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Aug 18, 2008 13:45 |  #1

. . . such as the Lightsphere or whaletail, do you still need to get a flash bracket? Thanks, and I don't mean for this to become a debate on the merits of Gary or his products.


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Aug 18, 2008 17:15 |  #2

A bracket wouldn't do you a lot of good.


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Aug 18, 2008 17:16 |  #3

The lightspehere fits right onto the 580EX. The plastic is molded in the shape of the flash lens.




  
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Aug 18, 2008 18:12 as a reply to  @ symbolphoto's post |  #4

You can use a bracket if you want but they are designed to be used without a bracket. That is why Gary created them, to get rid of the bracket..just have to flip the flash at the appropriate angle.




  
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Aug 18, 2008 18:20 as a reply to  @ Shooting's post |  #5

You may not need a bracket but if you have one it won't hurt. Makes you look more professional as far as I can tell. BTW: people will make fun of your funny flash diffuser but it absolutely saves the day in the right conditions.




  
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Aug 18, 2008 19:20 |  #6

olyphotodog wrote in post #6133126 (external link)
You may not need a bracket but if you have one it won't hurt. Makes you look more professional as far as I can tell. BTW: people will make fun of your funny flash diffuser but it absolutely saves the day in the right conditions.

Wearing a tux won't hurt either, but it's pretty pointless.


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