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by calvin1calvin on Tue Jul 03, 2018 9:09 pm
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I photograph song birds and wildlife with a Nikon d500, 600mm, Sb 5000 flash and better beamer on a Gitzo tripod with Wimberley gimbal head.  I am using an old Kirk flash mount that is mounted closer to the camera body.  I want to raise the flash higher and a little more forward on the lens barrel for better control of the flash.  What flash bracket extender would you recommend?  
 

by SantaFeJoe on Tue Jul 03, 2018 11:27 pm
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Here’s a link to an earlier thread on the topic:

https://www.naturescapes.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=267213

If you are using a long QR plate on the lens, mounting the flash bracket to that will move the bracket forward to the extent the plate allows.

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by Phil Shaw on Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:44 pm
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If you are using a Wimberley Head then get the Wimberley flash bracket. It mounts on the up-right part of the gimbal so you can rotate your camera/lens set-up to portrait-format without having to fuss with the flash bracket.
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by calvin1calvin on Wed Jul 04, 2018 8:50 pm
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Thanks, will do.
 

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