[GibbyTheMole]

Hey there.

I'm looking at buying another Sunpak 422D to use with my K-x body's hot shoe and radio triggers. The one I'm looking at has the CA-1D module for Canon. No harm in using this on a Pentax is there? I use it in manual mode anyway. Just don't want to short something out.

Bobbo :-)

[Not a Number]

You can always tape over all but the center pins on the bottom of the flash foot.

[GibbyTheMole]

You can always tape over all but the center pins on the bottom of the flash foot.

Yeah, I thought about that. Not a big fan of tape slapped on stuff, though. It's ugly and there's the possibility of goo transference. (That sounds a bit salacious, doesn't it?) Or, I suppose I could take a small screwdriver & push them below the threshold of contact. Or just wait 'til one comes up with the Pentax module. Might be a long wait, tho.

[SOldBear]

Don't worry. Go ahead and use the flash as it is. It will NOT harm your camera.

I use Sunpak modules for Nikon, Canon, Minolta, Ricoh, and of course Pentax on my K10D and K-7.

The only thing Pentax module PT-1 does is to set the shutter speed between 1/30 and 1/180 when the flash is ready and the camera is in Av mode (when the flash is not ready, the shutter speed is set according to ambient light).

Module PT-2 may want to set the aperture to (depending on the mode the camea is set to), but the aperture the flash tries to set is incorrect.

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Last edited by SOldBear; 10-01-2012 at 07:25 AM.

[GibbyTheMole]

Don't worry. Go ahead and use the flash as it is. It will NOT harm your camera.

Good to know. I'll probably go pick it up. Looks like it's in great shape. $30 too much for a 422D? I have 2 other 422Ds & like them a lot.

[SOldBear]

$30 for a 422D is a decent price. I think Sunpak 4xxD series is very much underrated.

[GibbyTheMole]

$30 for a 422D is a decent price. I think Sunpak 4xxD series is very much underrated.

I bought it. I think they're underrated too. I like the build quality of the old Sunpaks. And I gotta have vari-power for what I do.

[Not a Number]

$30 is a very good price. I have 422Ds for Minolta and there is no problem using them on my Pentax K10D. I like them because the head swivels 270° unlike my Minolta 360px which only swivels 180°

[GibbyTheMole]

$30 is a very good price. I have 422Ds for Minolta and there is no problem using them on my Pentax K10D. I like them because the head swivels 270° unlike my Minolta 360px which only swivels 180°

I also have a 422D with the Minolta module (bought it for $16 on craigslist) & it works fine on all of my Pentax cameras. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some weird pinout Canon had that would nuke something. So when I get this latest 422D, that'll be 3 of them in my kit. Guess you can tell I like 'em. ;-)

[magkelly]

I would not be so quick to go there until you've checked here. Trigger voltage can vary a lot from model to model...

Photo Strobe Trigger Voltages

[GibbyTheMole]

I would not be so quick to go there until you've checked here. Trigger voltage can vary a lot from model to model...

According to that, the 422D is 6v to 12v, worst case scenario. (Anything under about 25v is supposedly safe on a Pentax body.) I have 2 other 422D's that are ok. Plus, I mostly use 'em on remote triggers. Thanks for the heads-up, though! I appreciate ya lookin' out for me. :-)