Stroboframe Suporte Stroboflip VH 2000

Comments about Stroboframe VH 2000 Stroboflip Bracket:

I purchased this flash bracket to use with my 50D and 580 flash. Bracket requires no assembly.
At first, the bracket felt very loose causing the flash to flap from vertical to horizontal with minimum camera tilt but after I tightened the screws, the assembly is now sturdy and reliable and unnecessary flap is removed. I am pleased with the bracket, no more side shadows when taking portraits shots using camera and flash.

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I use it for my wedding photography. It works great for keeping the flash above the camera. Once you have it adjusted correctley it works great!

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This is the best bracket for event photography. Compact and less sucky, wiggly and inconvenient than the alternatives. One uses it to avoid distracting side shadows when shooting vertically.

It is a must, it can be a bit annoying but the trick is to adjust it properly. I recommend bringing a bike tool (or a flathead screw driver and an Allen key) on your first few jobs because it will start to wiggle and infuriate you until it is adjusted properly. Adjustments you'll want to make: tighten the hinge bolts slightly so that your flash won't flop accidentally, the flash will loosen and fall out of alignment so you'll have to tighten it periodically.

Also, do not use the hotshoe that is included with it, as it will most likely shear the hotshot off your flash or your flash cable. I recommend removing the hotshot and screwing your flash sync cord directly on to the bracket.

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I purchaced this bracket based my need to have a convenient way to shoot in portrait mode at indoor functions and still be able to control my flash lighting. After considering many user reviews and its price I decided to go with the VH2000.
Mounted to a EOS 30D with a Sunpak PZ40X and coupled with a 3' coiled Prearstone off camera TTL flash cord, assembly was very easy out of the box and I was ready to shoot in minutes.
As noted in other reviews, the flash does have a tendency to rotate when shooting in landscape but after you realize that it's easy to compensate. I have found that tightening the bolts helps to remedy this somethat so that it isn't as apparent.
Again, the ability to control light and shadows indoors was my main reason for buying this and it really helps perform that task nicely.

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I love the design of this bracket and have seen my mentor use it all the time at weddings. I bought it before and returned it b/c it didn't work with a battery grip. I bought it this time to work with my backup camera without a grip. It arrived fairly loose so the flash easily flops around, but it is easy to tighten. Still kind of bulky and hard to store in my bag, but good quality for the price.

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I use this product for wedding photography, with wide lens only. When you close to the subject.

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I use this for family events and special occasions.
Easy to set up and use.

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This bracket was so flimsy that i wouldnt trust my flash on it. I returned it has soon has it came in. If your a professional like i am, don't waste your money on this Newton knock off. Get the real deal because its better to be safe with a $500 flash then cheap and sorry.

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I use this for my occasional event work. Most of my jobs are studio related, but when I need a convenient way to deal with on camera flash this is it.

I shoot with Nikon D300 and D700, and my only issue with the set up is that it does block the camera's auto-focus assist, and because the flash is held forward of the camera's "film" plane this also means I can't use the flash's auto-focus assist.

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This work really well to keep the flash centered above the lens in landscape and portrait modes. The primary drawback is the flash shoe itself. The shoe is designed such that the left side of the flash's shoe fits inside the keeper but the right side only touches the flash foot rather than overlaps it. This allows the flash to fall out of the shoe. This bracket is still the quickest one I know of that allows the right hand to be on top in portrait mode.

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I'm a professional Las Vegas wedding photographer and found the design of VH 2000 to be really nice. I use it for nearly all location portrait sessions and for every wedding I shoot.

It's compact, light and easy to use. Very nice considering I'll shoot for 10-12 hours several days a week.

The not so good:
Loosens up with use (but easy to tighten).
The welds at the base crack with heavy use. I use a D700 w/ grip and an SB900 with the stroboflip (fairly heavy combination) and the VH2000 started to creak at 3 months. I found the creak came from a broken weld on the base of the unit. All of the pros where I work use it and told me to expect six months before it failed -- but three months is pretty pathetic.

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events were i need a sub flash, and need differnt shoots in a instance. this product lets me do that with doing less work. shoot and go

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This frame looks really cool and functional than
any other frames out there.
Just love how it fits on my Canon 5D mark II.
The flash shoe part is kind of loose, so it is really better to take off the flash shoe adapter and just screw in the off cord flash sync adapter on the frame.
I use to hav nikon and their off camera adapters are so much sturdier than Canon. Go for Nikon if your only shooting outdoor~

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Great For Camera w/o Battery Grip!! Low profile and lightweight!

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Flash photos come out so much nice with this accessory. Better light modeling. I have a previous model from Stroboframe but it was too high off the camera. The flash does tend to self rotate if you accidentally tilt the camera but you get used to that. Could be a little beafier but that would increase weight.

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I am able to rotate my flash real quick, works great. A must have!

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I bought this because I wanted a compact bracket without a handle. It works very well and the flash rotates very quickly. My only problem is that I use it with a Fuji Finepix S9000 and the bracket is right in front of the auto focus eye. I got past this by adjusting it up...which puts the flash a bit off-center for "portrait" shooting. The camera takes a bit longer to focus and I have to be careful to keep the cord out of the way. One of the handled Stroboframes would work better for the S9000, but I prefer this design. If you have a heavier flash (I use older Vivitar flashes) the pivot sometimes swings out on its own, but this is pretty rare and while it feels like the flash is falling off, it really isn't. I plan on purchasing a DSLR and this is perfect for that.

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When I first saw this item I was very excited to see a bracket so compact, light weight, affordable and logical. After holding the product for a few minutes I decided to send it back.

The bracket does everything it claims to. The flash stays in place when your perspective changes. The shift/glide design is great as opposed to a flip which can point the flash in a "who knows" sort of direction if you do a lot of bouncing. Once raised to fit your camera, though, the location of the flash for vertical shots is no longer centered and it is closer to the lens then it was for horizontal.

The shift/glide action is not very natural as it takes a little longer to maneuver it into place. It's also very loose and needs adjusting constantly.

The base place is VERY far forward making it difficult and unnatural to focus/zoom. If pushed farther back, it squishes your knuckles at the shutter. The plate has rough edges making it uncomfortable to use your left hand at all, even to give your right hand a rest from holding the camera.

It's difficult to use with a tripod. Since the flash rotates, you would still need to rotate the camera making your tripod very lopsided.

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I've tried several different types of flash brackets but none seemed to really minimize shadows. This one however, did. I saw a lot of professionals using it and decided to try it out myself and I'm glad I did.

The only thing I'm not 100% happy with is that the "flip" feels unsafe. I'm always worried my flash is going to fly off because it feels very flimsy. I haven't had a problem with it yet though (knock on wood) so hopefully I'm just worried for nothing.

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There are soooo many flash and camera flipping/rotating/etc brackets out there, and seems like you can find virtually NONE retail to actually put your hands on and see how they feel. Ergonomics has a LOT to do with good photography - if your equipment is constantly getting in your way or being difficult, then (a) it't not fun and (b) your frustration can be conveyed to your paying clients - NEITHER of which you want on a shoot!

I finally decided that I liked the looks of this one because it was compact and left the camera firmly mounted and allowed you to flip the flash, but not such that after you flip the flash it's sideways or something where you STILL have to adjust the flash head to proper angles (how stupid is that design!). Nope! This one flips the flash and keeps the flash upright, but you are holding the camera vertical - bear in mind it's designed for those that flip the body counter-clockwise so the shutter release is on top/left - just grip the camera with your right hand and with your left the flash smoothly but firmly swings around (clockwise) into the "mounted on top" position. Literally less than a second to make the flip! Great for quickly changing how you're shooting and not it's distracting to your targets!

The compactness keeps the flash just above the lens, but it can be raised up if you need (say you have a grip or large lens). I was thinking the lens might be too close to the base to easily control with thumb/index fingers for zooming, but nope, works great (note, though, I have long skinny fingers - thicker fingers and placement of zoom ring may come into play, but not if using a grip as that raises the whole camera).

Only real negative (maybe?) is that if you use a remote cord with the sensors built in (I have Nikon D200, SB800, SC29 cord), the bracket directly blocks the sensor mounted on the camera, so you'll want to use the ones in the flash).

When loaded up, it does seem to have a little flex to it, like the flash is going to snap and fall off, but after shooting several weddings with it, I have all confidence in it surviving and keeping everything in place and go about my shooting without worrying about my equipment. And the difference in the results is fantastic - no verticals with big shadows on the right side from the flash hanging off to the left when you turn the camera for vertical portraits.

As an added bonusI guess you could call it, it has enough of a base to simply set the whole contaption down fully loaded and it'll stand flat on a table. Does have a standard tripod mount in the bottom as well.

I very much recommend this little bracket. :-)