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<blockquote data-quote="LouCioccio" data-source="post: 221081" data-attributes="member: 12542">If you look at his link <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://churchwellcreations.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2gordonflashstrap.jpg&amp;imgrefurl=http://churchwellcreations.com/2012/09/24/lightenupandshoot-com-ripping-people-off-again-with-the-gordon-flash-strap/&amp;h=725&amp;w=560&amp;sz=49&amp;tbnid=pJejcYwpAuyIIM:&amp;tbnh=100&amp;tbnw=77&amp;zoom=1&amp;usg=__27R_mW4SIjbEtS6BSYy7ErAm8Ys=&amp;docid=cnK08rJRdzQC5M&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=0DaMUvOMMfKxsATw1ICoCA&amp;ved=0CDAQ9QEwAA" target="_blank">Google Image Result for http://churchwellcreations.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2gordonflashstrap.jpg</a>I made something like this. The weakest point is the shoe and trigger. What I did was use the flash stand, part of scrubby cut to width of the flash (or cut it in fours); two rubber bands (gummy bands) criss cross to each feet.Now it lays in a better line to the umbrella.&nbsp; May not look as good as the Gordon strap but thats the McGyver in me.I'll have to take an image later and post it.&nbsp; Yes I started with flash strobes and later bought a couple of Flashpoints.&nbsp; One thing you should put at the top of your list is a Flash Meter like a Sekonic L358 it does not lie; trust the meter.Learn to use the strobes (SB's, in manual mode) you will have a better understanding of light.&nbsp; I did that with my Oly system used my camera (E30 as control similar to Nikons commander mode) but set the flashes in manual mode by upping or lowering the power.&nbsp; Lou Cioccio</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LouCioccio, post: 221081, member: 12542"] If you look at his link [url=http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://churchwellcreations.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2gordonflashstrap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://churchwellcreations.com/2012/09/24/lightenupandshoot-com-ripping-people-off-again-with-the-gordon-flash-strap/&h=725&w=560&sz=49&tbnid=pJejcYwpAuyIIM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=77&zoom=1&usg=__27R_mW4SIjbEtS6BSYy7ErAm8Ys=&docid=cnK08rJRdzQC5M&sa=X&ei=0DaMUvOMMfKxsATw1ICoCA&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAA]Google Image Result for http://churchwellcreations.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/2gordonflashstrap.jpg[/url] I made something like this. The weakest point is the shoe and trigger. What I did was use the flash stand, part of scrubby cut to width of the flash (or cut it in fours); two rubber bands (gummy bands) criss cross to each feet. Now it lays in a better line to the umbrella. May not look as good as the Gordon strap but thats the McGyver in me. I'll have to take an image later and post it. Yes I started with flash strobes and later bought a couple of Flashpoints. One thing you should put at the top of your list is a Flash Meter like a Sekonic L358 it does not lie; trust the meter. Learn to use the strobes (SB's, in manual mode) you will have a better understanding of light. I did that with my Oly system used my camera (E30 as control similar to Nikons commander mode) but set the flashes in manual mode by upping or lowering the power. Lou Cioccio [/QUOTE]

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