I do have two 550 EX flashes, and the problem is there with both of them. I also tried manually setting the flash at it's widest setting, and still, no difference.
Honestly, I think all my gear is working fine.
Is it not Occam's Razor that states something like that all things being equal, the simplest answer is usually correct. To *me*, the problem is obvious, as it was to me when I first encountered it. As Boy Meyer wrote, the flash just needs to be in the same orientation as the camera... my conclusion exactly. Horizontal camera, horizontal flash... vertical camera, vertical flash. Simple and ends the problem 100%. The Stroboframe addresses this problem, the Custom Bracket does not. It's great that some other's can flip their camera and not the flash and it work ok, but there are so many combinations of flash, camera, lens, etc., that what works for one set-up may not necessarily work for another.
I have really appreciated this discussion on this matter and thank EVERYONE for helping with some great tips and advice. I'm just glad I did some testing with the bracket set-up before taking some serious photos for a customer! Now *that* would have been embarrassing! lol
The Greg Fong Lightsphere looks like a promising little device I may give a try. If it will allow me to shot in both orientations with NO bracket, that would be even better. Otherwise, I will continue using my LumiQuest diffuser with the Custom Bracket, or maybe try the Stroboframe.
Thanks all, Steve www.parrottimaging.com
On Apr 20, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter) wrote:
Bob Meyer wrote:
I can't believe no one has caught the obvious: Your "custom bracket"
was not designed for 35mm gear (or was just poorly designed). I have a
stroboframe Pro-T bracket that flips the flash so that it stays above
the camera for both vertical and horizontal shots. It ALSO maintains
proper orientation between the flash and camera, so the long axis of the
flash coverage always corresponds to the long axis of the film frame.
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Excuse me Bob, I hae to differ. I have several friends that use this
bracket with digital cameras, including the Nikon D2, Fuji S2, and Canon
1D and no problems. I think it's the flash or the body is incorrectly
setting the zoom position.
Peter K
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