btgc
Veteran
Hello, couldn't find any suitable forum for this case, so for a while post here.
Have received flash, for my unexperienced eye it works, though on front plastic element it has thin "light beige" tinted layer, I guess it's thin layer of glue which hardened when dried. To describe it more, I can say that it's semitransparent, I can see thin lines in structure of front element. Seems it can be gently scrubbed off with wooden tootpick, I just wonder why previous owner did it - to have permanent filter/diffuser on ?
Have received flash, for my unexperienced eye it works, though on front plastic element it has thin "light beige" tinted layer, I guess it's thin layer of glue which hardened when dried. To describe it more, I can say that it's semitransparent, I can see thin lines in structure of front element. Seems it can be gently scrubbed off with wooden tootpick, I just wonder why previous owner did it - to have permanent filter/diffuser on ?
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RML
Guest
Are you sure it's glue or such?
Anyway, if you can ask the previous owner, you'd find out pretty quickly what he did with it.
Anyway, if you can ask the previous owner, you'd find out pretty quickly what he did with it.
btgc
Veteran
It reminds me thin layer of hardened epoxy glue, to be precise. As with all stuff coming from BAS*, I'm generally not very sure about previous owners
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* BAS stands for "big auction site"
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* BAS stands for "big auction site"
btgc
Veteran
Probably prev. owner had specific needs or taste, so I assume. I just peeled off this thin layer and now flash is clear. Thanks all who helped out !
pvdhaar
Peter
Was the previous owner a smoker?
btgc
Veteran
I'm sure it weren't nicotine deposit. Thin semitransparent film of hardened epoxy glue.
And to answer direct Q: I don't know previous owner, flash came from BAS.
And to answer direct Q: I don't know previous owner, flash came from BAS.
nksyoon
Well-known
DIY colour filter to warm up the flash light?
btgc
Veteran
seemed like that
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
I seem to remember 'gold' flashes.
Perhaps this one of those.
If you Google the flash manufacturer you may find out more.
Perhaps this one of those.
If you Google the flash manufacturer you may find out more.
btgc
Veteran
wow...gold flash - is it used as term describing specific filtration or manufacturer ?
my flash is plain&basic vivitar 2800, eur5 deal.
my flash is plain&basic vivitar 2800, eur5 deal.
ClaremontPhoto
Jon Claremont
btgc said:
I have a vague memory of 1960's flashes sometimes having a gold colored tint.
btgc
Veteran
thanks, will read on gold flash, maybe I've destroyed nice tool
rlouzan
Well-known
perhaps the previous owner attached a Rosco ambard ******* n. 2 gel
btgc
Veteran
Seems Rosco makes specialty products, though what I removed were clearly hand work, having in some places even traces of cracked air bubbles. It doesn't seemed to be sticky film in any way. Semihard coating, which I were able to remove with sewing needle, gently peeling it off.