CB Digital-T Flash Rotating Bracket for Tall Cameras and Cameras With Add-on Grip Review

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(More customer reviews)2 Stars for functionality. Maybe 1.

I have no idea what they had in mind.

When you mount it to bottom of camera so post is on your right near right hand grip of camera, then you can't get your hand between post and grip of camera to function the camera.

You could move bracket post forward by mounting screw so camera grip is usable, but then everything else is out of whack for the flash movement.
Then the post would need to also rotate to keep flash square to the world.

I might just cut post in half, and machine in a pivot.
This would at least correct 2 of the 3 problems.

I think their concept thinking was to keep the flash head's rectangle head in-line with film plane, but it just made it worse for the other options needed.
Rarely do you aim flash directly at subject, unless you have studio lighting besides.

Flip the bracket around, so bracket post grip is left of camera body, and this would really be nice to help balance the holding power.
But again, flash bracket flips the flash too far, and now flash head is upside down with camera is landscape mode, or flash head is on it's side in vertical mode.
And now you lost all options of the flash head to bounce light left or right.

Loosen bracket and move post grip forward, and now the camera with 70 - 200mm lensof added weight is now balanced at grip when holding or walking through crowds. A nice option.

The build quality is 5 stars of billet aluminum. It cannot be made lighter.

Now mount the flash -Canon 580EXII to 1DsM2 using bracket.
1. Camera in Landscape Mode/

a. With Canon's dedicated cord connection from hotshoe to flip bracket, the flip bracket is going to rest on the head of the dedicated flash adaptor on hotshoe with camera in normal landscape mode.

You might as well cut off the last 3 inches of the flip arm.
The outboard mounting holes on flip arm for flash head are not usable.
Thumb screw for flash mount on flip arm would add to the interference hitting on top of hotshoe Canon cord connection that is rather tall at 1-1/4" when mounted. 2. Vertical Framed shot/

a. Flip the camera 90 degrees to the left for vertical framed shot.
Now the flash is on it's side when arm is flipped. Insane.
You would only have bounce flash options up and to the right.

The bracket flip arm has 2 stop detents that are 180 degrees apart at top of post.

You rotate the camera body 90 degrees to the left for vertical frame view and this camera has second set of controls for taking shots with same finger as was used with camera level.

b. If you rotate camera 90 degrees to the left, flash flip bracket needs to stop at 90 degrees as well to keep flash head vertical, but does not.
It can only sweep 180 degree arc stop to stop.

I have tried other flip devices where the camera rotates inside flash bracket.
Sorta spendy, but works as needed.

ConClusion:

Take Your Camera with when spending $50 - $250 for brackets.
Again, I basically purchased it on build quality alone.
I now know it falls short of what it should do.

I used it once for a wedding, and it was a battle.
Most people would just return it, but I'll deal with modifying it instead.

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Product Description:
The CB Digital-T Flash rotating Bracket is a right or left handed version for taller cameras or cameras with the add-on power grip.Although lower in price than the popular CB Junior Bracket, it shares the same quality, materials and finish. Designed into the bracket is the wear compensating feature that eliminates any tightening or adjustment needed by the photographer. Accepts the CN-JR and FT-JR that work on the CB Junior.

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