Here’s a 2nd good article that covers some information on photographic flash bulbs. The first known photograph was captured in 1826 when light reacted with a particular type of asphalt known as Bitumen of Judea. Since that first natural Source: A Brief History of the Camera Flash, From Explosive Powder to LED LightsRead more
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Flash Bulbs – The Lowdown! – The Film Photography Project
Many of the older flash bulbs had more power than electronic camera mounted flash units and some argue better quality of light. I’ve not used them much, but am really curious. Here’s an article on the Film Photography Project page that I read recently after a customer asked me about where to find flash bulbs. The Lowdown on Flash Bulbs Guest blog by Steve Ringrose Editor’s Notes: Millions of vintage cameras (especially the Kodak Instamatic cameras here in the USRead more