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Flash Brackets

Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:41 am

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

heres mine:

D70 / SB-800 / SC-17


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Postby Kristine on Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:53 am

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.

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Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:03 am

Kristine wrote: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
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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.
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Postby Onyx on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:03 am

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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Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:06 am

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 ;)
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Postby Flyer on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:42 am

I use home-made (modified?) flash bracket.
Old Hama bracket
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Became my first macro bracket
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Last month I converted it to flip bracket when I had to take photos at my friends wedding
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Currently in a process of making new macro bracket from scratch.
Will post pics when finished.
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Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 2:02 am

nice work!! :) what lens do you have (in the photos)? is it a sigma 70-300 APO and 50mm 1.8D? :)
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Postby birddog114 on Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:18 am

ast wrote: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?
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:17 am

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.

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Postby fozzie on Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:31 am

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.

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Postby Flyer on Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:18 am

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


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With all this lens lust, flash bracket lust, ballhead lust, etc. I'll need one very soon... :D :wink:
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Postby atencati on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:29 pm

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 :evil:

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Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:50 pm

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! :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jan 03, 2005 1:57 pm

ast wrote: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!! :)

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Postby ast on Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:35 pm

sirhc55 wrote:
ast wrote: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 :)
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Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jan 03, 2005 9:42 pm

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

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Postby ast on Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:26 am

sirhc55 wrote: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

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

can somebody confirm this please. :(
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 04, 2005 6:49 am

SC-17 or SC-28 or SC-29 are the same lenght, I have all three so I know what sirhc55 means.
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Postby ast on Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:47 pm

Birddog114 wrote: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 ;)
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