Multiple fastening options with unbalanced quality

In the lower part a recording made of brass with a 3/8-inch thread is firmly inserted. A matching thread adapter brass of 3/8 inch to 1/4 inch is. Thus, the system flash mount on tripods with a corresponding screw thread can be screwed easily.

An essential function of the dedicated flash bracket is the tendency of the upper part. It is neatly filled with the Walimex system flash bracket. Using Einraststufen, the inclination of the upper part in increments of about 10 ° by up to about 90 ° to the front and rear can be adjusted. By means of a screw can be locked properly the inclination.

The upper part of the system flash bracket includes an umbrella holder. The recording is suitable for round shield rods with a diameter of 8 mm. Hexagonal umbrella bars with a thickness of 8 mm (from surface to surface) and a corresponding diameter of about 9 mm (edge ​​to edge) can be against drive by force into the receptacle. In the recording, the umbrella pole is only held by the contact pressure of a bent metal strip. A screw would have been better here.

The upper attachment point consists of a receptacle for a 5/8-inch spigot. An employed there spigot can be held using a lateral screw, but inadequately secured against rotation. Supplied with a suitable adapter 5/8-inch spigot to 1/4-inch screw thread is included, so that the top can be used in different attachment point.

For fastening flashguns of Walimex System Flash Bracket is a strange hot shoe adapter that does not seem to match the rest of the accessory both the material as well as a processing perspective. The hot shoe adapter mainly consists of a roughly sawed-off piece of metal profile with a hole 1/4-inch thread, so that it can be screwed attachment point for the top of the adapter mentioned above. Due to this unfortunate type of fastening the flash can be unfortunately very slightly twisted on the Walimex dedicated flash bracket by either a 5/8-inch spigot in its housing or 1/4-inch-screw rotates.

Unfortunately, the hot shoe does not correspond to the relevant standard ISO 518: of 2006. Instead of the correct width of 18.6 mm the hotshoe has a variable width by a movable side part, which must be locked in position with a metal screw and to so hold the mounting foot of the flash unit side. The lateral guides are not straight but inclined as well. The mounting foot is therefore not held in a precisely fitting guide, but clamped inclined surfaces anyway. Suffer the edges of the mounting feet of the flash units that are particularly damaged when frequent replacement or strong attachment. In almost ironically this lack of Walimex system flash bracket is shown in the product description as a positive feature: The accessory shoe is made of resistant metal and can be adjusted in width. So there is hardly any wear and tear and a more expensive second purchase of this important tool is eliminated. In fact, not the cheap hot shoe adapter, but instead the flash is worn.

Does not slip so especially at tilt the holder of the mounting foot of the flash unit to the front of the flash shoe, just from the beginning a small screw was screwed into the metal profile, which makes the quality impression of a quickly improvised DIY solution.

Instead of the strange hot shoe adapter can be better a simple hot shoe made of plastic, as it comes bundled with many flash units, screw-on the system flash bracket. The flash unit can be thus better secure and is not damaged. In addition, this construction is a little easier, and the flash unit enters possibly a little closer to the center of the screen.