System with flashlight and continuous light reflector arm for fixing to a photographic apparatus or a camera

摘要

A system comprising a flashlight and continuous light reflector arm for fixing to a photographic apparatus, a flashlight, a continuous light unit, or to film or video cameras. Flash units are often mounted centrally onto a camera causing the flash to come from the same direction from which the photograph is taken. The system allows targeted illumination from a direction different from that from which the photograph is taken, does not require complicated measures with regard to flash control, manages with comparatively little light power and does not further influence the center of gravity of the camera. The system is composed of camera and flashlight or continuous light unit, including a fixing arm fixed to the photographic apparatus by a fixing means and includes means for fixing a reflection element, wherein the reflector arm is designed such that the reflection means is positioned laterally alongside the photographic apparatus.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a flash unit or a continuous light unit;
a photographic apparatus, or a film or a video camera; where the photographic apparatus, or the film or the video camera has a top wall, a bottom side wall, a front wall, and a rear wall, and further includes a first side wall and a second side wall extending between the top wall and bottom wall; a flash socket provided on the top wall of the photographic apparatus or the film or video camera;
a light fastening device for fixing the flash unit or continuous light unit directly to the flash socket or indirectly to the flash socket on the photographic apparatus or film or video camera;wherein the flash unit or continuous light unit includes a lamp housing and an exposure sensor and wherein the light fastening device is disposed in such a way that the flash unit or continuous light unit is attached or is attachable to the photographic apparatus or film or video camera in such a way that the exposure sensor is facing forward along a photographic apparatus axis or a camera axis; and wherein the lamp housing is disposed in such a way that it emits its light in a direction extending at least partially towards and outwardly beyond the first side wall of the photographic apparatus or the film or video camera;
at least one flashlight or continuous light reflector arm;wherein the flashlight or continuous light reflector arm includes:
a fixing means; a fixing arm; wherein the fixing arm is fixed or is fixable to the photographic apparatus or the film or video camera or to a part that is rigidly attached to these by means of the fixing means; a reflection element; and a means for attaching;wherein an edge of the reflection element is attached to the fixing arm by the means for attaching; and wherein the flashlight or continuous light reflector arm is designed in such a way that when the reflector arm is fixed to the photographic apparatus or the film or video camera or to the part that is rigidly attached to these, then the reflection element is positioned or is positionable laterally adjacent the first side wall of the photographic apparatus or to the film or video camera, or to the flash unit or continuous light unit; and between the front and rear walls or forwardly of the front wall or rearwardly of the rear wall.