Help with a Nikon D200 with a Pro T bracket

[bob_wilson2]

I have a Pro T bracket that I am using with a Nikon D200 with a MB-

D200 grip. I have used this bracket with a Nikon F5 with motor, 1D

and a 1DMKII, and I never had any problems with this bracket. I

purchased the new D200 with the MB-D200 grip and a SB-800 flash. I

was shooting some kids at a wrestling match and when I arrived home

and looked at my work I discovered that I had red eye in my

photographs. This the first time that I have ever gotten red eye

with any cameras that I have been working with and I have been

shooting for more years than I wish to say. I am wondering if anyone

is using this combination and if you are encountering any problems?

I have the bracket up as high as it will go. Any help would be very

much appreciated.

[Ed_Ingold]

The further you are from the subject, the more likely you will get "red eye", because the angle between the flash and lens decreases with distance. For sports events, you are probably using a longer lens and greater distance than you would use for portraits and snapshots.

 

The Pro T height should be adjusted so that the flash is centered over the lena in the vertical position.

[todd peach seattle, washi]

I have never actually measured the distance, but I have always felt that in Portrait mode with a Pro-T I am actually at a 'net loss' of separation between flash and lens compared to just leaving the flash on the hot shoe.

 

Of course the benefit is a more natural light angle, but I'm still aware of this and don't assume that my 'red eye reduction' due to using a bracket actually holds up when shooting in portrait orientation. Still limited to about 20' shooting distance in room light that's fit to read by (a tad less for very fair blue-eyed folks). In 'landscape' mode under the same conditions I'm 'red eye free' out to 35-40' (though it's rare that I'm engaged with a flash at that range).

[todd1664878707]

I also have the D200 and Pro-T bracket. I chose not to get the battery grip because the lens to flash distance will decrease which will increase the chances of getting red eye. Do some testing with and without the battery grip.

[bob_wilson2]

I have such large hands that it make really holding any camera without a grip very awkward. I have never owned a camera that I could not get a grip for, that is kind of why I did not get the D70 when it first came out.