"eugene" wrote in message
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Sorry for pestering people tonight but I have another query. A couple of
years ago I saw a wedding photographer using some sort of swivel
attachment for his flashgun. It meant that if he was taking an upright
photo, the gun remained above the lens thus avoiding shadows. I have
searched for this but I cannot find it. It was a Canon camera he was
using so presumably the attachment was also Canon. he told me he bought
it in Dublin and it cost about £180. Anybody able to enlighten me
please?


Sounds like a Camera rotator/flash rotator bracket. There are a few
popular ones:
Tiffen: http://www.tiffen.com/products.html?...me=stroboframe
Really Right Stuff: http://reallyrightstuff.com/flash/04.html
Newton Camera Brackets:
http://www.newtoncamerabrackets.com/default-old.htm
Custom Brackets:
http://www.custombrackets.com/script...?idproduct=130

There is also this one, which looks pretty compact, but I haven't heard
from anyone who has used it:
Dot Line Stealth:
http://dotlinecorp.net/index.php?mai...uct s_id=6345

Some keep the flash in the horizontal position all the time and some are
designed to flip the flash so that in portrait, the flash is also moved
to portrait position (even though it is still above the camera).

Canon do a flash bracket called a SB-E2, but to be honest, I don't see
the point in it as it puts the flash to the side of the camera in
landscape orientation, which means that you are going to have a potential
shadow problem in landscape position.


Thanks for all that info. I eventually did remember that it was called a
rotator and you have given me some good choices. They are a bit expensive
right enough but I'll have a good look. Thanks again,


Yeah, I think that most of them are over-priced for what they are. Once you
have an idea what you want, don't forget to look on ebay. You may be able
to find cheaper versions (don't know what the quality is like though) for
around £15.