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Vintage flashcubes: Now take 4 pictures without changing bulbs – Sylvania Blue Dot Flashcube, a revolution in flash picture taking (1965) Current (2010) flash units frequently have much lower guide numbers in HSS mode than in normal modes, even at speeds below the shutter traverse time. For example, the Mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital flash unit has a guide number of 58 in normal operation, but only 20 in HSS mode, even at low speeds. Kodak Instamatic Camera with flashcube ( By Karsten11 (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons)

Since each flashcube could help with four shots, there was no need to carry a large number of flashbulbs. For example, a 12 exposure roll of film needed only 3 flashcubes. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The new bulb, called a flashcube, offers the camera user some of the advantages of electronic flash without the usual heavy cash outlay. For sequence shots, you can squeeze off four flash shots in five seconds — or just as fast as you can depress the shutter release. Contemporary (2018) focal-plane shutter cameras with full-frame or smaller sensors typically have maximum normal X-sync speeds of 1/200 s or 1/250 s. Some cameras are limited to 1/160 s. X-sync speeds for medium format cameras when using focal-plane shutters are somewhat slower, e.g. 1/125 s, [20] because of the greater shutter travel time required for a wider, heavier, shutter that travels farther across a larger sensor. After four flash exposures, the used flashcube is ejected by depressing a release button and the camera is ready for the next flashcube to be inserted.

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Unlike flashbulbs, the intensity of an electronic flash can be adjusted on some units. To do this, smaller flash units typically vary the capacitor discharge time, whereas larger (e.g., higher power, studio) units typically vary the capacitor charge. Color temperature can change as a result of varying the capacitor charge, making color correction necessary. Constant-color-temperature flash can be achieved by using appropriate circuitry. [17] Ward, Gerald W. R. (2008). The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques in Art. Oxford University Press. pp.490–. ISBN 978-0-19-531391-8. Einstein – User Manual/Operation Instructions" (PDF). Paul C. Buff, Inc. p.13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2013 . Retrieved 5 July 2013.

Geomag magnetic kits are the perfect way to express your creativity. There is virtually no limit to the creations that you can make. The bars, through the magnets positioned on both ends, connect to the metal spheres. All you need is a kit and an active mind. The Geomag Supercolor 100% Recycled line is dedicated to everyone who wants to play with an explosion of colours and will delight even the most demanding of creative spirits. What’s more, the practical storage boxes to keep the rods and spheres in neatly, as well as always with you, are also made of recycled plastic. Nicholls, Kyle. "Non-photorealistic Camera". Photo.net. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012 . Retrieved 28 December 2011. In general, Instamatic cameras could only really perform well in partial shade to full sunlight. Otherwise, their aperture/film speed combo practically guaranteed underexposure. These were cameras for sunny, light-filled vacation snaps. They weren’t designed for taking pictures in low light settings.Wightman, Dr. Eugene P. "Photoflash 62 Years Ago" (PDF). Image, Journal of Photography of George Eastman House. IV (7): 49–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014 . Retrieved 4 August 2014. Hallett, Michael (1986). "Early magnesium light portraits". History of Photography. 10 (4): 299–301. doi: 10.1080/03087298.1986.10443745. Mid- to high-end Nikon DSLRs with a maximum shutter speed of 1/8000 s (roughly D7000 or D800 and above) have an unusual menu-selectable feature which increases the maximum X-Sync speed to 1/320 s = 3.1ms with some electronic flashes. At 1/320 s only 3.1ms - 2.4ms = 0.7ms are available to trigger and fire the flash while achieving a uniform flash exposure, so the maximum flash duration, and therefore maximum flash output, must be, and is, reduced.

There was a significant delay after ignition for a flashbulb to reach full brightness, and the bulb burned for a relatively long time, compared to shutter speeds required to stop motion and not display camera shake. Slower shutter speeds (typically from 1/10 to 1/50 of a second) were initially used on cameras to ensure proper synchronization and to make use of all the bulb's light output. Cameras with flash sync triggered the flashbulb a fraction of a second before opening the shutter to allow it to reach full brightness, allowing faster shutter speeds. A flashbulb widely used during the 1960s was the Press 25, the 25-millimetre (1in) flashbulb often used by newspapermen in period movies, usually attached to a press camera or a twin-lens reflex camera. Its peak light output was around a million lumens. Other flashbulbs in common use were the M-series, M-2, M-3 etc., which had a small ("miniature") metal bayonet base fused to the glass bulb. The largest flashbulb ever produced was the GE Mazda No. 75, being over eight inches long with a girth of 14 inches, initially developed for nighttime aerial photography during World War II. [9]McNeil, Ian (2002). An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology. Routledge. pp.113–114. ISBN 978-1-134-98165-6. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Davenport, Alma (1991). The History of Photography: An Overview. UNM Press. pp.26–. ISBN 978-0-8263-2076-6.