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Old May 27th 07, 10:30 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
eugene
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Default Flashgun attachment?

I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I saw
one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does anyone
know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment. Thanks in
hope.


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Old May 27th 07, 11:44 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
John Bean
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On Sun, 27 May 2007 10:30:50 +0100, "eugene"
wrote:

I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I saw
one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does anyone
know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment. Thanks in
hope.

There are lots of brackets to do this from various
manufacturers. It was probably something like this:

http://www.adorama.com/SB300100.html

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Old May 27th 07, 02:12 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Michael Meissner
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Default Flashgun attachment?

"eugene" writes:

I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I saw
one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does anyone
know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment. Thanks in
hope.


These are called flash brackets.

There are many different brackets at different price ranges that do this,
including Stroboframe, Custom Brackets, Newton Brackets, and a new one called
Reporter Flash Bracket. I have several links in my bracket section of my
camera page:
http://www.the-meissners.org/camera.html#bracket

I have used the following:
Stroboframe Pro-RL -- big bracket, gets flash quite high up giving you lots of
room before red-eye sets in, sturdy, leg to be able to stand up gear on the
floor.

Stroboframe Stroboflip VH2000 -- small compact bracket I can keep on the camera
even when the camera is in the bag, sturdy, red-eye is somewhat of a problem
because the flash isn't up that high.

Stroboframe Folding Bracket -- fits in gear bag, but not tall enough to
accomidate my camera plus portrait grip (E1 + SHLD-2).

Samigon V-H flip bracket -- fits in gear bag, gets flash up high, can attach
umbrella (but I don't recomend that), is not that sturdy. I've seen similar
brackets from other makers, so I presume all are made by one company, and
different names are attached.

I generally recomend going to a large pro-shop that has all of the brackets
with your complete gear, and try it out in person. Then buy the bracket from
the store that gave you the chance to try it out in person. This is because
you really need to feel how the bracket feels in your hand.

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Michael Meissner
email:
http://www.the-meissners.org
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Old May 27th 07, 05:10 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
Haydon
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Default Flashgun attachment?

By the sounds of it, you mean one of these (give it a couple of seconds to
load as it's animated):
http://i15.tinypic.com/62e4e8l.gif

Try he
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/flash/index.html



"eugene" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I saw
one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does anyone
know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment. Thanks in
hope.


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Old May 27th 07, 07:16 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
eugene
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Default Flashgun attachment?


"Haydon" wrote in message
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By the sounds of it, you mean one of these (give it a couple of seconds to
load as it's animated):
http://i15.tinypic.com/62e4e8l.gif

Try he
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/flash/index.html



"eugene" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I
saw one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does
anyone know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment.
Thanks in hope.



Thanks everybody. That animated one looks great but is way beyond my budget.
I live in Ireland and theses are all American (I think). I just cannot see
anything for sale in the UK or Ireland.


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Old May 27th 07, 07:24 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
John Bean
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Default Flashgun attachment?

On Sun, 27 May 2007 19:16:43 +0100, "eugene"
wrote:


"Haydon" wrote in message
.. .
By the sounds of it, you mean one of these (give it a couple of seconds to
load as it's animated):
http://i15.tinypic.com/62e4e8l.gif

Try he
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/flash/index.html



"eugene" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I
saw one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up" shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does
anyone know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment.
Thanks in hope.



Thanks everybody. That animated one looks great but is way beyond my budget.
I live in Ireland and theses are all American (I think). I just cannot see
anything for sale in the UK or Ireland.


Most are available from major online dealers in the UK. Have
a look at the likes of Warehouse Express for example, or
Speed Graphic, or... Anyway, Google is your friend. Don't
expect people to do all the work for you.

--
John Bean
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Old May 27th 07, 10:12 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
eugene
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Default Flashgun attachment?


"John Bean" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 27 May 2007 19:16:43 +0100, "eugene"
wrote:


"Haydon" wrote in message
. ..
By the sounds of it, you mean one of these (give it a couple of seconds
to
load as it's animated):
http://i15.tinypic.com/62e4e8l.gif

Try he
http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/flash/index.html



"eugene" wrote in message
...
I am looking for a flash attachment but don't know what it is called. I
saw one on a wedding photographer's camera a few months back. When I
take
portrait shots using my flash, there is a terrible shadow cast because
the
flash is at an angle when turned on it's side. This photographer had a
swivel on the lense and it meant when turning the camera for an "up"
shot,
the flash was able to swivel upright and eliminated the shadow. Does
anyone know what it is called? The guy I saw was using Canon equipment.
Thanks in hope.



Thanks everybody. That animated one looks great but is way beyond my
budget.
I live in Ireland and theses are all American (I think). I just cannot see
anything for sale in the UK or Ireland.


Most are available from major online dealers in the UK. Have
a look at the likes of Warehouse Express for example, or
Speed Graphic, or... Anyway, Google is your friend. Don't
expect people to do all the work for you.

--
John Bean


I tried Googling and that was why I said I couldn't find anything in the UK!


 




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