Ever since I have used the Sunpak 120J, I kind of like the good old Sunpak brand for flash.
This flash just looks like your regular flash but deep down or within it has some killer specs, at least to me. It's compact just like most flashes. But it packs a GN 120 number which is pretty nice. It has 3 f/stop auto and 5 fraction power adjustments from full blast to 1/16. I think that's neat. Another killer spec is one can use external power source for long usage and fast recycle time. For an old flash the cost $20 that's pretty neat.
The 120J body and the 383 share a very similar body except the 120J has a bare bulb design which makes transportation a hassle even more so when you also carry the standard reflector. But the bare bulb design certainly has its merits.
Both the 120J and 383 can be used with an external power source. But for 383 if you were to use only external power source with no AA batteries inside the compartment, the flash will still fire but only with full power no matter what settings the unit on. I think that's pretty interesting. I know the Nikon SB-800 kind of behave like that, you need cell batteries inside even you are attaching external power source. So you might actually think the auto or fraction power functions are toast if you only bother to use it with an external power source like I did in testing initially. The 383 becomes full featured once the AA batteries are in the compartment.
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