12 Photo Positives of Really Right Stuff’s Flash Bracket Series
1. Choosing the right flash bracket is important to wedding photographers and other semi-pros and professionals who shoot off-camera flash photography.
2. If you’re one of them, then you’ve probably spent plenty of time researching and reading about the various flash bracket product options. For many photographers like you, the Flash Bracket Series from Really Right Stuff has scored at the top of the rankings, in terms of serving all the specific needs for wedding photographers and many other professionals.
3. You need a compact and lightweight flash bracket kit that you can carry all day and easily store in a camera bag.
The three Flash Brackets from Really Right Stuff—B85-QR (small), B87-QR (medium) and B91-QR (large)—are more compact and weigh less than two of their comparable competitors, Custom Brackets Digital Pro M and Newton Di100CR.
4. Another important criterion when choosing an off-camera flash bracket is that it must also be sturdy, the pieces should feel durable and all the parts must fit snugly and without any movement. Your research will quickly discover that Really Right Stuff has a reputation for the highest quality of construction in all its products, including its Flash Bracket Series.
5. Photographers that shoot often with an off-camera flash also want a bracket that keeps the flash head in either portrait or landscape orientation. Photographers in the field and third-party testers have found that the interior clearance of all three of Really Right Stuff’s Flash Brackets allows for an easy transition from one orientation to the other. There is also plenty of room to hold the camera body with your right hand.
6. Another positive of RRS’s Flash Brackets for photographers that are concerned about the transition between portrait and landscape orientation is the four-position locking system. The screw knob doesn’t have to be loosened and tightened during each transition. You simply slide the flash mount into the appropriate position on the rail and the flash is held strong and stable.
An added bonus is that the screw only makes a quarter turn in either direction, so if you do want to tighten it following each transition of orientation, it requires very little time or effort.
Whenever you change the orientation, all of Really Right Stuff’s Flash Brackets keep the flash centered directly above the lens.
7. Pros also like a flash bracket that helps the entire combination of camera, lens and bracket to remain upright when placed on a flat surface. RRS’s Flash Brackets are very stable and secure in this position, so a wedding photographer can take a break, set his or her rig on a tabletop and enjoy a piece of cake!
8. Really Right Stuff has also improved the design of its three Flash Brackets, so they tilt the flash 180 degrees. Photographers are able to bounce a flash off the ceiling at various angles and also point the flash over tabletop or macro subjects.
9. The B85-QR Portrait Perfect Package is the smallest version of Really Right Stuff’s Flash Brackets. The kit includes a B85-B flash bracket, FA-QR adapter set and MPR-CL mounting rail. The size fits smaller cameras, such as the Nikon D40/D50, Canon Rebel series and similar-sized bodies. Purchasing this Package saves $15 compared to the price of the pieces separately.
10. The B87-QR Portrait Perfect Package is built for the Nikon D3 series, Canon 5D Mark II and 1D series as well as the Nikon D700 and Canon 40D with their add-on battery grips. This package includes the same adapter and mounting rail and is also discounted $15, for a total of $355.
11. The B91-QR Portrait Perfect Package can be used with all cameras, but it is specifically useful when you want the largest vertical distance between the strobe head and lens. This package also includes the adapter and mounting rail and the $15 discount reduces the price to $365.
12. Continue to do your research and you’ll find the Flash Bracket Series from Really Right Stuff is the best choice when you compare build quality, features and price.
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