Re: IR Flash

[Larry Bullis <lbullis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sunpak IR head:  I've been thinking of buying one of these, also.

>Maybe it's from suffering through the retail end of photography, but just
>the thought of those system flashes with modules, adapters, alternate
>batteries, and synch cords gives me a headache. It seems like there was
>always one part that had to be backordered.

This is a very good point and in general I'm inclined to agree with you 
(I make my own cameras and optics sometimes and rarely buy anything 
except for "work") but I happen to already have a 622.  It's a truly 
great flash.  There are not lots of flash units that allow bare tube 
operation.  It does.  That's why I have it.  However, finding it at 
Goodwill for $50 certainly didn't hurt.  So I am considering getting the 
IR head for it since I already have pretty much everything else I would 
need.

Using the accessory battery, the thing recycles to full power in about 1 
second and is good for a couple hundred pops.  I suppose that what you 
are going to use it for would determine whether you needed one.  I use 
mine a lot.  It replaced the old 200B the minute I got it working.  It is 
not quite as powerful, but very nearly.  Close enough.

If I had to go out and buy one, I probably wouldn't unless I had a good 
reason because they are extremely expensive; the basic unit with standard 
head and just the pod that takes 4 alkaline C cells lists for about $500. 
 You can get it for a couple hundred less.  I've enquired after the IR 
head.  Locally, I could pay $70 for it but can get it for $40 mail order. 
 It is quite true that if you start adding parts to the thing you could 
easily have a thousand dollar flash.

I have not yet seen one of these heads.  Presumably, there is no 
automatic control with the thing using IR.  Does anyone know what kind of 
guide number might apply with HIE?

Larry Bullis
Skagit Valley College


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