how do you attach this on to a lightstand? I have the manfrotto 5001b do I need another thing for this or do i just tighten it on the top?
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If the Manfrotto has an extended piece at the top to go through the lower area of the hot shoe, by all means do it and tighten as needed, however, I have a Manfrotto monopod that doesn't have that extended piece to it. I use it on my Cowboy Studio flash Stands that comes with the top to tighten it.
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i returned mine. the legs are pretty unstable. i got a manfrotto 535 set and it's a million times more stable. i wouldn't even waste your time with these thin aluminum legs...
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Maybe? My buddy has this scope and if I remember correctly the balance point is not the same as the tripod screw so he needs to use the friction nob on his non manfrotto head. I have this 128lp head and it has a slot so if you can get it to balance over the center it should work ok, otherwise it may take a lot of screw pressure to keep it stable.
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You need an arca-swiss mount on the tripod, Manfrotto does not work with this bracket. So yes you do need to be able to dovetail the bracket into an arca-swiss type adapter.
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I use a Manfroto tripod. Make sure that you're using two screw points to eliminate rotation. In a best case scenario you would use a tripod on each side of the slider so it is being held up at the ends rather than the center.
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I use a manfroto 501HD tripod but to be honest, it works best on 2 small light stands with threaded tops for stability.
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I mount my strip soft boxes on light stands similar to this: Fotodiox Compact Light Stand, 6'5" Stand with Spring Cushion for Studio Strobe and Lighting Fixtures I never tried, but you should be able to mount the strip soft box on a tripod if your tripod has a 1/4 or 3/8 inch threaded stud, but the legs will probably get in the way, and you will need something like one of these adapters: Manfrotto 119 Female Spigot for 026 1/4-Inch 20 Female and 3/8-Inch Female 31mm Long Adapter - Replaces 3108 I use One other thing I like to do with my light stands is put sand bags on the legs to make them more stable...something like these: PBL SANDBAGS HEAVYDUTY PHOTO VIDEO SADDLEBAG 4 BAGS HOLDS 20LBS OF SAND NEW Steve Kaeser Photogrphic Lighting & Accessories Enjoy! I mount my strip soft boxes on light stands similar to this: Fotodiox Compact Light Stand, 6'5" Stand with Spring Cushion for Studio Strobe and Lighting Fixtures I never tried, but you should be able to mount the strip soft box on a tripod if your tripod has a 1/4 or 3/8 inch threaded stud, but the legs will probably get in the way, and you will need something like one of these adapters: Manfrotto 119 Female Spigot for 026 1/4-Inch 20 Female and 3/8-Inch Female... » Read More I mount my strip soft boxes on light stands similar to this: Fotodiox Compact Light Stand, 6'5" Stand with Spring Cushion for Studio Strobe and Lighting Fixtures I never tried, but you should be able to mount the strip soft box on a tripod if your tripod has a 1/4 or 3/8 inch threaded stud, but the legs will probably get in the way, and you will need something like one of these adapters: Manfrotto 119 Female Spigot for 026 1/4-Inch 20 Female and 3/8-Inch Female 31mm Long Adapter - Replaces 3108 I use One other thing I like to do with my light stands is put sand bags on the legs to make them more stable...something like these: PBL SANDBAGS HEAVYDUTY PHOTO VIDEO SADDLEBAG 4 BAGS HOLDS 20LBS OF SAND NEW Steve Kaeser Photogrphic Lighting & Accessories Enjoy! « Show Less
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There is a place at the bottom to mount a tripod plate to. I mounted it to my manfrotto 501head. It doesn't come with one. You will need the plate from your tripod. Hopefully that helps.
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You bet. I have a pair of them and it works fine. I find it best to tighten the bottom thumb screw when the camera is at a 45 degree angle and then you can move the camera to either vertical position or horizontal position. I have a SB-800 flash that sits on top of the frame with a stretch spring cable connecting it to the top of the camera. That's the main purpose of the frame: to locate the flash above the camera. The other advantage is that it makes the carrying of the camera easy. This is a jewel.
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I have used a C Clamp that goes on a lighting stand e.g., T shaped light tree stand. The spotlight is quite heavy, thus you want to have stable stand; I hung other lights on the other side of the horizontal bar on the stand to balance the weight.
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I have a small camcorder whose built in light is is really inadequate and there is no mount for an external light. I mount my camcorder to this grip with a 36 LED light to the shoe adapter on top. I have used that arrangement on a tripod and hand held and it works well. However, it is clear that a heaver camera would be unstable as the grip is really narrow.
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You need to get something to be able to move the camera around better than trying to move the camera using the mono pod and holding it still. I used the Manfrotto 486RC2 Compact Ball Head with RC2 Rapid Connect System. I use a 2nd one on my tripod.
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It mounts on a light stand not a tripod for a camera if that is what you are asking. I'd recommend a more heavy duty light stand as well with spring buffer as its a bit more heavy. I think I spent $30 on the one I use for mine and its definitely worth it
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The flat base comes off so you can screw the mount to a tripod or other device. I'm not sure what's needed to mount to the top of a DSLR, but I assume that would be the way to do it.
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I actually unscrew the head from my manfrotto tripod and screw on the slider to the tripod because the head attaches to the sliding part so you have more control of the camera as your sliding it. Hope this makes sense and hope it helps.
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There are two ends to the cord: one that attaches to the hotshoe on the camera and one that connects to the flash. The end that connects to the flash does have a threaded hole on the bottom of it so you can attach it to a standard light stand. However, this cord is relatively short when it's coiled, so it might be a little awkward to attach it to a stand at times since one tug on the cord would knock the stand over. If your camera is also on a tripod, that won't be as much of an issue since you will be much less likely to accidentally tug on the cord.
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This unit is desighned for a light stand . It bcan be used on a tripod with the use of a 1/4 x20 all thread rod connector ,available at your local hardware . Put coupling on tripod tread then place umbrella mount on coupling.