Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I confess, too. I was "persuaded" to shoot my friends' wedding in Ireland last month, and out of sheer terror packed along a flash and a Bantam battery pack, as I had no idea where I'd be shooting, or even at what time of day. I skipped any sort of bracket, though, and instead press-ganged a friend into holding it, away from the camera on a coiled flash cord. (I also made him call me b'wana, which wasn't much appreciated.) It worked okay for the indoor shots--you can get some more interesting modeling than with on-camera flash. But we eventually adjourned to the patio, which was nicely lit by light overcast, and I was able to dispense with the flash contraption. But you might want to give the "bipod light stand" a try. That was strictly for the color police-lineup shots for the relatives. The rest of the day/night/following morning was shot with high-speed b&w, from the ceremony to the reception to the dimly-recalled pub crawl, and was wildly successful. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Philip > Kokoczka > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:34 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Flash bracket > > > Yup-the subject was correct. As anti-Leica as it may seem, I need > to use a > flash for some wedding photos comming up. Because of the > off-center tripod > mounting hole on the Leicas, they don't mount on flash brackets > very well. > What is your experience with flash brackets? Which work well for the LUG > members? (I need one which will "flip" so to keep the flash > directly above > the lens with both horizontal and vertical shots). > Thanks, > Phil > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >