CB Mini-RC Flash Bracket - Opinions please

I bought one of these today and although it is very well built, I am not completely sold on it.

Here is the bracket in question
http://www.warehouseex​press.com …/default.aspx?s​ku=1026872

The reason I bought it is to get rid of side shadow when the camera is used in portrait mode and it definitely does the, but now because of the positioning of the flash it is going to cause side shadow on the left of a subject when used in landscape mode although this seems the lesser of two evils as it doesn't seem so bad and most of my pictures would be in portrait.

The other things that worry me is that with the flash mounted on the bracket it is now nearer to the lens so is this going to increase the chance of redeye? Also the bracket moves the flash forward a couple of inches which may cause the flash to be caught in the picture.

Another thing with the flash moved forward, does that effect the zoom function of the flash in conjunction with the lens.

As you can tell, I haven't used it yet but I would appreciate any comments from people that have this flash (or something similar) and have used it for a while. Or anybody who can answer my questions/concerns

Many Thanks

"The reason I bought it is to get rid of side shadow when the camera is used in portrait mode and it definitely does the, but now because of the positioning of the flash it is going to cause side shadow on the left of a subject when used in landscape mode although this seems the lesser of two evils as it doesn't seem so bad and most of my pictures would be in portrait."

I am a smaller, shorter than average, gal and I had this same problem. As a matter of fact on full length shots at the receptions (I shoot weddings) the shadow went right up the wall onto the ceiling! (not cool). I tried a couple of different brackets, but just can't handle the weight for a 10-11 hour day. Found the Lite-Scoop on another forum and it has been great. Very light, softens the light nicely, and keeps the flash higher than the lens. Check it out here:
http://www.litegenius.​com

Hope that helps

The only way you can get rid of side shadow in both landscape and portrait mode is to have a bracket that keeps the flash positioned over the lens in both cases. Most of the typical brackets I've seen do this one way or another. Having shot with a side mounded Sunpak 555 for years I know the frustration. My Stroboframe CameraFlip takes care of that nicely (but not with that Sunpak unit).

Weight wise I would think the Newton at 8 ounces should be a great solution.

Thanks Canon-Gal that looks like it is worth a try especially for the price.

I just need to find a UK seller.

Thanks also Titus213. I have looked at them but most of my photography is walk round stuff and that is just too heavy and cumbersome.

Chuck Gardner has instructions on building a similar diffuser here. I've built four and they are a snap.
http://super.nova.org/​DPR/

I made one last night but need to put it to the test.

I found the mesh makes it a bit stiff for wrapping around the narrow side of the flash (If you see what I mean) I did cut the bottom of the mesh to allow for that but still not sure.

Don't know whether to try one without the mesh insert as two bits of fun foam stuck together makes it fairly rigid anyway. I used spray contact adhesive to stick them together

Did you make them exactly as per the instructions?