Top 20 Sunpak 622 Super Pro TTL Flash Questions & Answers

For something of that age, repair may not be an option due to lack of spares. May be better to replace it. Be wary of using it on digital anyway, as the high trigger voltage may fry the camera's internal electronics.

You will need a "Hot shoe to PC connection adapter" to connect the PC sync cord to your camera Dot Line Nikon Hot Shoe to PC Connection Adapter

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The flash heads just plug into the unit. You slide off the normal head and slide in a different one. The pins also code the GN changes so the display on the back are consistent with the head used.

Tocad the Sunpak distributor in the US does still distribute one of the 622 series,so you might be able to get them repaired or get spare parts. Be aware the voltages and energies available in the flash capacitors are dangerous, so you have to have electronics knowledge/skills to work on them safely. There was an ebay seller who used to sell a scanned vewrsion of the service manual for the 622.

According to the list at http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html , it's your call. The flash's trigger voltage is right on the border. Depending on the individual camera and flash, it may or may not be safe. Personally, I wouldn't risk it without something like the Wein Safe-Sync in between to buffer the current.

I have read reports of this working. To be safe you can cover everything but the center pin with electrical tape, or you can buy surge protectors for flashes to protect your camera.

Sunpak 622 Auto Pro has 6.5 - 8.0 V trigger voltage. It should be OK for Nikon D6 Strobe TriggerVoltages

Sunpak TR-Pak II a NiCad flash battery pack with charger and Quantam battery both has cords for 622.
Personally I have taken out wire pair from removable battery pack of 622 and connected to 4 cells of Nicd type D battery pack made at home.(I placed that in my belt bag).
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I had the same problem - 10-11 secs on 240VAC. My solution was to get the Quantum Turbo SC for $450. It yields ~3sec recycle times. This pack for $150 should play nicely as well: http://www.adorama.com/JTMBPN.html?searchinfo=jtl+lancer+battery+pck It was out of stock at the time. The Sunpak TR2000 is $250, but it's Ni-Cd while the others are NiMH. There are other HV packs capable of powering the 622 w/ the fitting cable like Lumedyne IIRC. The AD-26 is still useful for non-action photography. The fastest time I saw posted is 1.5 secs, but it's a DIY job (search 'sunpak 622' on flickr). HTH,
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Sunpak does not offer dedicated (TTL) module to any digital cameras. The flash can only be used in auto mode, while the camera is set to full manual. The lens has to be stopped down according the working aperture on the flash, correct exposure will be maintained by the built-in sensor of the flash. Fire the flash using a simple hotshoe-to-PC cube if your camera doesn't sport a PC connector. Trigger voltage of the 622 is safe.

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$ 111.00 to look and additional for parts and labor. Expensive.
Probably cheaper to buy one off eBay.

Hey there, I had one a couple of months back, but unfortunately I got rid of it since I no longer use it. But, you can certainly buy one online. Check out Amazon or Newegg. Good luck!

When it is not triggering either Tube is dead or Trigger circuit has a problem. You can get junk flash from Ebay.

This should be covered in the manual - it is probably an error message of some description.

Sevice.

Have you tried other flashguns ? Does this unit work on test ?

Look on Ebay

I found this for a Sunpak flash which is similar to the G4500dx: Reading from the "auto555/G4500DX" Manual, you need to: 1. Slide the Film Selector to desired ISO - (that is the same as your camera ISO used - so, make sure you turn Off the Auto ISO feature if your camera has one). 2. Slide the Mode Selector to "A" (Auto position). This will be Auto Thyristor mode on the flash. 3. Slide the Auto F/stop Selecct Know to desired lens openning - ( so use your camera in Aperture priority mode, more in Manual to prevent changes in the camera aperture value during shooting) Shoot, and be happy with well exposed pictures by the Auto Thyristor features of the Sunpak 555 flash. The Sunpak 555 works great with Nikon D50, D70 cameras, as you can synchrinize flash practically at all shutter speeds. Excellent for sunny days to get narrow DOF, yet get any ambient light level contribution as desired. For other cameras, make sure (watch out for) that Aperture Priority mode does not use shutter faster than the camera max X-sync speed - so Manual camera mode could be a better choice for a novice photographer. In the manual there is also a list of accessories for various brand cameras, How to use Power Ratio in Manual mode, some advice on using wide lenses, how to care of your 555, and Specification section. Minimal flash duration is 1/450 at full power, so you can safely use Auto Aperture up to 1/500 sec. Flash duration decreases with lower power setting, or lower auto mode need for poser, and the shortest flash duration is 1/17000th sec.