hooked to the reciever via a pc sync cord.