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Postby olrac on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:35 am

I have an sb800 but I want to get a flash bracket that will pull it off to the side.

I have never used one so what should i look for other that the capability to hold a flash......
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Re: Flash Bracket

Postby birddog114 on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:41 am

olrac wrote:I have an sb800 but I want to get a flash bracket that will pull it off to the side.

I have never used one so what should i look for other that the capability to hold a flash......


olrac,
Depend on how deep is your pocket,
There're RRS, Kirk, Wimberley, Stroboframe and few other to name, they all have the flash bracket which will suit you.
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Postby olrac on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:46 am

Well i would like to know what to expect to pay too.....

What do others use and are there things you would change about the bracket you use.....
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:49 am

olrac wrote:Well i would like to know what to expect to pay too.....

What do others use and are there things you would change about the bracket you use.....


Costing is from coupa hundred Aussie dollar to nearly 1K.
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Postby olrac on Wed Oct 19, 2005 10:55 am

well I am cetainly in the lower end of that price range.....
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Postby baboo on Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:52 pm

Olrac,
I use a simple Hama bracket in conjunction with the SC-29 for my SB-800.

From memory, I think it was about $35. A friend of mine had one and ordered it from a photo shop.

It was more for video cameras but works a treat with the SC-29 and is a lot cheaper.


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Postby olrac on Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:55 pm

Do you have to have the cable or can you use it in wireless mode?
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Postby baboo on Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:57 pm

olrac wrote:Do you have to have the cable or can you use it in wireless mode?


To be perfectly honest, I've never played with the flash in wireless mode. Would not have the foggiest.

Sorry.
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Postby leek on Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:03 pm

olrac wrote:Do you have to have the cable or can you use it in wireless mode?


You could probably use commander mode triggered by the on-board flash, but it would have to be mounted on the left of the camera as in the photo... You may still experience some mis-fires with this method and the cable would be more reliable. In addition, the SC-29 features an additional AF-Assist light.
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Postby olrac on Wed Oct 19, 2005 4:07 pm

makes sense sort of...

has anyopne used the sk-6 powered flash bracket from nikon there is some guy whos is selling them on ebay and they end up going for around 200

Is that good value?
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