Manfrotto 026 Swivel Lite-Tite Umbrella Adapter

Product Details

Item Weight: 1 pounds
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ASIN: B001ENW61I
Item model number: 026

By : Manfrotto
List Price : ~~$37.65~~
Price : $28.26
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Product Description

No place to mount an umbrella on your light stand? That is no problem with this Manfrotto Swivel Umbrella Adapter (Lite-Tite). This adapter attaches between the light head and stand, giving a receptacle for mounting an umbrella. The adapter also tilts allowing multiple positioning of the light head and umbrella. Attachment: 17.5mm female; attachment 2: 17.5mm female; color: black; load capacity: 5.51 lbs.; material: aluminum; weight: 0.84 lbs.

Technical Details

Easily attaches an umbrella to your light stand.
Tilting feature adds adjustability to light and umbrella.

Customer Reviews

If you are used to manfrotto / Bogen camera supports, then you know how solid and well machined their equipment is. This little adapter is no exception. I have no worries about any breaking, flexing or "give" when attaching any lighting equipment to this thing. Well worth a few extra bucks.
One little extra feature I really like is that the pivot handle can be adjusted to any rotational position after tightening the position, by pulling out on the spring loaded handle, turning it out of the way and then back in.
(BTW, the photo shows the adapter upside down to the position one would most likely have mounted to a stand.)

I just received this swivel (and a Manfrotto 5001B Nano stand, a Stroboframe shoe mount and an umbrella), but it's not too soon to make observations. It's a quality piece of equipment that does its job of marrying stand/umbrella/flash perfectly. Everything is held fast in place, and the flash points right to the center of the umbrella as it should. I'm sure there will be other uses too I can press it into once I think of them.
There are 2 things to consider before taking the plunge though:
- This isn't lightweight, weighing almost a pound with both its studs
- A cold shoe is required for flashes - an additional outlay
So if all you want is a lightweight, simple attach-flash-to-stand adapter, you might consider other cheaper options. But if you want an adaptable, solid, last forever (hey, just got it, but I'm optimistic) swivel, this is the one.