Photo Video C Shaped Flash Bracket For Digital SLR Cameras And Speedlight Flashes, Flash

davholla · Sep 13, 2016

Has anyone used this? Any thoughts? I might buy it so I can have a flash at the left hand side so it is closer to my lens.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koolertron...3759655&sr=1-4&keywords=C-Shape+Flash+Bracket

tirediron · Sep 13, 2016

Never seen a bracket quite like that before. The idea seems reasonable, but the price leads me to suspect that the overall quality would be... lacking.

fmw · Sep 16, 2016

You should not have the flash as close to the lens as possible. For better modeling get it away from the lens. I generally hold mine at arms length.

Braineack · Sep 16, 2016

davholla said:
Has anyone used this? Any thoughts? I might buy it so I can have a flash at the left hand side so it is closer to my lens.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Koolertron...3759655&sr=1-4&keywords=C-Shape+Flash+Bracket

If you want a flash bracket to move the flash closer to the lens, that doesn't look like it fits the bill.

IMHO I'd buy something more along the lines of this:

Custom Brackets CB Mini-RC Camera Flash Bracket CB MINI-RC B&H

davholla · Sep 23, 2016

Thanks for that, have you used that?

astroNikon · Sep 23, 2016

I've looked at that before. It'e quite flimsy and it's designed for you to move the speedlight on top of however you have the camera positioned. It doesn't like the speedlight hanging off the side.

Why do you want the light closer to the lens ??

I opted for this which is quite sturdy by comparison but may not be available.
Stroboframe Camera Flip Flash Bracket

Braineack · Sep 23, 2016

davholla said:
Thanks for that, have you used that?

no, but im pretty sure that's what Terry Richardson uses...

astroNikon · Sep 23, 2016

Braineack said:
davholla said:

Thanks for that, have you used that?

Click to expand...

no, but im pretty sure that's what Terry Richardson uses...

shows his gear as just a flat bracket ==> How to Shoot like Terry Richardson – (Part 2: The Setup)

Braineack · Sep 23, 2016

i was referencing the bracket i linked.

Scatterbrained · Sep 23, 2016

Are you going for the direct flash look, or is this something for when you're outside? Personally, I prefer to bounce my light whenever possible so have never bothered with a flash bracket.