I used the Stroboframe Pro T bracket for my 67's, but when I got the D, I found that it really didn't fit as well - just not the right layout. After perusing quite a few options, I ended up getting the Stroboframe Pro RL. This particular bracket rotates the camera and leaves the flash in place. I have mounts for both a shoe flash and the potato masher clamp. So for daylight fill I am using the AF360FGZ (because I own 2) and for my main work I use the AF400T. It holds either flash type equally well and fits the D very well. I do take off the grip when it is on the bracket. I couldn't find any bracket that worked well with the grip in place.
-- Bruce Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 2:52:43 AM, you wrote: PS> That's what I thought. I have a huge StroboFrame Pro flash bracket for PS> my 6x7 that flips, but I always used it with a PC cord and my AF 400T. PS> The Sigma 500 Super that I use with my D most of the time has no PC PS> connection. The StroboFrame Pro is overkill for the D, so I was PS> thinking of getting a small bracket like the one you've shown here. PS> Paul PS> On Oct 10, 2006, at 11:09 PM, John Celio wrote: >>> Will it work with a flash that has no PC connector? Does it allow >>> cabling from hotshoe to hotshoe? >> >> Every flash bracket I've ever seen will support a camera and/or flash >> that >> has either a normal hot shoe or PC socket. It works like this: >> >> A bracket must have a shoe of some sort, in order to hold the flash. >> All >> you need to make the flash connect to the camera is an off-camera TTL >> cable >> like the one I own (http://tinyurl.com/ksb7t). The cable sits on the >> camera's hot shoe, and the other end is placed between the flash and >> the >> bracket's flash shoe. The final setup should look something like this: >> >> http://www.camerahobby.com/Images/Technical/ProT2.jpg >> >> When you flip the flash over into the vertical shooting position, it >> looks >> like this: >> >> http://www.camerahobby.com/Images/Technical/ProT3.jpg >> >> Notice the flash head is directly above the lens in both >> configurations, and >> most brackets allow for various adjustments to get the alignment >> perfectly >> set. >> >> Most pro photographers I met at my old job who used flash had a setup >> like >> this. There are dozens of brackets out there, including some which >> rotate >> the camera, not the bracket or flash, to achieve horizontal and >> vertical >> shooting positions. >> >> In my opinion, if you're shooting with flash frequently, you can't go >> wrong >> with a flip-able flash bracket. Heck, I only use my bracket once or >> twice a >> year, but it's worth it. The portrait I posted as a PESO a few weeks >> back >> (http://www.neovenator.com/special/c_and_t.jpg) was shot with my >> AF540FGZ >> and my FlashFrame bracket. >> >> >> John Celio >> >> -- >> >> http://www.neovenator.com >> >> AIM: Neopifex >> >> "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a >> statement." >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
