Check this Orbis substitute arm. Only about 15 USD

Chuqing Vision says:

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not much different with Orbis arm aprt from material. i guess

I hope orbis design better than this.

item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-0db1-4cc607028d02c0dd…
Originally posted at 7:35PM, 21 October 2009 PST ( permalink )
Chuqing Vision edited this topic 2 months ago.

Tokyo Boy says:

It just two L-brackets put together. Chinese quality at 85 RMB. Well, you can’t beat the price I guess! I’d love to see it in practice. Did you get one?
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Chuqing Vision says:

just let people know this info. haha man i am in new zealand. and i like the alluminium kind looky. so i will see how much in new zealand. if it’s 100nzd, i dont think i will get it. Cnt afford it. will back to china get it on holiday.

but still 85 RMB cheap as. and i think that’s basic looking of the orbis arm,guess from the Orbis photo.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

alvinj88 says:

is this on ebay?
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Tokyo Boy says:

@chuqing: I remember back in the days when 85 RMB was 5 USD… Times are achanging! :-) Have a good trip!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Chuqing Vision says:

@tokyo boy, hehe well time flys, now 5 usd only 35 RMB, not even. Thanks, me too hope have a nice holiday, let you guys know if iv got this arm.

@Alvinj88, sorry mate, chinese kind ebay. very similar.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

alvinj88 says:

I did find it on ebay. $25 free shipping. i dunno. I’d rather wait for the arm
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Tokyo Boy says:

That Chinese thing is basically just two L-brackets, if you’re into the DIY thingy they should be in any hardware store.
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

timdesuyo says:

There’s a photo shop near my house that has a lot of junk gear. I was thinking about picking up a couple of old brackets there, or hitting up a hardware store (or Tokyu Hands, closest thing around here) to see what they might have to take the place of an arm. the prices that I’ve heard rumored seem a little steep
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

timdesuyo says:

Aaand Done. Thank you Tokyo Hands.
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

cham128 says:

is that going to be long enough to put it in front of the camera?
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

timdesuyo says:

Mine is. It kinda gets in the way of the zoom ring on my Tamron 17-50, but that wasn’t such a big deal to me. I’ve been using it a bit, and bouncing back to freehand, and I kinda like the feel of freehand better. I guess I’m glad I discovered that on a DIY project, instead of buying the arm.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

bryanchang says:

I have got the L brackets from eBay, works perfectly with the ring flash.

Go search “Dual-L Flash Bracket for Canon” on ebay and the cost is around $20 with free shipping. Will post pictures soon.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

patchrik says:

The L brackets from eBay look better and better. The brackets don’t come with a “cold” shoe for the speed flash – what did you do for that Bryan? I use Nikon wireless and was wondering if I should just use a flash cord instead. Anyone?
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

PhotoAbuse says:

You could just screw a cold shoe to it. That should work ok.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

bryanchang says:

@patchrik I use a Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )