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Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware Instruction Manual • Item: 870016 (AC - B222SM)
Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware
The new and improved Adjustable ShoeMount2 hardware (AC–B222SM)
is a sturdy metal bracket that enables any brand of flash with a standard
shoe mount design to be used with all of the Photoflex SoftBoxes.
Increased strength and stability of the new hardware allows more
creative possibilities for photographers by enabling them to support a
wide range of light modifiers in environments where other shoe mount
hardware would fail.
Package includes:
Qty. 1– Adjustable bracket
Qty. 2– Quick Release Shoes
Qty. 1– 5/8" reversible stud
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The brass mounting stud may have black plastic thread
connectors on each of the ends. These are to protect the
packaging prior to use and have no functional value in assembly.
They may be discarded.
The Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware may be attached before or after
assembly of your SoftBox. There are two styles of connectors used for the
SoftBoxes with separate instructions below for each.
Method A: Attaching the Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware to the white
square style connector
1. The white square connector (AC-B200SC) has only one 1/4”-20
thread size tapped hole which fits the smaller threaded
post
(Figure 1)
.
The large hole on the shoe mount hardware lines up with the
tapped hole on the strobe connector. When the ShoeMount2
hardware is properly lined up, the brass pin on the ShoeMount2
hardware will fit into one of the smaller untapped holes on the
connector and prevent twisting or slippage. The smaller threaded
post on the reversible stud
(Figure 3)
passes through the large hole
of the hardware and screws into the strobe connector.
Figure 4
2. Insert a small screwdriver or other tool through the pass hole to
turn and tighten.
Figure 5
3. Another method for tightening is to use a pair of pliers or an
open-ended wrench on the provided flat sides of the stud. F
igure 6
4. The finished assembly should look like this.
Figure 7
Method B: Attaching the Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware to the Basic
Metal OctoConnector
1. The Basic Metal OctoConnector also has a smaller thread size
(1/4”-20) tapped hole with two adjacent holes to line up the guide
pin. This is a fine set-up for the Extra Small Octodome
®
.
Figure 2
2. When using the OctoConnector with any LiteDome
®
, HalfDome
®
or
larger OctoDomes, it is recommended to use the 3/8 inch larger
threaded end of the stud. Each OctoConnector has three holes
tapped for 3/8”, but only two of these holes will allow the
rectangular SoftBoxes to be parallel to the floor. Current model
OctoConnectors use Circle icons ( ) for OctoDomes and squares
icons ( ) for rectangular Softboxes.
The square icons ( ) will line up your rectangular SoftBox parallel
to the floor and the Adjustable ShoeMount2 Hardware should be
attached to either of the 3/8” tapped holes marked by the circle
icon( ).
Figure 8
Figure 1
Figure 4
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Reversible stud
Adjustable
bracket
Two quick release shoes
Untapped holes
Tapped (1/4"-20)
threaded hole
Tapped (1/4"-20)
threaded hole
Brass pin
Untapped hole
Tapped (thread-
ed) hole
1/4"-20 Thread
3/8" Thread
Rev 9/2016
