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RE: [OM] F280 flash pipe color question

Subject: RE: [OM] F280 flash pipe color question
From: "Brian P. Huber" <bphuber@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 16:27:07 -0400
Probably made that way on purpose to keep the color temperature warm.  Many
flash units are made that way so the color temperature doesn't look too
blue.  Some have colored tubes, others have colored front lenses.

Brian P. Huber


> Hi,
>
> just stumbled today over a used F280, since I have never had one in
> my hands I'm wondering about the following:
> how does the flash-pipe inside the flash looks ?
> (not pressing the flash button when looking at it of course ;-)
> has this pipe any color ?
> wondering because it looks somehow yellowish (it's not the
> front glas of the flash that looks like yellow) and
> neither my T20 nor my T32 has this look alike. they tend to
> have 'no' color at all.
> Is this color a bad sign, so I should go away from it and not
> looking behind my or perfectly normal and grab it ?
>
> Rudy
>     Berlin/Germany


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