Help finding this flash bracket... at DVinfo.net

Dan Jones · October 2nd, 2009, 12:15 AM

Hi - Im trying to track down this exact flash bracket:

http://tinyurl.com/y8tyvl5

Folds up compact, sturdy looking + a ball head to point a mic / light any which way.

Cannot find it anywhere other than this google link.

If anyone can tell me where to purchase it, I'd be grateful.

Thanks

Dave Blackhurst · October 2nd, 2009, 12:44 AM

Dan -
They come up from time to time on eBay - don't think it's a currently produced item. I've got one similar, but no ball head, and a Kaiser/Hama that has an articulated head that achieves the same thing.

Dan Jones · October 4th, 2009, 02:05 AM

Thanks Dave - can you tell me the model you have that has an articulated head?
And / Or post a pic?

Ive found a few similar with rigid shoes on top - might end up buying a seperate ball-head / shoe adapter if I cant find one like you're describing.

I did find this, but its not as neat / compact to fit in my bag...

Flash Bracket - LH-1 Heavy Duty Ball Head - eBay, Flashes, Photographic Accessories, Cameras. (end time 16-Oct-09 04:28:03 AEDST)

Dave Blackhurst · October 13th, 2009, 02:48 PM

HI Dan -

I'm not even sure the model on mine, it came in a lot of old flash brackets from eBay... I presume the articulating head was from Hama/Kaiser, but it's had to pedigree these "secondhand" items!

The fixed shoe flash brackets are quite "common", I've got a bit of a collection of them! Folding ones are less common, but very handy to fold up and stick in a camera bag. I've got a couple small Stratos brand ones I like for this sort of thing.

The ball/articulated head option is pretty hard to find, only run across a couple here and there, probably because the more spread out and "jointed" the mechanism, the harder it is to keep the flash/light stable - it will tend to re-position itself by virtue of the weight! I have small LED lights that don't weigh much, but I wouldn't try to put any larger light/flash on anything I've seen.

October 2nd, 2009, 12:15 AM	#1
Dan Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 34	Help finding this flash bracket... Hi - Im trying to track down this exact flash bracket: http://tinyurl.com/y8tyvl5 Folds up compact, sturdy looking + a ball head to point a mic / light any which way. Cannot find it anywhere other than this google link. If anyone can tell me where to purchase it, I'd be grateful. Thanks

October 2nd, 2009, 12:44 AM	#2
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	Dan - They come up from time to time on eBay - don't think it's a currently produced item. I've got one similar, but no ball head, and a Kaiser/Hama that has an articulated head that achieves the same thing.

October 4th, 2009, 02:05 AM	#3
Dan Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 34	Thanks Dave - can you tell me the model you have that has an articulated head? And / Or post a pic? Ive found a few similar with rigid shoes on top - might end up buying a seperate ball-head / shoe adapter if I cant find one like you're describing. I did find this, but its not as neat / compact to fit in my bag... Flash Bracket - LH-1 Heavy Duty Ball Head - eBay, Flashes, Photographic Accessories, Cameras. (end time 16-Oct-09 04:28:03 AEDST)

October 13th, 2009, 02:48 PM	#4
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	HI Dan - I'm not even sure the model on mine, it came in a lot of old flash brackets from eBay... I presume the articulating head was from Hama/Kaiser, but it's had to pedigree these "secondhand" items! The fixed shoe flash brackets are quite "common", I've got a bit of a collection of them! Folding ones are less common, but very handy to fold up and stick in a camera bag. I've got a couple small Stratos brand ones I like for this sort of thing. The ball/articulated head option is pretty hard to find, only run across a couple here and there, probably because the more spread out and "jointed" the mechanism, the harder it is to keep the flash/light stable - it will tend to re-position itself by virtue of the weight! I have small LED lights that don't weigh much, but I wouldn't try to put any larger light/flash on anything I've seen.