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I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.

Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
back from flopping forward.

On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg

A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
web.

Don. www.donwiss.com/pictures/ (e-mail link at page bottoms).

In article <>, Don Wiss
<donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote:

> I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
> pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
> need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.
>
> Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
> very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
> back from flopping forward.
>
> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
> bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
> spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>
> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...ympus/eF1/olym
> pus_em5_8.jpg
>
> A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
> an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
> web.

that looks like the bracket for the nikon coolpix.

however, i'd suggest using a stroboframe.

In article <>,
donwiss@no_spam.com says...
>
> I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
> pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
> need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.
>
> Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
> very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
> back from flopping forward.
>
> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
> bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
> spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>
> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg
>
> A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
> an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
> web.

Looks like some relative of an Olympus FL-BK04.

On Sun, 6 May 2012, "J. Clarke" <> wrote:

>In article donwiss@no_spam.com says...
>> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
>> bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
>> spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>>
>> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg

>Looks like some relative of an Olympus FL-BK04.

Yep. I found that bracket. But $150 is kind of expensive for a bracket. The
pictured one no doubt is a fraction of that cost. If it exists.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On May 6, 3:26*pm, nospam <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <vm8dq7t0s7pmj0a18t615ii9h1bknp2...@4ax.com>, Don Wiss
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> <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote:
> > I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
> > pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
> > need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.
>
> > Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
> > very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
> > back from flopping forward.
>
> > On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
> > bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
> > spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>
> >http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...camera/Olympus...
> > pus_em5_8.jpg
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> > A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
> > an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
> > web.
>
> that looks like the bracket for the nikon coolpix.
>
> however, i'd suggest using a stroboframe.

Since the days of grips that actually fit the hand are long dead, and
Stroboframes are just bent aluminum bars and very uncomfortable to
hold (even with cheap foam slip-on grip material) I'd suggest getting
some of this stuff and making a custom hand-grip for it.

https://www.inventables.com/technolo...silicone-sugru

On 07 May 2012, "C. Neil Ellwood" <> wrote:

>On Sun, 06 May 2012 12:18:18 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:
>> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a
>> flash bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy
>> and the spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>>
>> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg

>Why not make your own.

I don't have a drill press, nor the inclination. Such a bracket can't be
expensive.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On 5/6/2012 12:18 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
> I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
> pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
> need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.
>
> Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
> very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
> back from flopping forward.
>
> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
> bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
> spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>
> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg
>
> A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
> an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
> web.
>
> Don. www.donwiss.com/pictures/ (e-mail link at page bottoms).

several years ago I looked into that question and came up blank. You
will be able to fill in some shadows, but not overcome full sunlight.

I have found the best way to shoot the characters in the parade is to
get a pass for the staging area. (Last year they sold them to $5.) I've
had a lot of fun shooting in that area. The participants are very
friendly and all too willing to pose.



--
Peter

On 5/7/2012 9:00 AM, Don Wiss wrote:
> On 07 May 2012, "C. Neil Ellwood"<> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 06 May 2012 12:18:18 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:
>>> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a
>>> flash bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy
>>> and the spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.
>>>
>>> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg
>
>> Why not make your own.
>
> I don't have a drill press, nor the inclination. Such a bracket can't be
> expensive.
>

I agree that it shouldn't be. The price of anything sturdy seems to be
upwards of $100.

--
Peter

Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote:

> I'm looking to buy an Olympus OM-D. One of the things I do is to take
> pictures of the Mermaid Parade. The people march away from the sun. Hence I
> need a powerful flash to reduce the shadows.

> Putting the top-of-the-line flash on top of a lightweight camera makes it
> very top heavy and tiring to hold, as one is constantly having to hold it
> back from flopping forward.

> On the Amazon page for the OM-D there is this little picture with a flash
> bracket holding the flash to one side. It wouldn't be top heavy and the
> spacing may make it easier to hold with two hands.

> http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/image...mpus_em5_8.jpg

> A grip on the far side could make it even nicer to hold. This appears to be
> an inexpensive bracket. But I have been unable to find this bracket on the
> web.

> Don. www.donwiss.com/pictures/ (e-mail link at page bottoms).

Or you could find a place where they'll march past a sunlit light
coloured wall, a giant fill reflector. Or you could overexpose,
e.g. spot expose for the shaded faces.

--
Chris Malcolm