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Nice Setup
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:14 amby wendellt
At fashion week yesterday
took these candid shots of one of the pro fashion photographers
most of them had a similar setup
the 28-70 f2.8, custom flash powersource and custom flash bracket -sweet
predominantly there were canons with the 70-200 IS L series lenses
but 4 including me of the 20 photographers had the nikon D2X
Posted:
Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:22 amby shutterbug
hmmmm, nice
But I cannot see any muscles on her
That setup mush be heavy
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:00 amby genji
shutterbug wrote:hmmmm, nice
But I cannot see any muscles on her
That setup mush be heavy
she's using a monopod to carry all the weight.
looks like a nikon SK6/Sk-6A Power Bracket Unit with monopod bracket
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 1:50 amby Onyx
Fark, nice setup... and a Nikon shooter to boot!
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:10 amby shutterbug
genji wrote:shutterbug wrote:hmmmm, nice
But I cannot see any muscles on her
That setup mush be heavy
she's using a monopod to carry all the weight.
looks like a nikon SK6/Sk-6A Power Bracket Unit with monopod bracket
hmmmm, I missed the monopod
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:29 amby marcotrov
Wendell
Do all the fashion photographers of the fairer kind look like this one?
cheers
marco
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:29 amby Greg S
Very nice!! The camera gear looks good too
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:34 amby birddog114
Wendellt,
Is it the 28-70/2.8 on her Nikon D2x? Did I tell you about it before?
You should equip and arming your arsenal as same as her!
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:47 amby xerubus
i'm in love...
cheers
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:41 amby MATT
And the camera gear is not bad either.
MATT
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 10:56 amby wendellt
Yeah
there were about 4 female fashion photographers all were geared up to the teeth, and they were all young, attractive and very skilled. 3 Canon girls and 1 nikon girl.
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Sun Oct 30, 2005 11:14 amby marcotrov
So what are you saying Wendell? You have to be young and attractive to get a job as a fashion photographer, oh yeah, skilled too of course. They might think its a contradiction of terms having anything but 'beautiful' people at the fashion parade. That just killed my career move!!
IMO the girls doing the photography are a 'sight' better than the ones on the catwalk.
cheers
marco
Re: Nice Setup
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:57 pmby DionM
wendellt wrote:predominantly there were canons with the 70-200 IS L series lenses
Awww ... no photos of the Canon Cannons then?
I'll just have to go and look at mine then
Re: Nice Setup
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:59 pmby Alpha_7
DionM wrote:wendellt wrote:predominantly there were canons with the 70-200 IS L series lenses
Awww ... no photos of the Canon Cannons then?
I'll just have to go and look at mine then
I thought you meant the girls for a second
Re: Nice Setup
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:01 pmby DionM
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:15 pmby lejazzcat
Anyone know what the bracket is ?
Looks like my sk-6, but the base is much larger.
Fitting the sb800 works, but you have to be careful as the US and the euro versions of the bracket have a different connector (square and round)
I use a very similar system actual - monopod with a 234rc, and the sk6/sk-6a and as BD suggests the 28-70 works well on it - good balance.
.
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Mon Oct 31, 2005 3:21 pmby birddog114
That's the Nikon SK-6A and Bracket SK-7.
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:49 pmby Jonas
Can I assume the bracket is to hold both a film camera and digital and be able to fire them at the same time?
Why would the fash photographers need to have images on both digital and film formats?
I have seen surf photographers use a similar set up, mounting a digital SLR (usually Canon) with 6oomm lens on a horizontal bracket next to a video camera. I assume they sell the photos to the surf magazines and save the footage for a surf vid at the end of the year.
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Fri Nov 04, 2005 4:52 pmby Jonas
Sorry guys, penny just dropped. I realise now its a bracket for the flash and power source, as already described.
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:10 pmby wendellt
Birddog114 wrote:That's the Nikon SK-6A and Bracket SK-7.
birdy, lejazzcat, anyone know in addition to the sk8 battery pack
what is that other huge thing under it with all the lights?
do i need it?
I have the SD-8A external battery pack does it supercede the SK-6A,
or is the SK-6A superior to the SD-8A?
Posted:
Sat Nov 19, 2005 7:06 pmby moggy
I think our Wendell is looking for more gear to stress test!
Bob.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:28 amby birddog114
That is the SK-6A, the whole battery kit for the SBxxx.
Do you need or want one?
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:56 amby wendellt
Birddog114 wrote:That is the SK-6A, the whole battery kit for the SBxxx.
Do you need or want one?
I don't know birdy do i need it is it better than the SD8A?
you previosly mentioned to me to get a similar setup as hers.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:06 amby jdear
birdy, lejazzcat, anyone know in addition to the sk8 battery pack
what is that other huge thing under it with all the lights?
it is a Quantum QB1 compact battery pack. ($173USD @ BH)
http://www.qtm.com/QuantumBatteries/?res_set=no
Id personally have the Quantum Turbo Compact ($390USD @ BH)
http://www.qtm.com/Turbo/?res_set=no
... i know cos I almost bought the turbo compact. Check out the recycle values for the SB-800!
JD
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 7:11 amby birddog114
wendellt wrote:
I don't know birdy do i need it is it better than the SD8A?
Yes, you do need it, coz I know you want to play with new toys and show them off the chicks at the fashion shows
No, it's not better than the SD8a, coz it takes long time to recharge its battery, while the SD8a can use difference set of 2500mAH batteries.
Here's the link from Moose Peterson about the SD8a.
http://www.moosepeterson.com/gear/SD8a.htmlyou previosly mentioned to me to get a similar setup as hers.
So, you can be recognized as Super Pro Photographer when you tag along with her at other fashion show shooting
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:14 amby wendellt
Birddog114 wrote:wendellt wrote:
I don't know birdy do i need it is it better than the SD8A?
Yes, you do need it, coz I know you want to play with new toys and show them off the chicks at the fashion shows
No, it's not better than the SD8a, coz it takes long time to recharge its battery, while the SD8a can use difference set of 2500mAH batteries.
Here's the link from Moose Peterson about the SD8a.
http://www.moosepeterson.com/gear/SD8a.htmlyou previosly mentioned to me to get a similar setup as hers.
So, you can be recognized as Super Pro Photographer when you tag along with her at other fashion show shooting
ha ha birddog always in a jolly mood
see size doesn't matter, just thought the other sk6 is bigger and has more flashing lights so like an ass i assumed it wold be better than the sd8A
i will keep my sd8A and just focus my efforts on getting a good flash arm.
thanks for the info guys, it's much appreciated!
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:41 amby birddog114
wendellt wrote:
see size doesn't matter, just thought the other sk6 is bigger and has more flashing lights so like an ass i assumed it wold be better than the sd8A
Yes, it does, bigger size, more attractive to the opposite side/ sex, and it serves its purposes.
i will keep my sd8A and just focus my efforts on getting a good flash arm.
Pick one of the free chicks at the show and let her be your assistance.
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Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:55 amby MHD
mmmm... Pin up girls