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and · 09-11-2007, 03:04 AM

I came across a reference to this hella cool sunpack flash: Sunpak Electronic Flash Units - 120JTTL & 120J Parabolic Reflector Flash Units

Apparently its discontinued now, with talk of a new model. You could buy a new one for less than $300 including battery pack.

Thats really cool, I did not know such a product existed that was actually affordable. I know of the q-flash units but this one seems smaller and cheaper. Too bad it doesnt have that many manual control settings, but still this is a very unique unit.

Macneil · 09-12-2007, 05:53 PM

A friend of mine offered to sell me one of his 120J flashes for 120 bucks. It needed a bulb and a module, though. He has one which is in mint condition and it's quite nice.

Chako · 09-12-2007, 06:55 PM

So what is the main advantages over a standard dedicated flash? Better diffusion? More power?

Entropy · 09-16-2007, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Chako

So what is the main advantages over a standard dedicated flash? Better diffusion? More power?

More power. A LOT more power. It's a 120 W/S portable strobe.

Most studio strobes are rated in W/S (which is total output power regardless of beam pattern) and most portable flashes are rated in Guide Number (GN) which depends on output beam pattern, but most portable strobes are 60 W/S or less.

The Sunpak 120Js are nice, too bad they are discontinued. Also too bad no one is doing "Armatar" style mods any more. Eventually I may buy a second 285HV and "Armatar" it, but I would advised against doing so unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing. (I'm an EE major.

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and · 09-16-2007, 09:57 PM

Also since its bare-bulb it should work better with modifiers like softboxes.

09-11-2007, 03:04 AM	#1
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	Hella cool flash I came across a reference to this hella cool sunpack flash: Sunpak Electronic Flash Units - 120JTTL & 120J Parabolic Reflector Flash Units Apparently its discontinued now, with talk of a new model. You could buy a new one for less than $300 including battery pack. Thats really cool, I did not know such a product existed that was actually affordable. I know of the q-flash units but this one seems smaller and cheaper. Too bad it doesnt have that many manual control settings, but still this is a very unique unit.

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09-12-2007, 05:53 PM	#2
Macneil Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sudbury Ontario Posts: 65	A friend of mine offered to sell me one of his 120J flashes for 120 bucks. It needed a bulb and a module, though. He has one which is in mint condition and it's quite nice.

09-12-2007, 06:55 PM	#3
Chako Inactive Account Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sault Ste Marie, Ont, Canada. Posts: 563	So what is the main advantages over a standard dedicated flash? Better diffusion? More power?

09-16-2007, 01:50 PM	#4
Entropy Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 976	Originally posted by Chako So what is the main advantages over a standard dedicated flash? Better diffusion? More power? More power. A LOT more power. It's a 120 W/S portable strobe. Most studio strobes are rated in W/S (which is total output power regardless of beam pattern) and most portable flashes are rated in Guide Number (GN) which depends on output beam pattern, but most portable strobes are 60 W/S or less. The Sunpak 120Js are nice, too bad they are discontinued. Also too bad no one is doing "Armatar" style mods any more. Eventually I may buy a second 285HV and "Armatar" it, but I would advised against doing so unless you know EXACTLY what you're doing. (I'm an EE major. )

09-16-2007, 09:57 PM	#5
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476 Original Poster	Also since its bare-bulb it should work better with modifiers like softboxes.

Hella cool flash

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