"Danger Will Robinson..." (I haven't broken any but it would be sad.) Regards, Bob S.
On 4/21/07, Mark Cassino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Off the wall question for today: > > I came up with this here DIY flash bracket for use with the DA 100 f2.8 > lens: > > http://www.markcassino.com/temp/IMGP0839.jpg > > Basically, that's a Bogen hotshoe ball head mounted on end of a Pentax > TTL flash cord, with the other end on the ball head. As you can see from > the image, the entire weight of the flash is resting on the hotshoe. > > Seemed like a good idea, but after putting it together I'm wondering if > it will stress the hotshoe too much. It works perfectly. > > Normally I'd mount the bracket on the camera body's tripod mount, but I > want to leave that free to use a monopod. > > Anybody with any experiences that suggest how strong (or weak) a hotshoe > may be? I'm thinking that the plastic adapter that the TTL cord plugs > into would break before the hotshoe, but I' not sure... > > - MCC > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo, Michigan > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > 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
