Flash Brackets

[ast]

Anyone here using their D70 with flash brackets? Please show us your setup.

heres mine:

D70 / SB-800 / SC-17






more photos here:

http://www.myphotodb.com/gallery/thumbn ... p?album=46

[Kristine]

Hi ast and welcome to the forum.

I like your set-up - very cool. I don't use a flash bracket at the present time; it is something that I have not gotten around to adding to my collection, but looks like it could be very useful.

Cheers
Kristine

[ast]

Hi ast and welcome to the forum.

I like your set-up - very cool. I don't use a flash bracket at the present time; it is something that I have not gotten around to adding to my collection, but looks like it could be very useful.

Cheers
Kristine

i'm disappointed by my vertical shots with flash thats why i got the bracket, so far so good i hate the shadow on the right-rear part of my subject.

[Onyx]

Hi ast, I notice it's yer first post. Welcome to the forums.

The only person I know of around here that has and uses flash brackets is Birddog. He's got a few bits from RRS (ReallyRightStuff) that allows a multitude of mounting options.


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Some more pics of Birddog's stuff can be found in this gallery:
http://www.pixspot.com/thumbnails.php?album=29

[ast]

thanks a lot for the welcome!

RRS is a bit heavy on the pocket

anyway, this is a great forum for us D70 users, specially for newbies like me

[Flyer]

I use home-made (modified?) flash bracket.
Old Hama bracket


Became my first macro bracket


Last month I converted it to flip bracket when I had to take photos at my friends wedding


Currently in a process of making new macro bracket from scratch.
Will post pics when finished.
Cheers.

[ast]

nice work!! what lens do you have (in the photos)? is it a sigma 70-300 APO and 50mm 1.8D?

[birddog114]

thanks a lot for the welcome!

RRS is a bit heavy on the pocket

anyway, this is a great forum for us D70 users, specially for newbies like me

Welcome ast!

RRS is heavy on the pocket, you're right, but it's versatile and well designed engineering same as precisely. It can mount 2 x SB-800 and can be integrated in other uses with RRS bracket, lens plates (foot), macro stuff.

My questions:
- can your flash bracket swing into 180 degree from horizontal to vertical? and can the flash bracket sliding and integration with L bracket or lens plate, when you want to mount it on the ball head with QRP + dove tail?
- If you have the long lens like the 70-200VR/ 80-200/ 200-400VR, does the flash bracket still function? and does it stay right on top of the lens about 2/3 the distance from the camera mount to the front lens element?

[sirhc55]

Welcome Ast

I have the very same flash setup - the Stroboflip - it works very well for me. Purchased from B&H last year for around $140 Aus including postage.

Chris

[fozzie]

Ast - welcome to the forum

I have the same 'RRS' setup to Birddog.

Excellent for Macro with SB-800, SC-28 and also can support my 70-200VR.

Cheers,

[Flyer]

nice work!! what lens do you have (in the photos)? is it a sigma 70-300 APO and 50mm 1.8D?

Thanks.
Nikon 50mm 1.8D & Sigma 105 EX DG with reversed Nikon 50mm 1.4 AIS.

Birddog - do you do marriage counseling?
With all this lens lust, flash bracket lust, ballhead lust, etc. I'll need one very soon...
Cheers.

[atencati]

I like the RRS setup and even more now that I found out I used to live 1/2 mile away from them! Silly. I also saw a Newton flip bracket that I really liked. Photog at my wedding used it - although the shots were lackluster - canon - 'nuff said there

Sigma 105 EX DG with reversed Nikon 50mm 1.4 AIS.

What Magnification does that give you??

A

[ast]

thanks again for the welcomes!

anyway, my flash bracket is a custom made, design based from StroboFlip with some minor adjustments as you can see, its very tight up and compact as i don't want a bulky bracket. i can't be attached to a tripod, but can accomodate 70-200mm VR lens, and can still stand upright on the table, floor etc.

as for the 180 degrees rotation, i think my bracket can only do 90 degrees

Cheers!

[sirhc55]

thanks again for the welcomes!

anyway, my flash bracket is a custom made, design based from StroboFlip with some minor adjustments as you can see, its very tight up and compact as i don't want a bulky bracket. i can't be attached to a tripod, but can accomodate 70-200mm VR lens, and can still stand upright on the table, floor etc.

as for the 180 degrees rotation, i think my bracket can only do 90 degrees

Cheers!

Hi Ast

As noted previously in this thread I have the StroboFlip, and as you havedone , I to have mounted the SC17. If you look on the base there is a thread for mounting a plate for tripod use!!

Chris

[ast]

thanks again for the welcomes!

anyway, my flash bracket is a custom made, design based from StroboFlip with some minor adjustments as you can see, its very tight up and compact as i don't want a bulky bracket. i can't be attached to a tripod, but can accomodate 70-200mm VR lens, and can still stand upright on the table, floor etc.

as for the 180 degrees rotation, i think my bracket can only do 90 degrees

Cheers!

Hi Ast

As noted previously in this thread I have the StroboFlip, and as you havedone , I to have mounted the SC17. If you look on the base there is a thread for mounting a plate for tripod use!!

Chris

I'm waiting for my SC-28, i'm a bit annoyed by the lenght of the SC-17. my bracket don't have a mounting plate for tripod use

[sirhc55]

Hi Ast

I think you will find that the SC28 is about the same length as the SC17 unless you are buying a specially shortened one.

Try this site:

http://www.aljacobs.com/shorten%20sc-17.htm

Chris

[ast]

Hi Ast

I think you will find that the SC28 is about the same length as the SC17 unless you are buying a specially shortened one.

Try this site:

http://www.aljacobs.com/shorten%20sc-17.htm

Chris

oh really?? thought all the while that SC-28 is shorter than SC-17... hmmm

can somebody confirm this please.

[birddog114]

SC-17 or SC-28 or SC-29 are the same lenght, I have all three so I know what sirhc55 means.

[ast]

SC-17 or SC-28 or SC-29 are the same lenght, I have all three so I know what sirhc55 means.

o-oh! my SC-28 is already on its way. anyway, i guess i'll just make use of the other modification from the SC-17 cable, i think it has a different lock, and the cable from the camera's hotshoe comes out from the side unlike the SC-17 front? oh and also black colored cable