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Pictures Of My Off Camera Flash
Set Up |
| The CoolPix cameras are famous
for red-eye because the flash is so close to the lens. We
recently purchased the RX Flash Bracket (formally the
Versatec flash bracket) designed by RX Camera Accessories
(currently out of business),
so we could use our Nikon SB24 flash units. In addition
to the bracket you will need either Nikon's AS-E900 flash
shoe (hard to find, but available as part of their own flash
bracket) or Nikon's AS10 shoe with a SC-18 or SC-19
cable to connect the flash to the camera. The RX Flash Bracket
clamps to the camera body and rotates independently of the flash
so verticals can be taken easily. If you use non-Nikon flash
units with your CoolPix we recommend the Safe-Sync
adapter from Wein,
which lowers the trigger voltage to a level that won’t fry the
internal circuitry. |
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| The new Wein Safe Sync now
has a hot shoe - part # HSHS |
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Click to Enlarge |
View
an enlarged (800 pixels) portion of this picture taken with the lighting
setup shown above. Notice that there is NO RED-EYE. The only
modification has been cropping. |
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You can greatly improve the
quality of the light from your flash with diffusers like the ones
from Lumiquest.
They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and help reduce the
harshness of a camera flash unit. We like to use either the Pocket
Bouncer or the 80/20 when able to bounce the flash off
a white ceiling. |
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Another on camera light
modifier is this softbox (#2200) from
the Westcott
Co.
It is a real 5"x7½" softbox and the black sides are
silver on the inside to direct all the light forward. It folds
flat (under ½") to fit in camera bags. |
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