flashing birds
Aug 2, 2012 08:31:59 #
deanc2006
Loc: lancaster ohio
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
Aug 2, 2012 09:14:31 #
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
The Better Beamer by Visual Echoes works well.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/427602-REG/Visual_Echoes_FX3_FX3_Better_Beamer_for.html
Aug 2, 2012 09:26:01 #
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
The Better Beamer is a favorite with many birders.
If the birds are usually in the same location when you are shooting, I get better results with remote mounting of my flash closer to the birds and behind a large flash diffuser (a white sheet works fine).
I use Pocket Wizards (FlexT5 and MiniT1) to fire the flash which allows me to move and/or hide when shooting.
I also "stretch" my telephoto lens when possible by using a radio remote shutter release (Vello) on the camera (to get the camera closer to the birds (without a photographer to scare them away). I can hide the camera better this way and sit in a more comfortable location with a pair of binoculars and trigger the camera & remote flashes whenever a bird is in the location.
See: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/749989-REG/Vello_RW_C1_FreeWave_Wireless_Remote_Shutter.html
Enjoying a discussion in a car parked over 200 feet away or listening to the radio makes waiting long periods for the right shot so so much easier.
Aug 3, 2012 10:28:09 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
I have been using the Betterbeamer for several years now and it works great. I recently had a situation where I did not want the reflected light from the open frame of the Better Beamer and covered it with black paper. I just ordered the Harbor Digital XT Flash Extender to solve that problem and get a more compact design.
Aug 3, 2012 12:53:24 #
lnhaynie
Loc: Southwest Colorado
A friend of mine flashed a couple of turkeys once. They were not impressed.
Aug 3, 2012 14:55:07 #
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
Your SmugMug link does not work.
Aug 3, 2012 16:48:48 #
Festina Lente wrote:
The Better Beamer by Visual Echoes works well.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/427602-REG/Visual_Echoes_FX3_FX3_Better_Beamer_for.html
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
The Better Beamer by Visual Echoes works well.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/427602-REG/Visual_Echoes_FX3_FX3_Better_Beamer_for.html
This is what I have too.
Aug 4, 2012 23:11:00 #
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Aug 4, 2012 23:14:14 #
deanc2006
Loc: lancaster ohio
Scoutman wrote:
Your SmugMug link does not work.
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
Your SmugMug link does not work.
thanks for the heads up it was a typo please try agin
Aug 4, 2012 23:22:35 #
deanc2006 wrote:
thanks for the heads up it was a typo please try agin
Scoutman wrote:
Your SmugMug link does not work.
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
Your SmugMug link does not work.
thanks for the heads up it was a typo please try agin
You need to add: http://
Aug 5, 2012 07:46:56 #
deanc2006
Loc: lancaster ohio
thank you
robert-photos wrote:
You need to add: http://
deanc2006 wrote:
thanks for the heads up it was a typo please try agin
Scoutman wrote:
Your SmugMug link does not work.
deanc2006 wrote:
I have a canon 580 ex II and would like to increase the range for shooting birds. Are any of the extenders superior to the others and why?
Your SmugMug link does not work.
thanks for the heads up it was a typo please try agin
You need to add: http://
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