I find it to be nothing less but almost perfect. I have even used parts of one of these brackets to home build double flash bracket and use two (SunPack PZ5000AF at the moment) flashes simultaneously (home made Y cable using two Nikon SC-17 cords) and still find it easy to hand handle all that.

The grip is not attached (fixed) to the bracket and it (bracket) can slide down if heavy cameras and lenses, and flashes, are used - but it can be easily fixed.

I do not use anything manual (cameras/flashes) anymore and cannot comment on some of problems quoted here by others - my two (only) hands are more than sufficient to easily do all what has to be done. This bracket is perfect match to modern 35mm equipment and I cannot not to believe that it was what at Stroboframe they wanted to achieve. I also never go anywhere (mostly weddings) without tripods and when I mount cameras and flashes on brackets they are fixed to tripods - and I do not have any problems attaching cameras or flashes to this or any other type of bracket. I put them (brackets) on tripod when replacing films and even when I have to change batteries. Those who have tripods should use them and those who do not should buy them.

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I did not need any.

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All the above.

The "flip" bracket sometime floats on you when your shooting horizontal. At first I have to keep my left hand under the main body of the bracket while my right hand fired the shutter, but I later fixed this by tightening the flip brackets screw a little to give it more resistance. Works great now!!

I purchased this bracket due to the camera being able to "flip" from horizontal to vertical and not having to "flip" the whole flash assembly. Very cumbersome when you have a shoe mounted pro flash. This bracket works wonders with 35mm pro bodies w/o external drives. Keeps the flash centered perfectly no matter which way I'm shooting the camera. Great work Stroboframe.

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Raises flash to the right height. Super convenient that once you've got your tripod and camera all set to where you want, you can instantly change from hoizontal to vertical and back again!

NONE!

Loooove it!!! I leave this one on my tripod for the portraits. then on to my mono-pod for the inside candid stuff. Works great!!!

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Not so far.

This particular item is solid, simple, and because of it's lack of 500 integral parts that seem to be present on many other such brackets, presents much less aptitude for problems. Inevitably when a bracket has wooden attached grips, or flash arms that rotate and are held in place by friction such as with a cork pad, the moment the bride steps into the aisle, the grip decides to work it's way loose or the flash begins to fall forward. Sometimes, God forbid, directly into the path of our lens! Very often, the so called "Professional" bracket tends to be used by the amateur who assumes that all the additional "features" will be of some significance to him, or might possibly impress an onlooker. Ultimately however, shooting in the real world tends to reveal the philosophy of many working pros. If you lean in the direction of simplicity, there is much less opportunity for some "Feature" to come back and haunt you. That is certainly why Hasselbled is still predominantly a manual camera, and why a Vivitar 283 is still as popular as ever. Well, this bracket definitely falls into such a category. One of the many issues that generally doesn't rear it's ugly head until after you've made

This product is marketed by Stroboframe as one that doesn't require a cable release, and that allows you to control the camera in much the usual fashion. Having used this item for some time now, I have to wonder if the designer has EVER taken this item out in the real world and tried to do so! There is no locking mechanism to hold the camera in place in either a vertical or horizontal position. It is therefore an extremely awkward task to hold the camera and balance the flash, because there is a constant sense that you are about to drop the camera. It WILL move about on you , regardless of what the manufacturer says. I found a way to circumvent this situation however, by attaching a cable release. This way, I can now use it in more the conventional fashion by holding the grip of the bracket and triggering the flash with my left hand, and then supporting the camera and focusing with my right hand. Since doing so, it has made all the difference in the world. In fact, without the cable release, I wouldn't have another one. With it on the other hand, it's probably one of the best and most dependable flip brackets I've ever owned! I only wish the manufacturer would see this and create a

Ever since the advent of rectangular format, and the determination that off camera flash combined with over the lens placement was a good thing, photographers have been on a seemingly never ending quest for the "perfect" rectangular format bracket. Although a number of manufacturers have bravely stepped up to the plate in response to the challenge, most pro shooters would agree that to date, nobody has ever invented the truly foolproof bracket to end all brackets. One would think, that having determined all the desirable traits that are to be had on such an item, that somebody would at least have the initiative to create one that incorporated all such luxuries. Inevitably though, there always tends to be a compromise in some fashion. Most persons who find themselves being 100% satisfied with anything on the market, have generally picked it up and held it for maybe 5 minutes at their local camera store. Inevitably however, once we attach our camera and flash combination and then lug it around for 3 hours at a reception, we tend to quickly notice the less than desirable traits. This tends to particularly apply to rectangular format brackets. With a square format, we can purchase a nice solid bracket that holds everything in place. Shy of the possible need to tilt the flash head, we otherwise have little concern for other moving parts. When using rectangular cameras however, we are going to occasionally need to make the dreaded vertical shot. In that case, one of two things needs to happen. Either we flip the flash to center it over the lens in the vertical format, or we flip the camera while the remainder of the bracket stays in the upright position and the flash remains centered over the lens. Such is the case with the Stroboframe camera flip brackets.

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Unknown, never needed.

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Easy camera flip for users used to take pics vertically as well as horizontally. Durable I think so Good stuff for lower price

When you try to take pics horizontally you dont need to hold the brackets grip at all and then you can zoom or focus with it, but when you shoot vertically the camera moves little bit as if the bracket is falling( Verticall position you must have to hold on to the brackets grip which makes the zooming and focusing little hectic) One other thing is connecting the body to the bracket is a real pain, b'cos you have to sit down and make sure the bottom of the camera is exactly connecting to the screw at the same time you got to hold your camera, the bracket and put the screw. It takes a lot of practise and patient to deal with it.

This is a very good Bracket for Cameras without large body or without additional motor drives and also if you are not a Pro(Good Bracket for Amatures). Helps you to concentrate on framing the pic and reduces red eyes, and the flash always stays above the lens it doesnt matter how the camera is positioned. It works really very well for weddings, family functions, and potraits too.

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