Stroboframe Folding Flip Bracket Review

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(More customer reviews)The Stroboframe Folding Flip Compact Flash Bracket was a smart purchase for my Canon Digital Rebel. If you are a portrait photographer - you know how important it is to remote your speedlight away from your lens. Redeye is a thing of the past. Hotspots in the subject area are minimized.

Made of light weight aircraft aluminium with a foam padded handgrip (eventually will have to be replaced from wearing out) - the unit has surprising versatility. Swinging from landscape to portrait - a flip bracket enables you keep the speedlight OVER the lens in any situation. Red-eye is GONE in either position.

Accessories you will need with this unit:

1. A Canon remote hotshoe cord. Canon's speedlights synch with the camera's computer thru the hotshoe. This cord extends that functionality to the bracket.
2. Battery grip. Screwing the camera body to the Stroboframe covers the battery access hatch on the digital rebel. The battery grip enables access to both batteries while mounted on the Stroboframe.
3. Stroboframe sells accessories to keep the camera square to the bracket. The padding on mounting rail keeps the camera firmly in place - has made this optional for me (as long as you start with a good square mount and a firm screwdown) unnecessary.
4. Balance with heavy camera, Battery Grip and speedlight (I use either the Canon 420EX or larger 580EX) is surprisingly good.

Problems can be avoided by:

1. Tightening down all mounting screws; camera body, speedlight, and both ends of the hotshoe remote cord. Recheck frequently.
2. Setting-up right the first time. Make sure everyting is square- camera to bracket and in line - camera lens to speedlight position (both portrait and landscape).
3. Going easy on energy when flipping from landscape to portrait - the flip arm is a wonderful feature - don't overdo it! The 580EX is not a glider if flipped off the bracket.
4. Securing the remote cord with tape or clips on the bracket. Avoid the cord getting in the way, being pinched or even pulled out of the hotshoe when flipping the bracket. Keep the cord free of the speedlight battery door - keeps battery changes fast and simple.

This is a great investment for an entry level professional portrait photographer. The lightweight unit is strong and surprisingly comfortable to operate with all the weight I have loaded on it. Shooting with a long length portrait lens - or wide lens hood - I have no worries about dead spots or shadow with this bracket. Used carefully and with frequent checks on speedlight, camera and cord alignment - it gives the desired result every time.

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Product Description:
The compact Stroboframe Folding Flip bracket has the versatility toaccommodate 35mm and most digital cameras, making it a handy addition toStroboframe's collection of flash rotating brackets. The unit--which eliminates red-eyeand softens harsh shadows--boasts an extra-wide base and multiple camera mountingslots, ensuring a wide range of compatibility. At the same time, the bracket is made of thesame lightweight, high-quality aluminum as the company's other brackets, so there's nocorresponding drop-off in quality. And thanks to the foldable design, photographers caneasily carry the bracket in a vest pocket, bag, or purse. Ideal for photojournalists, eventphotographers, and anyone else who has to work out of his or her camera bag, theFolding Flip bracket measures 8.5 by 3.75 by 3 inches (W x H x D) when folded, offers anominal lens-to-flash distance of 11.5 inches, and weighs 8.8 ounces.

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