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05/17/2006 03:31:55 AM · #1 |
Hi-ho,
I'm looking for a flash braket for my 20D + BG-E2 and have sorta decided on the newton Di100FR2 Flash rotator...
I was wondering if anyone has this (or the Di100FRs) and could report on how well they work with the portrait release?
I really want to be able to use the vertical grip/controls while the flash bracket is on.
Any other suggestions on good brackets would be handy as well. I want to keep the flash 'upright' when the camera is in portrait mode, so I can use a diffuser/bounce card on the flash without having to mess with it..
Cheers, Me.
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05/18/2006 03:57:36 PM · #2 |
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05/18/2006 04:01:15 PM · #3 |
Sorry, Chris. I don't use a bracket. But then I use studio lights for portraits normally, flash turned sideways when needed off-site.
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05/18/2006 04:02:45 PM · #4 |
I use the stroboframe quick-flip. Versatile, handy and rugged. Mine is 10 years old and never had any issues with it.
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05/18/2006 04:05:13 PM · #5 |
I have a Rebel XT with the battery grip, and I use the CB Junior flash bracket. I tried several others in the store, but all the others they had interfered with the controls on the vertical grip. A friend that I have worked weddings with before has a 20D with the verticle grip and uses the CB Junior also.
I'll admit it is strange to have the "grip" bar of the flash bracket on the right side, unused, but the flip direction in portrait orientation is correct to use with the vertical grip.
Message edited by author 2006-05-18 16:07:19.
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05/18/2006 04:11:24 PM · #6 |
My experience and research on brackets tells me i don't want one.
If the camera rotates and the flash stays the same, the light form the flash is not enough to cover the top and bottom of the frame - you will get vignetting. these brackets work best on tripods compared to the flash flip type.
if you shoot AF prime lenses great. zooms or MF is an issue with most brackets - you left hand needs to go under the bracket to get to the lens, and few brackets consider this. some do though.
with all of them you have an issue of them being top heavy.
with all of them the flash is moved higher, a good hting for red eye, a bad thing for low light focusing - the IR assist light form the flash unit is too high or offset (depending on bracket) to be seen by the lens, so you essentially lose AF when it's dark.
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05/18/2006 04:18:34 PM · #7 |
That's the other good thing about the CB Junior's arm being on the right side, it doesn't interfere with left-handed access to the lens for zooming or manual focusing.
I only use the flash bracket when I am shooting handheld at weddings so far, and I find that it works great for that. Quick switching from landscape to portrait, especially at the reception.
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