Telephoto Flash—Why?
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Image above shows the Canon 180mm macro lens fitted with our MPR-1 rail and using our B85-B flash bracket. Gear is supported by BH-55 LR ballhead.
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Our B-Series Flash Brackets are the perfect solution for using flash with telephoto lenses that have rotating tripod collars. Rotating tripod collars allow the shooter to swiftly and easily rotate the camera from landscape to portrait without having to make any adjustments. But if your strobe is mounted in the camera's hotshoe, then it rotates whenever your camera rotates. Use our B-Series Flash Brackets to place the strobe directly over the lens—and keep it there no matter how the camera is oriented.
Why Telephoto Flash?
The use of a strobe to supplement ambient light can solve many common problems for photographers afield. While the need for flash may be obvious in closeup and macro applications, the benefits of flash are less apparent when the main exposure is based on existing daylight. However, in these latter situations, a strobe can be skillfully applied to…
…provide critical foreground “fill”
…add a “catchlight” in eye of wildlife
“Fill” lighting is often necessary to reduce excessive contrast, and flash is the only practical solution to this problem. The need for adding fill light is obvious in portrait photography (people and animals). Less obvious, but also common, is the need for flash fill to better balance a shaded foreground with a brighter background in scenic photography. Judicious use of gentle strobe fill can dramatically improve the image, compensate for narrow contrast ranges and extend the photographic possibilities.
When photographing wildlife, and particularly with low angle waterfowl shots, a strobe is often necessary to add a catchlight in the subject’s eyes. This is essential in many favorable lighting conditions, such as overcast, fog, or with back lighting. Without an “eye spark”, the subject looks dead. Any ordinary strobe (e.g. Nikon SB800, Canon 540EZ) can be used to produce this critical catchlight if the strobe is always positioned atop the lens. Use our flash brackets to deliver all these key benefits. Now the strobe can always remain atop the lens for pleasing shadow lines whether the camera is swiveled to horizontal or vertical. For long telephoto lenses with rotating tripod collars, mount flash bracket directly to the lens plate on tripod foot. For shorter lenses, our Portrait Packages and Wedding-Pro flash bracket allow mounting the flash bracket directly to your existing camera body plate.
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