I know that this isnt a wedding, but a charity gala, but i find that this is the closest forum to ask around for help in this situation. I have been told by my friend who is a wedding photog to get a flash bracket, but I dont know where to start. It will mount on a xxD series. I'm currently looking at the Pro-Digital Flip frame from stroboframe, but is there any other alternatives or better brackets?
+1 on the WPF-1. Get the L-plate, it is well worth it. I went through two strobo frames because I hated the way they felt. I love my wpf-1. Feels very comfortable and is easy to change orientation
Jimsokay wrote:
Are you sure you even need/want one?
+1
Buying gear because someone told you to is generally a bad idea. The reason I say that is because it may work well for them, they have adapted their style to using a bracket. I got tired of using one and figured out a different way to use flash so it wasn't as obvious.
Have you played around with/without one to gauge your comfort level?
Several people have said what I would say... "used one for about one wedding"... maybe two... "waste of money". If you gonna get one, go somewhat cheap. They'll all pretty much work. This is the one I went with. It does the job and the perk about it was I found out you can take the top bar off and put the cold shoe in the pivot. It came in handy like that when I had PW's with fill on cam. More than anything, it made a nice handle. It's not the greatest, but you'll probably find out like most that brackets are a waste of time. I have no use for it now that I use RP's. Wanna buy it?
liza wrote:
I used one...for about five minutes. I couldn't stand it. I just bounce my flash.
I feel the same way but sometimes you just can't bounce due to high cathedral ceilings and walls that are too far away.
What I don't understand is some of the brackets I'm seeing here are so puny that once you mount your body and grip the flash is only an inch or two higher than if you had just been mounted on the body itself. Yes the "flip" is nice because the flash stays above camera but the light lens is still rotated vertically.
If you're going to use a bracket at least get one that:
a.) rotates the body and keeps the flash stationary.
b.) actually raises the flash head high enough to make a difference with shadows.
