TiaS Member 239 posts Joined Jan 2010 More info | Jul 01, 2011 16:07 | #1 I have been looking around at flash brackets and have a point of confusion. There are cheaper flash brackets that mount the flash beside the camera which makes it on top of the camerA for vertical shots. However I thought the point of a flash bracket was to have the flAsh mounted above the camera for BOTH vertical and horizontal shots?
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CurtisN Master Flasher  19,129 posts Likes: 11 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US More info | Jul 01, 2011 16:17 | #2 If all your shots are vertical, the simple bracket is what you need. "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally
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Shooting Goldmember  1,552 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jan 2008 More info | Jul 03, 2011 20:54 | #3 TiaS wrote in post #12690069  I have been looking around at flash brackets and have a point of confusion. There are cheaper flash brackets that mount the flash beside the camera which makes it on top of the camerA for vertical shots. However I thought the point of a flash bracket was to have the flAsh mounted above the camera for BOTH vertical and horizontal shots? Get yourself a camera flip bracket, it will do just as you mentioned, keeps the flash above the lens at all times, you flip the camera in the bracket for vertical and horizontal both. There are many from cheap to expensive, I use the stroboframe camera flip.
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TheShaheen Senior Member 406 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: London More info | Don't bother with the ones that have the flash on the side... "Tt's not the Devil in the details, it's God!"
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TheShaheen Senior Member 406 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: London More info | Actually Stroboframe one is not a proper flip one as i thought.. "Tt's not the Devil in the details, it's God!"
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Jul 03, 2011 21:32 | #6 Thanks
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BobSherwood Senior Member 275 posts Joined Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi More info | Jul 04, 2011 09:54 | #7 http://www.bhphotovideo.com …_Camera_Flip_Bracket.html
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RPCrowe Cream of the Crop  More info | Jul 04, 2011 10:50 | #8 Bob Sherwood wrote in post #12702126 http://www.bhphotovideo.com …_Camera_Flip_Bracket.html Been using these for years. All they do is work. I have found the bushing ...the one the tripod screws into, to come loose. I have used JB weld on mine...I have about 6 of these. This solved the "loose bushing" problem. I use that Stroboframe camera flip bracket also.   2. I went from a flash-flip bracket to a generic Chinese knock-off camera-flip bracket which worked OK. What I didn't like about this bracket is that the bar which supports the flash also flips. This made carrying the rig using the bar as a handle difficult. (this is the rig I used for the two illustrations) 3. I now use an OEM Stroboframe camera flip bracket just like the one in the B&H link. I bought it for $14 USD used on eBay. It works great, the camera flip mechanism is smoother than on the Chinese Knock-Off and the flash bar is solid giving me a great handle. IMO, the flash bracket using bounced flash (in my case a 550EX) and modified with a Joe Demb Flash Diffuser Pro www.dembflashproducts.com provides great lighting, is easy to use, and doesn't cost a king's ransom.   See my images at http://rpcrowe.smugmug.com/
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Wilt Reader's Digest Condensed version of War and Peace [POTN Vol 1]  More info | Jul 04, 2011 13:40 | #9 A summary about bracket selection... You need to give me OK to edit your image and repost! Keep POTN alive and well with member support https://photography-on-the.net/forum/donate.php
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TheShaheen Senior Member 406 posts Joined Nov 2007 Location: London More info | One thing that becomes a problem fairly soon is, after it becomes routine to shoot with it , "Tt's not the Devil in the details, it's God!"
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Jul 04, 2011 17:28 | #11 How much space does it take in my bag? Good point. I took RP Crowe's advise and got a Sroboframe. It doesn't fit in my bag.... Not sure what I will do yet, return it or deal with it. The place I get to ship to me doesn't have a folding one.
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