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I tried Canon, would a Nikon have worked better?
 It was fine when the flash head was low (like in the picture), but once I extended it up to about 6' tall the wind blew it over and broke my favorite small umbrella. Is the Nikon 300mm f/2.8 heavier enough to make this work? Or should I have just used my Canon 600mm f/4 instead? Jul 09 14 01:09 pm Link Maybe you should have just used a proper cannon. A Howitzer would probably have been heavier. Jul 09 14 01:16 pm Link Here's a thought invest into some beanbags for the legs, my wife made me a set of 10 of them 6inch wide by 12inch long perfect for keeping light stands upright Jul 09 14 01:22 pm Link  ankle weights Jul 09 14 01:25 pm Link Umbrellas are a terrible choice to use outside even with sand bags. Softboxes, Beauty dishes with diffusers, or umbrellas with diffusers are a far more wind resistant and a better choice. Jul 09 14 01:48 pm Link GPS Studio Services wrote: This cannon is much heavier, I can't even budge it. Really hampers the mobility of a shoot... Jul 09 14 01:58 pm Link Fifty One Imaging wrote: I need those for my ankles though, otherwise holding the heavy camera to my face might cause me to flip over! Jul 09 14 02:02 pm Link Schlake wrote: Rotate the tripod so the front leg acts as a support against the wind. the way you have it the umbrella catches the wind and is off balance instantly. Jul 09 14 02:52 pm Link Schlake wrote: Don't those things flash? How did you get it to stay lit like that? Jul 09 14 06:28 pm Link I think you'll find for most things photographic, the Canon works better. But, you may have found the one thing a Nikon is better suited for, dead weight or boat anchor.  Jul 09 14 08:17 pm Link Schlake wrote: But it is great for security in bad neighborhoods...or with dealing with escorts. Jul 09 14 08:45 pm Link With that umbrella sideways like that the rain is going to get your flash wet. Jul 09 14 09:02 pm Link Shadow Dancer wrote: We measure rain in feet here. After it rains, you measure the distance between drops on the ground to determine the amount of rain that fell. So even if it did rain, the likelyhood that one of the drops might actually hit the flash is minimal. Jul 09 14 09:15 pm Link 3068875 wrote: It's on a radio trigger tied to my camera. Jul 09 14 09:16 pm Link Try the Sigma 200-500 f2.8, or whatever that monster lens is. It requires a sherpa for transport. Jul 10 14 02:52 am Link Robb Mann wrote: The "Bigma"!!! Jul 10 14 06:48 am Link Robb Mann wrote: Robb is on to something here: you can use the sherpa to brace the stand. And if you get one of the windstorms that are running around out there you can shoot the sherpa doing a Mary Poppins. No matter what, you win! Jul 10 14 08:50 am Link Managing Light wrote: When you say "sherpa" you mean "escort" right? Jul 10 14 09:00 am Link Schlake wrote: Wheels Jul 10 14 09:05 am Link You should try the Canon 5200 mm lens!  Jul 10 14 09:26 am Link Use a -- Spiral Dog Stake http://www.amazon.com/Spiral-Dog-Stake/dp/B008MC1TBC/ to anchor the stand. Up to hundreds of pounds to actually pull one out of the ground. Jul 10 14 10:41 am Link Managing Light wrote: Schlake wrote: You'll have to ask Robb - it was his idea. Jul 10 14 11:54 am Link Michael Bots wrote: Interesting. I have a system I use to keep the models from wandering off. It takes over 100 pounds to pull it off the ground. Maybe I could attach lights to it as well? Jul 10 14 12:00 pm Link Today I used a full pelican case and a bungi cord to hold down the umbrella stand. It worked well, until my stand was blocking the tiny scrap of a dirt road out in the middle of no where, and a truck came driving across the desert and turned onto the dirt road. I moved the stand real quick, and forgot the weight. Now my new umbrella is broken too. No pictures of the debacle. Jul 12 14 05:29 pm Link Schlake wrote: You had to go this far for people to get your tongue in cheek post. Jul 12 14 05:43 pm Link Herman Surkis wrote: That's only about 1/2 a mile from my house! Jul 12 14 05:45 pm Link Michael Bots wrote: Found a use for all the left over ones from when I had dogs. Jul 12 14 05:46 pm Link Schlake wrote: Not going to get much wind indoors...I hope. Jul 12 14 05:50 pm Link I use my U-lock, but I am toying around with the idea of just making myself some sandbags and filling them with rocks. Jul 13 14 06:15 pm Link |
