Strobe vs Flash

[Dmitri]

Whats the difference?

 

[redtippmann]

taco vs. taco

well strobe was originally a brand of studio flash.

 

[Dmitri]

oh. Now I feel stupid.

Thanks

 

[Bravotwofive]

A strobe is typically a xenon tube that will flash repeatedly. A Flash is a one shot source of light that happens to use a strobe assembly

 

[Don Kondra]

When I read "strobe", I think of Alien bees, etc.

When I read "flash", I think of that little toy that shouldn't be on top of the camera :lmao:

Cheers, Don

 

[KmH]

To me a strobe is a studio monolight,

A speedlight is a shoe mounted flash unit that can be used off the camera also,

and a flash is the pop-up unit built into a camera.

 

[Dmitri]

Thanks all.

I do mostly animals and landscape stuff, and wanting to try to get into more controlled photos (portraits, still life, that sort of thing). I understand much of it, light tent, short/broad/rembrant lighting, etc. but the off camera flash/strobe/monolight stuff confuses the heck outa me.

 

[Big Mike]

In most cases the terms are interchangeable....but I tend to call a 'studio style' light a strobe and a 'hot shoe' light a flash.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

In most cases the terms are interchangeable....but I tend to call a 'studio style' light a strobe and a 'hot shoe' light a flash.

:thumbup: As simple as that.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

taco vs. taco

well strobe was originally a brand of studio flash.

yup.

 

[Ejazzle]

To me a strobe is a studio monolight,

A speedlight is used off the cameraa that can be a shoe mounted flash unit also,

and a flash is the pop-up unit built into a camera.

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