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Paul Rubin wrote:
> Bob Salomon <> writes:
>
>>http://www.novoflex.com/english/html/products.htm
>>
>>>Novoflex makes two different ones. Very rigid and maintain 90? in both
>>>planes (not an easy thing to do yourself or cheaply).
>
>
> I see one there called MC-VERTIKAL which costs 79 euros and again
> seems to have some kind of proprietary quick release plate meaning it
> wants to be attached to some specific tripod head. Really, this is
> much too fancy. I basically just want a hunk of angle iron with some
> holes drilled appropriately. Something like what Bjorn Rorslett made.
> Yes, I can do that myself, and will probably end up doing so. I was
> just hoping to not have to bother.

Maybe the Stroboframe Vertaflip?

It won't have the rigidity of a single piece of bent angle iron.
I don't have this, I do have a stroboframe 2000. It quckly flips
between the two positions but it can be bumped out of position.
Possibly drilling holes and putting in a removable pin to positively
lock it might be a solution.

You mention cheap and B&H is selling it for $55

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

JD

JD <> writes:
> Maybe the Stroboframe Vertaflip?
>
> It won't have the rigidity of a single piece of bent angle iron.
> I don't have this, I do have a stroboframe 2000. It quckly flips
> between the two positions but it can be bumped out of
> position. Possibly drilling holes and putting in a removable pin to
> positively lock it might be a solution.

Thanks, I'll look into this, but I think I need something pretty
rigid. I'm currently using a Bogen 3045(?) side arm with my tripod
head mounted on it, and it's too wobbly and the pictures come out
blurry. Also, I don't care very much about flipping between one
position and the other. I want to mount the camera at 90 degrees and
take thousands of shots that way without moving the camera. So if the
setup takes an extra minute, I don't mind.

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Paul Rubin <http://> writes:
> > The obvious way to do that is with an L-bracket that screws into the
> > camera's tripod socket, wraps around to the side of the camera, and
> > has its own tripod hole on that side. Bjorn Rorslett uses homemade
> > ones:
> > http://www.naturfotograf.com/index2.html
>
> Correct url (without enclosing frame):
>
> http://www.naturfotograf.com/l_bracket.html

Go you a good hardware store and ask about "tubular steel". They
probably have it and can cut it to size, say 1". Then "rip" it near
two diagonal edges to make an "L". Drill it for the camera and the
tripod. It's a little work but it's cheap.

Paul Rubin wrote:

>> It won't have the rigidity of a single piece of bent angle iron.
>> I don't have this, I do have a stroboframe 2000. It quckly flips
>> between the two positions but it can be bumped out of
>> position. Possibly drilling holes and putting in a removable pin to
>> positively lock it might be a solution.
>
> Thanks, I'll look into this, but I think I need something pretty
> rigid. I'm currently using a Bogen 3045(?) side arm with my tripod
> head mounted on it, and it's too wobbly and the pictures come out
> blurry. Also, I don't care very much about flipping between one
> position and the other. I want to mount the camera at 90 degrees and
> take thousands of shots that way without moving the camera. So if the
> setup takes an extra minute, I don't mind.

The Stoboflips won't work since it uses the same piece of metal that
attaches to the camera that will attach to the tripod. There's one model
that will flip, but all the Stoboframe brackets are very flimsy for tripod
use. I use the VH-2000 and it sucks for tripod use since it's made from
0.125" stamped aluminum. Great flash bracket, but that's it.







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