A while back I decided I wanted a good custom-fit L bracket for my Canon 5D Mark IV. Â The generic L brackets work fine, I guess... but they don't fit the exact ergonomic grip of your camera body. Â They are not designed with the battery compartment, and the little doors for the flash sync cable, microphone, etc. in mind. Â I contacted Ari at FLM (I'm a HUGE fan of FLM tripods!) and he pointed out that FLM doesn't make an L bracket, but he pointed me toward Sunway Foto as another great company. Â He was so right! Â
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I did a quick video review of each item, and the nuts & bolts of that information is right here in the article.
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The L-bracket is an absolutely perfect fit for the 5D Mark IV.
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Right above the Sunwayfoto logo, there is a little tiny fitted lip, which holds the camera exactly in place on the camera body. Â As you can see, the bottom of the L bracket only extends about 2/3 of the way across the bottom of the camera. Â That leaves the battery compartment completely unimpeded. Â
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On the side view, you can see that there is a cut-away leaving access for the silicon side doors.
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I have pretty large hands/fingers, and I still found it completely manageable to get my hand in there, and open the connection doors:
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This is an absolutely fantastic value at only $59.95! Â Currently this L bracket isn't listed on Adorama (but their others are.) Â For now, if you are interested in purchasing the 5D Mark IV version of their L bracket, just use this link, or you can go to the sunwayfoto.us website, and when you click on the 'purchase' button, it will take you to their Amazon store. Â
The second item they sent me was a really cool little LED fill light. Â The model number is the FL-96, and it's roughly the size of an early generation cell phone (before they went to big screens.). The fill light works beautifully! Â You have control of the brightness and also the white balance. Â It ranges from 5% power up to 100% power, and from 3000 kelvin up to 5500 kelvin. Â
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 The rectangular window on the right side is an LCD display, which is very easy to read.  There is a single button on the top of the unit to power on and off, and then on the right side, there is a jog wheel that will adjust either brightness or color balance, and you switch between those by simply pushing the button in, and selecting the control you want to access.

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The unit has 96 LED lights on the front - 48 are tungsten-colored, and 48 are fluorescent-colored. Â The white balance is adjusted by controlling the relative brightness of those two banks of LEDs.
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At full power, the light will run for more than an hour. Â At half power it's over 2-hours, and at 5% the onboard monitor said it should run in excess of 1000 minutes! Â
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There is a 1/4 inch adapter to plug this into a light stand or onto a tripod. Â I actually use the MeFoto purple tripod, which comes with a cell phone holder, which is PERFECT for holding this light!
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The great thing about this light is the portability. Â It's so tiny, you could easily pop it into a corner of your camera bag, and not worry about it at all, and then it's there when you need it. Â The price point is also terrific, and only $68.00. Â Here is the link to purchase it on Adorama.
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Mark is a professional photographer working in the eastern United States. Â He is based in suburban Philadelphia, but shoots regularly in New York and eastern North Carolina, as well. Â Specializing in wedding & portrait photography, he is particularly a obsessed with capturing special events, moments and emotions. Â
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In July, 2018, he is teaming up with Connor Hibbs to offer a special 3-day workshop in portraiture at the 155th annual Gettysburg re-enactments.  If you are interested in Portrait Lighting, and action portraiture, you can learn more about that opportunity here. Â
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In Fall of 2018, he will be presenting a hands-on gear show through the Pennsylvania Center for Photography. Â Details about that opportunity will be available as the date gets closer!