Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware
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The incredibly versatile all metal Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware expands your capabilities for creative photography allowing you to mount a soft box to your shoe flash, dramatically improving the quality of light to flatter your subject.
Photoflex listened to our customers’ request for a more versatile & robust lightweight device to connect shoe flashes to soft boxes.
This product spotlight will highlight features of the newly redesigned Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware as well as applications for use.
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Topics Covered:
- New Features
- Applications: Use With a Soft Box
- Applications: On a Camera Flash Bracket
- Applications: As a Remote Light on a LiteStand
- Applications: Background Light
- Applications: Mini Hair or Rim Light and Boom Setup
- Applications: With an Umbrella to Attach Flash with Radio Slave
- Bonus Section: How to Attach an OctoConnector and 3' OctoDome
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New Features
Photoflex enhanced the design of the shoe mount adapter with several new features. A stronger vertical adjustment, featuring a new and improved extra large knurled knob, oversized guide post and grooved opposing surface design for positive locking. [figures 1 and 2]
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The clamp tight shoe mount has large easy to adjust knobs. [figures 3, 4, and 5] |
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The two shoes fit on a positive locking notched rail to prevent accidental release of your strobe. [figure 6] |
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True fit guide pin to ensure precise alignment of your flash in relation to the soft box. [figure 7] |
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The Adjustable Shoe Mount offers three different mounting positions. [figures 8, 9, and 10] |
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The second shoe mount facilitates the ability to quickly add a radio trigger to your setup. [figure 11]
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The Adjustable Shoe Mount can be used in a variety of applications: |
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Use with a Soft Box
The shoe mount is well-paired with smaller-sized soft boxes such as the Extra-Small and Small LiteDomes. The uniquely designed shoe mount interface allows for quick removal of your soft box when transitioning from soft to hard light. This accessory is designed for our extra small and small rectangular soft boxes, such as the LiteDome, HalfDome, and WhiteDome. Here we show the basic setup process using an XS LiteDome. [figure 12]
The Basic Strobe Connector easily attaches to the LiteDome and the shoe mount. [figures 13-16] |
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On a Camera Flash Bracket
Some flashes have dedicated hot shoe extension cables that can be substituted for the cold shoe included in the kit. This allows for direct connection to the camera to facilitate automatic TTL features. [figure 17]
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Remote Light on a Litestand
Pair the shoe mount hardware with any Photoflex Litestand for supplemental light. [figure 18]
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Background Light
Pairing with the short 2200 Litestand allows you to create appealing background light from ground level. [figure 19]
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Mini Hair or Rim Light and Boom Setup
Create a low-cost boom setup by configuring the shoe mount adapter and soft box with a LiteDisc Holder, LiteStand and weight bag. [figure 20]
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Use with an Umbrella to Attach Flash with Radio Slave
The shoe mount adapter is compatible with any Photoflex Umbrella and has a quick and easy connection. [figures 21 and 22] |
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Conclusion
As you can see, the new and improved Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware is an extremely versatile accessory that will give you amazing photographic results. Whether you’re using it for increased mobility such as on a camera flash bracket or on a light stand as a supplemental light source, the Adjustable Shoe Mount Hardware is an excellent addition to any photographer’s arsenal. |
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