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Old 07-01-2009, 08:38 PM
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I got sick of the 3mm wide DOF I was getting with my Macro lens and busted out my flash for some smaller apertures. I tried a few different things to get the results I wanted:

Directly on hot shoe:
Worked fine with omni bounce on flash while I was over a foot away, but my lens started getting in the way as I got closer.

Placing flash on ground next to subject:
Did fine, didnt have the accuracy I wanted and stray leaves casted huge shadows.

Holding in left hand:
Ideal for lighting, not so much for focusing and holding the camera steady.

I am aware that Nikon offers a macro flash system that clips to the lens filter, but I would like to use my SB-600 to save some cash. Does anyone use a bracket that allows one or two flash units to be used effectively with macro?

I will post images soon depicting each method
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Old 07-02-2009, 12:27 PM
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I have looked at that, but right now I just want a bracket to mount my flash on. Just wanted to know if anyone on here had used one.
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