In this article I set up my desk with a new overhead camera mount rig from Neewer, the NK002. I’ve been using a standard monitor arm with additional mounting hardware to hold my camera for years, but I wanted to see how this mount works in my creative computer workspace instead. Keep in mind that they sent me this mount at no cost with the expectation that I produce a few videos about it based on my standard collaboration terms . The were not allowed to give me talking points or preview anything that I created. Check out the full video on YouTube : Check it out on Neewer's official shop (not affiliated). Or through my links: Amazon: https://amzn.to/4g3I2GI B&H Photo: https://bhpho.to/3Ce6I1u As an affiliate of Amazon and B&H, I earn from qualifying purchases! Unboxing and First Impressions The main box with accessories. The NK002 comes in a big, solid box. It was shipped with dense foam support around the rails to keep everything prote...
I received a set of Yongnuo RF-603N radio frequency triggers today. They are low cost, yet decent quality flash and camera triggers available online. While I like them for their small size and general reliability, not all is perfect. There was an odd design omission related to the shoe connection that is generally used when connecting one of the transceivers to a camera.
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| The Yongnuo RF-603N |
I haven’t found the exact cable ties online, but you can check out my links to Amazon and Walmart for similar ones.
Here is a quick modification to help Yongnuo RF-603N triggers stay stationary on the camera. These units don’t offer a locking mechanism for the shoe connection, which could be an issue in the field if the unit gets misaligned or pushed off the camera. Using a ziptie (cable ties) of the proper thickness seem to add more vertical force to keep things in place. The specific ones I used were GE 51213 8″ Cable Ties made by Jasco (K223 on the tie itself) and the camera was a Nikon D7000.
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As you can see, the trigger in its default configuration has a large gap and no way of using clamping force to secure the trigger. With the trigger just by itself, it might not be as much of an issue, but put a flash on there and expect things to be a problem.
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The cable tie was luckily the right thickness so that pulling the trigger off of the camera is more difficult, but not impossible. It provides some force upward and downward to help keep everything where it should be in general use.
I have yet to test them out in practice, but I have a feeling that this will do the trick. Most bumps the triggers might experience as I use the camera(s) shouldn’t be enough force to cause issues with the cable tie in place.