Patent ID: 6892029

Claim:
A strobe apparatus, comprising: a strobe light emitting discharge tube having a discharge light emitting portion, an anode terminal portion which is provided on a first side of the discharge emitting portion, a cathode terminal portion which is provided on a second side of the discharge emitting portion and which is larger than the anode terminal portion, and a transparent electrode which is provided on a part of the strobe light emitting discharge tube along a surface of the discharge light emitting portion to one of the anode terminal portion and the cathode terminal portion; and a reflection umbrella having a holding portion, which is press-connected to an end of the part of the strobe light emitting discharge tube on which the transparent electrode is provided, for holding the strobe light emitting discharge tube, and a conductor for reflecting light emitted from the strobe light emitting discharge tube in a predetermined direction, wherein a trigger voltage having been applied to the reflection umbrella is applied to the strobe light emitting discharge tube through the holding portion and the transparent electrode.