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Here's an article investigating the subject: http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/musphoto/flashphoto2.htm http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/musphoto/flashphoto2

by panic 10y ago

Here's an article investigating the subject: http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/musphoto/flashphoto2.htm http://people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/musphoto/flashphoto2.htm tl;dr: "Clearly, flashes from 'smartphones' cannot be regarded as a conservation threat in any properly lit gallery."

dwringer 10y ago
One wonders, though, about the flash units in modern digital mirrorless/SLR's. They can be quite bright, and since the cameras have UV filters on the sensor already (and many people use additional UV filters over the lens) there's a good chance minimizing UV emissions from the flash was not high on their list of priorities.
- StavrosK 10y ago
  > since the cameras have UV filters on the sensor already there's a good chance minimizing UV emissions from the flash was not high on their list of priorities Oh, on the contrary, we like our batteries to last as much as possible.