The Sunpak 120ttl still needs the 4 AA's.
Bill Pearce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus mail list" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 5:27 PM
Subject: [OM] A bit more on the SP Systems power pack
>I should have emphasized that the SP Systems pack is about 1/3 larger
> than the Quantum Turbo and it's also a bit heavier but I don't think as
> much as 1/3.
>
> A friend has one he bought as a backup to go along with his 2 Quantum
> Turbos. He doesn't like the SP System pack because it's "too heavy".
> Hoever, I think his problem is that he tries to wear it on his belt like
> he does the Quantum. I tried that and didn't like it either. For apple
> shaped folks like me it wants to pull your pants down.
>
> I also have the Lumiquest "Battereez" power pack harness. It takes
> about 10 minutes to figure out how to put the thing on only to find out
> that it's pretty useless. Not recommended.
>
> I prefer to wear the power pack with the shoulder strap and with the
> strap over the head and resting on the shoulder opposite the side the
> power pack is on. It won't fall off your shoulder that way and if
> positioned a little toward the front a bit doesn't interfere with normal
> motions. It also places the plug socket and power switch within easy
> reach in case you want to put the flash and camera down somewhere.
>
> I commented yesterday that I seemed to recall that it could recycle two
> T-32's in about 3 seconds. I checked that this morning and found that
> my memory was accurate.
>
> Don't know whether I mentioned this before but, just like the T-32's the
> Sunpak flashes (at least the 422 and 522) don't require AA batteries
> when they're being powered by an external high voltage pack. I think
> most flash units still require AA's to run the low voltage electronics.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
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