Flash Bracket Question

dahn8

Hi! I was considering purchasing a flash bracket for things like wedding photography. I've never used such a device before and had a question.

I'm looking at the CB Folding-T and Folding-S. I have a D700 right now without a grip. I may buy a grip somewhere down the road but that's still a little uncertain. My question is, would it be okay to use a gripless D700 with the Folding-T (which seems to have been designed for gripped cameras)?

Or if there are good alternatives to those designs as well, i'm all ears For what its worth, I prefer using my left hand to adjust the lens and right to click the shutter and usually rotate my camera counterclockwise (so the shutter button is on top) when i flip from landscape to portrait mode. I just can't spend too much money on a bracket as I'm on a budget haha

Thanks!

*EDIT* Darn! I messed up and posted this to the wrong forum. Can a mod please move this to accessories? Sorry!

ziggy53

I moved the thread for you.

I actually like the taller brackets because they do a better job of lifting the light. I use a Stroboframe Pro-T and I'm very happy with it. It does require rotating both camera and flash to change from landscape to portrait orientation, but I don't mind that at all.

It is similar to the Custom Brackets Folding-T in that it mounts to the right, but the Pro-T does seem to mount closer to the camera and holds the flash in front a bit. Either would be very similar in use.

I have used mine with the Canon 350D/XT (compact entry level) through to the Canon 1D MKII without any problem. I always use mine with one or two off-camera cords and with a large-ish flash modifier as well.

sethny

dahn8 wrote: »

Hi! I was considering purchasing a flash bracket for things like wedding photography. I've never used such a device before and had a question.

I'm looking at the CB Folding-T and Folding-S. I have a D700 right now without a grip. I may buy a grip somewhere down the road but that's still a little uncertain. My question is, would it be okay to use a gripless D700 with the Folding-T (which seems to have been designed for gripped cameras)?

Or if there are good alternatives to those designs as well, i'm all ears For what its worth, I prefer using my left hand to adjust the lens and right to click the shutter and usually rotate my camera counterclockwise (so the shutter button is on top) when i flip from landscape to portrait mode. I just can't spend too much money on a bracket as I'm on a budget haha

Thanks!

*EDIT* Darn! I messed up and posted this to the wrong forum. Can a mod please move this to accessories? Sorry!

I use the CB Junior for mainly two reasons:
it let me shoot with my right hand relatively free to move and when I turn it vertical I can shoot with the shutter on top. The flash stays in front of the camera. The design is good. I did try other brackets and I went back to the CB Junior. There is a new version now (I have both the older and the new one): the only difference I can see is about the arm that feels better with the new version. That said a bracket is really a personal choice: you should try it before you buy it.
The only thing to consider when going with a bracket is that you'll lose the AF assist of the flash (impossible to align between landscape and portrait positions of the flash). I shoot canon and now I use the ST-E2 tlo trigger without the cord and to keep a good AF assist .

dahn8

Thanks for the responses so far!

This may seem like a bit of a newbie question but is there any advantage to having the lens slightly to the front (ie Pro-T or CB Jr) as opposed to flush with the camera (ie the Folding-T)?

sethny

dahn8 wrote: »

Thanks for the responses so far!

This may seem like a bit of a newbie question but is there any advantage to having the lens slightly to the front (ie Pro-T or CB Jr) as opposed to flush with the camera (ie the Folding-T)?

the CB Jr. makes the camera-bracket combo better looking and compact
the folding-T is a folding bracket (much easier to carry) . In other words the CB-Jr. should stay attached to the camera being "difficult" to carry separately ('cause it doesn't fold). There is another difference I forgot to mention between the old version and the new version of the CB-Jr and that's the locking screw (to the camera mount) with a D-ring with the new one (so you don't have to use a coin to attach it to the camera). They sell the Anti twist bar (CB AT) that I strongly recommend. without it the bracket will twist and you'll have to adjust it often.

Art Scott

take a look at newton brackets here:

http://tinyurl.com/2b3ngoh

I find them most interesting.....also you can buy direct if you want to.