Sunpak

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Sunpak was a Japanese manufacturer of photographic equipment, namely third-party electronic flashes.

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History

Sunpak's first product, a compact flash unit called the Sunpak 7, was released in 1963, although the company was only incorporated in 1972. [1]

Sunpak was a popular brand of auto-thyristor flashes in the 1970s and 1980s. [2] Along with on-camera and handle-mounted "potato masher" flashes, the company produced various flash accessories as well as a waterproof flash. [3]

In 2007 Sunpak — at the time the lighting division of Tocad Energy  [ ja ] — was merged with Sea&Sea, a manufacturer of accessories for underwater photography; the combined entity was renamed to SEA&SEA SUNPAK Co.Ltd. , [4] while Tocad America continued to be the brand's U.S. distributor.

By mid-2019, with no formal announcement, Sunpak's website was reverted to show Tocad Energy as the company's legal entity, [5] [6] while the 2007 corporate site (www.ss-sp.com) redirected to Sea&Sea's. In 2022 Sunpak's website was reduced to a single page in Japanese merely mentioning the discontinuation of support for all products. [7]

List of products

Sunpak auto zoom 600 flash Sunpak auto zoom 600 flash forward.jpg
Sunpak auto zoom 600 flash
Sunpak GX17 flash Late 1970s Sunpak GX17 camera flashlight made in Japan.jpg
Sunpak GX17 flash

References

  1. ↑ "[Company Profile]". Sunpak. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.
  2. ↑ Wright, Matt (2021-05-09). "Everything you wanted to know about auto (thyristor) flash photography ...but were afraid to ask". EMULSIVE. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ↑ Sunpak Electronic Flash Systems: Shining New Light On Your Creativity. Sunpak Division, Berkey Marketing Companies. 1985. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brand History". SEA&SEA. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "[Company Profile]" (in Japanese). Sunpak. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23.
  6. ↑ "[Home page]". Sunpak. Archived from the original on 2019-07-18.
  7. ↑ "[Home page]" (in Japanese). Sunpak. Archived from the original on 2022-08-18.
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