Photoflex Light and Umbrella Shoe Mount Clamp

by Photoflex

Product Details

• Item Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00009UT18
• Item model number: PHOTACBSWCP
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #12 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Flash Accessories > Shoe Mounts
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 28, 2005

Product Description

The Versatiel Shoe Mount Multiclamp allows you to attach your on-camera flash to a lightstand and add an umbrella or softbox. The Multiclamp makes it possible to raise and tilt your light - something that is not possible when your flash is mounted directly to a lightstand. Your flash can also be mounted horizontally or vertically and, by using three clamps, two flashes can be mounted together for more lighting power. Moving your flash away from your camera and adding an umbrella or softbox will give you even, diffused light that is flattering to your subjects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use this to build your first studio lighting kit., December 26, 2006

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Eric Holsinger (Saco, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoflex Light and Umbrella Shoe Mount Clamp (Electronics)

You can use this clamp to attach your flash to your tripod, or light stand, and use an umbrella. You can angle the flash however you like. The brass fittings have 3/4 and 3/8 threaded nuts. Very easy to use. Add an umbrella reflector and light stand (or use a spare tripod) and get started with studio lighting. Excellent way to capitalize on versatile equipment, like flashes, you probably already have.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Attach a boom mic to a light stand, February 13, 2008

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Claire Jordan "Filmmaker - "The Baroness ... (New Orleans, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoflex Light and Umbrella Shoe Mount Clamp (Electronics)

I shoot low budget documentary video and my crew usually consists of me and one other so I need to travel lightly and all of my equipment must be able to multi-task. I wanted to be able to utilize any one of my heavy-duty Amvona boom light stands as a boom mic stand with as little jerry-rigging as possible.

The inexpensive Photoflex Shoe Mount Multiclamp has been great so far. I use it to attach a Rode NT-3 hypercardioid mic in a Rode SM-3 shockmount to my boom light stands. The SM-3 has a shoe-mount so I can use it as a camera mic or use the multiclamp to attach it to an available light stand boom to get the mic closer to a stationary subject. So far it has worked just fine.

I do agree that the mount itself is a little underpowered and I always use a little gaffers tape on the light stand for added grip before I cinch down the multiclamp. And since I have no desire to see my beautiful Rode mic hit a cement floor, I always wrap some tape around the base of the clamp to secure it to the stand as well. I don't think it would let loose, but better safe...

That said, this a great product for the money, and it's one of the only clamps like this out there, but I'd gladly pay ten or even twenty dollars more for one that locked to the stand more securely. Even at twenty dollars more it would be hundreds of dollars less expensive than an additional shockmount and mic boom stand.

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works good, does what its supposed to., November 17, 2007

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P. Mathis (Kenmore, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoflex Light and Umbrella Shoe Mount Clamp (Electronics)

Great product, does what its designed to do. I use it with a heavier/larger vivitar flash, wireless trigger combo, and umbrella, and everything works great together when attached to a backlight stand.

The one little flaw is the screw that holds the flash in place could be a little more heavy duty. It seems that if I were to put to much force into tightening it, it would strip the threads pretty easily. My flashs have a lock switch on them anyways, so I don't use the screw on the clamp that often, but thought it would be a good idea to mention it.