Aiming to improve the image quality of the photos on his website, [Jean] needed an external flash unit. Say what you will about disposable cameras, but the fact that they were mass-produced ...

One tourist especially was overcome by a sense of awe after he captured a potentially rare solar event on camera: a possible solar flare ... to grab a shot of the flash of light.

Improvised lighting solutions yielded mixed results, and he soon realized he needed a true camera flash. However, all the options he found online were large and bulky; larger than the camera ...