Flash bracket

[creditgrantingman1]

I have a Canon 20D and a 580 flash. I will be shooting a wedding in the next couple of months and wanted to get bracket so my flash is off camera.

There are so many brackets and off camera flash systems it's confusing. What experience and suggestions would you have.

Thanks

[Toogy]

When I do use a bracket, I use a Custom Brackets QRS-35-H
http://www.custombrackets.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=27

Works very nicely.

[Scott_Quier]

There are a number posts here asking this same question. I'm not slamming you - I asked the same question before I did an adequate search. Look around and I think you will find a wealth of information.

I have the same gear (plus other stuff) and , as a result of the reading I ended up doing, I will be getting a Newton camera bracket. You can find a good description of them here (http://www.newtoncamerabrackets.com/).

As I understand it, he no longer sells them directly. You have to go through B&H (wow - what an imposition :), I think I can suffer through it).

Final thought - whatever you get, I think you will be best served by a camera flip bracket rather than a flash flipper.

[sapearl]

I second the Newton, after having read a lot of the prior posts on the same query, as well as checking out his site.

Both Newton and Custom make fine brackets, but are pricey because of their durability and build quality. But you won't be disappointed. I prefer the CAMERA rotator model. I am more comfortable with flipping the camera as opposed to moving the flash in a manner that I feel will torque the foot/shoot area a little too severely. Multiply that by X number of weddings per year times X shots per wedding, and that's a lot of stress on a small plastic area (flash shoe.) - Stu

[sapearl]

I'm not sure how much new info you'll get since there's been a lot of prior info, but if you have some specific questions about the Newton camera rotator model, I'll be more than happy to try and answer them.

In the meantime, following are some prior posts on the topic:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=150493

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=241510

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=225538

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=214657

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=150493

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=212708

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=188512

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=161565

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=159280

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=138405

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=147094

Happy researching! The good news is there are a lot of choices out there. The bad news is there are a lot of choices out there.:lol: Oh, and don't forget you will need the off-camera flash cable also ($49.95 from Canon) - Stu