Flash bulbs?
What kind of bulb is used on the built-in flashes for most standard
cameras? Just wondering, cuz the bulbs are BUILT IN, which means you have to just hope they never blow out for the life of the camera? How many flashes are they usually rated to? |
"Martin Lynch" wrote in message om... What kind of bulb is used on the built-in flashes for most standard cameras? Just wondering, cuz the bulbs are BUILT IN, which means you have to just hope they never blow out for the life of the camera? How many flashes are they usually rated to? Some info he http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/sam/strbfaq.htm |
"Martin Lynch" wrote in message om... What kind of bulb is used on the built-in flashes for most standard cameras? Just wondering, cuz the bulbs are BUILT IN, which means you have to just hope they never blow out for the life of the camera? How many flashes are they usually rated to? First, on terminology...the reusable ones (electronic flashes) are referred to as flash tubes (specifically, they are xenon flash tubes with xenon being a noble gas). I don't know what the usual life is (I suspect hundred of thousands or even millions of flashes...the capacitors go bad far sooner than any flash tube I've ever seen...I even have a 31 year old one still working fine with original tube and capacitor and it has seen use on Nikon F, F2, FM, FM2n, N8008, and D70 with each camera being purchased new while in production. Should it ever go out, xenon flash tube manufacturers can be readily found in the Thomas Register and companies like bulbman.com carry them. I would worry more about how long I'd last rather than the flash tube... g George |
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