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irishman
13th of January 2008 (Sun), 01:55
. . . the one advertising on this site? It looks ingenious, especially with the softbox. Just want to know if its quality.
Jon
13th of January 2008 (Sun), 08:16
On which site would that be? You left out the link.
irishman
13th of January 2008 (Sun), 13:08
AlzoDigital.com
Jon
13th of January 2008 (Sun), 13:25
No idea, but it looks unwieldy.
crackaonrice
17th of January 2008 (Thu), 16:05
I guess 1d users are screwed if they want to shoot using the portrait grip?
Wilt
17th of January 2008 (Thu), 16:39
I guess 1d users are screwed if they want to shoot using the portrait grip?

or XT/XTi or 20D/30D/40D users who use the battery grip. There are a number of brackets with that stupid oversight.
mattograph
12th of February 2008 (Tue), 14:57
One of the things that appealed to me about this setup is the dual flash setup. Are their other brackets out there that mount two flashes?
Wilt
12th of February 2008 (Tue), 15:03
One of the things that appealed to me about this setup is the dual flash setup. Are their other brackets out there that mount two flashes?


I know one or two can mount two. But the point of a bracket is to put the flash directly over the axis of the lens, to avoid side shadow. With two flashes you ALWAYS have sideshadow!!!
mattograph
12th of February 2008 (Tue), 16:20
I know one or two can mount two. But the point of a bracket is to put the flash directly over the axis of the lens, to avoid side shadow. With two flashes you ALWAYS have sideshadow!!!

Good point. I was just looking for ways to attract attention to myself.:)
Wilt
12th of February 2008 (Tue), 21:26
Good point. I was just looking for ways to attract attention to myself.:)

In that case, buy a Lightsphere or the plastic toilet he sells.
titan307
22nd of March 2008 (Sat), 00:37
my partner and i both have this bracket http://alzodigital.com/images/equipment/camera_flip_bracket_600w.jpg and we love it. no it is not heavy. no it is not cumbersome. i have a canon he is a nikon man. works great with both cameras. even the telescoping arm for the flash to raise it up can give you extra help if needed to disperse some light. easy to flip from vert to horiz, easy to remove camera from bracket and then put back on. easy to dismantle and put away in the pouch that comes with it. seems pretty tough too.