Hejnar Photo Modular Flash Bracket Extended Version -Preview

Back in August 2018 I made a short review of A Modular Flash Bracket Coming from Hejnar Photo.

It took some time for the idea to mature and come to its first update.
Nonetheless, it is neither a refinement nor a modification update but actually an extended version of the Hejnar FB87B Flash Bracket.


Besides the extension though, it still takes far less space to carry in your bag compared to other monoblock brackets and can be set up in no time.

Nothing changes also in adjustment of height.

Nonetheless this extended version is more suitable with longer telephoto lenses, as it can lift the light beam higher.

A Modular Flash Bracket Coming from Hejnar Photo

Some ideas take time to develop and materialize but then the outcome justifies the time and effort spent.

It was back in 2014, when a crude and quite heavy I must admit, Hejnar Photo Modular Flash Bracket had appeared made from Hejnar Photo parts.

Actually it was assembled together by one dedicated Hejnar Photo user, but never became an official product or kit.

It was more or less a proof of what one may do combining imagination with Arca-Swiss compatible modules.

Nonetheless, now the new modular flash bracket is much refined and dedicated to the use.

It takes far less space to carry in your bag compared to other monoblock brackets and can be put up in seconds.

It can be adjusted in height and used either with short or long telephoto lenses.

Triopo LE-28 4400mAh External Li-Ion Battery Pack for Speedlites Review

Further to my older review of the YongNuo SF-18 External Battery Pack for Canon Speedlites which is powered by standard Alkaline or Rechargeable AA batteries, I came across Triopo LE-28 battery pack which originally powered Triopo's TR-120 bare bulb flash units.

YongNuo SF-18 External Battery Pack for Canon Speedlites Review

YongNuo Digital is for a long time well known to strobists for their decent quality, lower priced speedlite flash units as well as their radio remote flash triggers.
Beside that, they do make some other accessories as this SF-18 External Battery Pack for Canon presented here.

Create a Hejnar Photo Modular Flash Bracket

Many times I make the parallelism between Arca-Swiss® compatible components and the LEGO® system. With LEGO as long as you have the right bricks you can build whatever you like.

This sturdy and versatile flash bracket idea comes to verify my claim that also with Arca style components only imagination is the limit.

Announcement of Rebates on L Lenses and Flashes from Canon U.S.

Expired!
Canon U.S. just announced a Mail-in Rebate program for a large selection of Canon EF L series lenses as well as Instant Rebates for other Canon products.

Buyers of the eligible EF lenses will receive an American Express® Reward Card by mail with purchase of select Canon Product(s) shipped from and sold by Authorized Canon Dealers.

Announcement of Triopo Speedlight TR-982 High Speed Sync Flash

Triopo is well known by now for their budget Carbon Fiber series tripods like the GT-3228X8C or the GX-1328 which I have reviewed.

However, in parallel with the tripod lines they have always had a full series of Studio and Field Flashes under the OUBAO brand name, which were and are mostly sold in their vast internal market. So the international markets are not so aware of those.

Announcement of Instant Rebates on Lenses and Flashes from Canon U.S.

Expired!

Further to the recent Announcement of Selected EF & EF-S Lenses Price Drops which was universal, Canon U.S. just announced an instant rebate program for a larger selection of Canon EF, EF-S, TS-E lenses and Extenders.

The rebate program contains also the previously dropped lenses as well as most of the Canon Speedlite flashes.

Create a Versatile O-Shape Macro Flash Bracket

My idea for an economical but versatile Macro Flash Bracket in circular O-shape, dates back in 2011 when I acquired my first Baling C-Shape Flash Bracket.

Since then, I had formed, reformed, tested and retested its functionality and stability, in various setups, but there was always something missing, setting me back from publishing about it.

However, the acquisition of the Hejnar PHOTO MS-3_8 Linear Motion Macro Focusing Stage lit up the spark once again.

The inclusion of a Macro Flash Bracket solution in a Transportable Super Macro Stage setup, I have been developing for some time, was very significant.

Desmond DAFB-01 Arca Compatible Flash Bracket Review

As I had mentioned in the News post sometime  ago, when it comes to a Desmond product, I ask myself the same question: "How come they manage to offer so good quality with so little money?"

Maybe we are all influenced to believe that good photographic gear has to be expensive and that low priced ones are junk.

Maybe some manufacturers have tremendous overhead costs or simply rectify prices upwards to reflect a higher status. With the exception of a few manufacturers who still maintain production in the US or EU with high production cost the majority have moved production to the Far-East but continue to charge as before.

Desmond DAFB-01 Flash Bracket is CNC machined in one piece, totally out of Aluminium with no plastic parts, except for a rubber grip around the vertical arm.

Benro MPB10 Multi Purpose Nodal Rail Review

As I have described in the Benro MPB150T Multi Purpose L Bracket Review, these brackets had been announced in Benro's catalogs about two years ago, but it was only in the past year that they appeared on the shop selves.

Hejnar PHOTO F60 1" Quick Release Clamp Review

Hejnar PHOTO F60 is the smallest quick release clamp in the Hejnar collection, with only 1" (2,54cm) long jaws.
It was originally designed having in mind a solution for small table top tripods and P&S or 4/3 cameras equipped with the appropriate small Arca Swiss® compatible base plates as we shall see further on.

Canon Speedlite 580EX Reference Page

This is a reference page for the Canon Speedlite 580EX which has been a valuable assistant in filling-in and background lighting my setups for quite many years now.

The flash was released in August 2004 replacing the 550EX in order to complement the top then EOS cameras, the EOS 1D MkII and EOS 20D covering fully the 45 AF points of the former and auto conversion of flash coverage between FF, HPS-C and APS-C sensors.

Canon Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 Reference

Speedlite transmitter ST-E2 is an infra-red wireless flash controller originally dedicated to the Speedlite 550EX with master / slave functions as well as the smaller Speedlite 420EX slave only. Nevertheless, it can control all EX series speedlites hence forward up to the 580EX II.

New Hejnar PHOTO E003 Nodal / Macro Rail

A long waited update for the Hejnar PHOTO E001 6" Nodal/Macro rail with integrated clamp has been released as of February 2012.
The new E003 6" Nodal/ Macro rail although it looks alike, it is more than an update as it is almost completely redesigned in many aspects.

Canon Speedlite 420EX Reference Page

This is a reference page for the Canon Speedlite 420EX which has been a valuable assistant in filling-in and background lighting my setups for several years.

The 420EX was originally introduced by Canon as a cheaper alternative to Speedlite 550EX while it could also perform as a companion, by being able to accept remote commands from 550EX in Slave mode.


Having had some frustration with early YongNuos, I had purchased 420EX used, at a very attractive price, exactly for its slave function.


Beside that, it worked very well on top of EOS 400D /Digital Rebel XTi mostly as a bounce flash. However, there are some incompatibilities with crop factor digital cameras concerning the zoom ratio translation as the flash unit was designed with Canon film cameras in mind.

Create an Economy Telephoto Flash Bracket

The usual problem when shooting with a long telephoto lens using a flash either for fill-in light or to freeze motion, is a darker spot or shadow at the lower part of the photo caused by the telephoto lens itself interfering to the light beam emitted by the flash.
Here comes the need of moving the flash unit forward using a flash bracket.


Longer telephoto lenses have collars, then a flash bracket attached on the collar foot assists further by keeping the center of gravity close to the tripod's pivoting axis removing the flash from the camera top, thus maintaining the camera/lens balance.
More to that, when the camera is turned in the portrait position within the lens collar, the flash will remain always on top.



The idea of creating a Telephoto Flash Bracket was based on the Boling C-shaped Flash Bracket which I have reviewed earlier.

Boling C-Shape Flash Bracket Review

The Boling C-Shape Flash Bracket is originally marketed for small DV Recorders, that do not have a hot shoe,  in order to enable the attachment of a small continues light.