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Homemade camera flash solution from Modern Mechanix, 1932 - "Synchronizing Photo Flash Lamp With a Camera Shutter. The difficulty of synchronizing the flare of a photo flash lamp with the click of the shutter is frequently encountered by enthusiasts of the camera art...The contrivance consists of a flat type pocket flashlight battery mounted between two pieces of wood, on the top of which is affixed a common porcelain socket to hold the photo flash lamp." - Link.
Wear a flash on your head
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jun 2, 2006 07:08 AM
Imaging, Modern Mechanix, Retro |
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As dorky as it looks, it's actually not a bad idea- all the advantages of a flash bracket without the extra mass on the camera. There's a guy who shoot pictures of the Critical Mass rides here in toronto who uses a bicycle-helmet mounted flash.
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actually, it's not just the weight on the camera - putting the flash on ones head increases the distance between flash and lens, thereby reducing the danger of red eyes.
On the other hand, I prefer a modern wireless flash...
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