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flashgun

[ flash-guhn ]

noun

Photography.
  1. a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of flashgun1

First recorded in 1925–30; flash + gun 1
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He was regarded as an explosives expert and was involved in the development of the technology used to trigger the mortar using a photographic flashgun.

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And using the flashgun methods of illuminating nighttime shots, Riis also set at least three fires, according to the current Library of Congress exhibition “Jacob Riis: Revealing ‘How the Other Half Lives.’

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It’s worth noting that the G7X Mark II has no hotshoe to allow you to attach external accessories, such as a flashgun.

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As you’d expect at this level there’s a built-in flash but alas no hotshoe for attaching a more powerful external flashgun.

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"I chose the East side simply because so many photographers were on the West side, flashguns blazing," says Eason.

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