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The Flash Bracket |
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A guide to flash brackets for portrait and wedding photography |
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Comments/Reviews: I like it and I think you will too! I use the bracket, with my Canon 400D
camera and 430EX flash, for fill flash and bounce flash applications. With a
couple of exceptions, I find the bracket to be well designed and
manufactured. The camera mounting plate is slightly too wide to allow the
battery to be changed without removing or at least loosening the plate. The
bracket is advertised as being able to be used right or left handed,i.e.,
with the handle either on the right or left. This is true, however, with the
handle on the left the flash points slightly downward which is fine but with
the handle on the right the flash points slightly upward. Being able to use
the flash with the handle, and therefore the shutter release, on the right
was a selling point for me because I naturally want to operate my zoom
lenses with my left hand. This isn't a problem when doing bounce flash and
I'm sure I will get used to switching hands to work lenses but I found the
description a tad misleading. Almost got it right The dopey swing arm that comes out on the bottom only locks the camera into the vertical position, not the more readily used horizontal position. The guy at RPS admitted that this was a design flaw and said they were working on it. So...I have to rig it to stay in position when horizontal position, eliminating the feature.The trigger release does not fit a Nikon D70. Has to be a D70S. I can get along using the camera trigger like I always have but the duality might have come in handy.If you use the hot shoe at the top of the bracket that is built in, you have a useless peice of slotted metal extension sticking out over the camera. When I asked why the slotted metal extention would be used at all, he said so that the flash could be directly over the camera. When asked why you would slide the camera left and right along the slots he said he didn't know. The real problem is there is not a whole lot of choice in sturdy, comfy, brackets. The tilt everyone else speaks of may be a problem if you don't have a flash that rotates. The default is in a downward position on the assumption that you will be 'raising the mast' to put the shadow on the floor behind the subject.The instruction sucks. RPS toll free [@] If they get calls they might do it right. - yessireebob, Adorama.com Not bad, Not Great I received this bracket as a gift and used
it for about one week with a Canon 5D and a 580EX. The are only a few
issues. First, you can only lock the bracket in the vertical position, not
the horizontal position. Second, the TTL Flash cord does not connect
properly. The leads do not line up properly and the camera loses TTL flash
unless you wiggle the flash in the hot shoe. Third, at full extension, the
arm of the bracket feels a little bit loose. Fourth, the trigger button
feels cheep and is made of light plastic. Other than that, the bracket is
good. The flash gets very high and the grip is comfortable. It is
lightweight and relatively strong.
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This
camera position adjustment type flash bracket by Dot Line is for left and
right hand use. Suitable for Canon EOS cameras (3.5m release) and Canon
eTTL-2 flash systems, and iTTL Flash. Flippable camera base can only be
locked in vertical position.
