Stroboframe Stroboflip

Review Date
October 25, 2009

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Reviewed by
mattbikeboy , Professional

Price Paid
$70.00 at Amazon.com

Photography Experience
11-20 years , People

Summary
Great design, ease of use, nice size --- but, poorly constructed.

Strengths
Compact design, fits DSLRs with or without grips. Flash rotates around lens and keeps everything relatively compact. Takes a day or two to get used to focus and zoom with bracket attached.

Weaknesses
Loosens up with use -- a little locktite takes care of the issue.

Major flaw -- support welds on base fail relatively quickly with heavy use. Mine failed in less than three months (others where I work seldom get more than six months before the welds fail). Now it makes popping sounds when I move around.

Similar Products Used
Stroboframe quickflip -- larger more awkward to use.

Customer Service
We'll see

Review Date
March 20, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Reviewed by
Marc Akemann , Professional , from Michigan USA

Price Paid
$55.00 at Nathan Camera - Roya

Photography Experience
11-20 years , Other

Summary
This is a great product! I use it with a Nikon F5, 24-85mm f/2.8-4 Nikkor zoom lens, Nikon SB-28 flash and a Quantum Battery 1+ almost exclusively. The Stroboflip keeps everything together compactly and is alot easier to handle than the bigger and more awkward models,...not that they don't have their place. Very high quality. I've used this one Stroboflip heavily for almost 5 years now with zero problems.

Strengths
It works exactly as it is designed to. Smooth and easy to go from horizonal to vertical and back again. Keeps everything in a nice compact package.

Weaknesses
None that I can think of. In fact, I don't know how it can be improved.

Similar Products Used
Stroboframe R4-B

Customer Service
Not needed.

Review Date
October 3, 2002

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Reviewed by
SKULLY , Intermediate

Price Paid
$0.00

Photography Experience
2-5 years , People

Summary
A VERY PRACTICAL FLASH BRACKET.YOU CAN EASILY FLIP THE FLASH FROM HORIZONTAL TO VERTICAL POSITION JUST BY FLIPPING YOUR WRIST.THE BRACKET IS VERY STRUDY ON CAMERA AND SUPPORTS A LARGE FLASH VERY WELL.FLASH HEIGHT CAN BE ADJUSTED. SLIGHT DIFFICULTY WHEN CHANGING LENSES. NOT MUCH ROOM AROUND THE LENS MOUNT WITH BRACKET ON ALSO USING LENSES UNDER 3" IN LENGTH YOU MAY NOTICE THE FRONT OF THE BRACKET IN YOUR PHOTOS. THE BRACKET PROTECTS THE LENS AND THE FINISH IS VERY DURABLE

Strengths
SOLID BUILD.
ADJUSTABLE.
EASY TO USE.
FLASH IS ALWAYS ABOVE LENS.
THE DESIGN OF THE BRACKET KIND OF PROTECTS THE LENS.

Weaknesses
HEAVY!!! WITH FLASH MOUNTED ON FRONT OF BRACKET.
HARDER TO CHANGE LENSES.
LENSES MUST BE AT LEAST 3".

Similar Products Used
NONE

Customer Service
NONE NEEDED