kaitanium Goldmember  3,967 posts Likes: 15 Joined Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco USA More info Post edited over 6 years ago by kaitanium. | Jan 01, 2017 00:10 | #1 Anyone else having issues with manfrottos snap tilt head (MLH1HS) not locking onto the top of their lightstands? Seems to lock on manfrotto lightstands relatively snugly (as expected) but other stands like impact, it doesnt lock at all. Theres only so far i can press in that lever. Thought this thing would be universal.
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OceanRipple* Senior Member 842 posts Likes: 175 Joined Dec 2014 More info | Jan 01, 2017 06:59 | #2 kaitanium wrote in post #18229442  Anyone else having issues with manfrottos snap tilt head (MLH1HS) not locking onto the top of their lightstands? Seems to lock on manfrotto lightstands relatively snugly (as expected) but other stands like impact, it doesnt lock at all. Theres only so far i can press in that lever. Thought this thing would be universal. Unfortunately 5/8 th in studs/spigots are not truly standardised.
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RicoTudor Senior Member  677 posts Likes: 386 Joined Jul 2014 Location: Chicago, IL More info | Jan 01, 2017 15:58 | #3 I use Speedlites a lot in the studio with the arrangement shown below.  The lowly gag can secure the flash assembly on a 5/8" arm or on the baby pin atop a stand. Keeping with standardized grip gear means I can mix-and-match for all situations. Canon, Nikon, Contax, Leica, Sony, Profoto.
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kaitanium THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,967 posts Likes: 15 Joined Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco USA More info Post edited over 6 years ago by kaitanium. | Jan 02, 2017 00:18 | #4 OceanRipple* wrote in post #18229578 Unfortunately 5/8 th in studs/spigots are not truly standardised. I'm not a fan of Manfrotto's MLH1HS - especially at their price. Instead of relying on a Speedlite's hot-foot, consider lying them down flat. See Godox's 'S' umbrella bracket (also accepts Bowen's S bayonet & has a 6 in flange for pop-up style softboxes.) https://www.amazon.com …x-Honeycomb/dp/B00JS3MINC interesting, never seen one of those before. Unfortunately too large to carry around for me. I only have these manfrottos as i got them for a steal, too bad they dont work.
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OceanRipple* Senior Member 842 posts Likes: 175 Joined Dec 2014 More info | Jan 02, 2017 10:20 | #5 kaitanium wrote in post #18230378 interesting, never seen one of those before. Unfortunately too large to carry around for me. I only have these manfrottos as i got them for a steal, too bad they dont work. back to using my cheap impact tilt mounts. Hi, Or, maybe . . lying flat - but - still cheap & cheerful - for an umbrella:  Image hosted by forum (832321) © OceanRipple* [SHARE LINK] THIS IS A LOW QUALITY PREVIEW. Please log in to see the good quality stuff.
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elv Goldmember 1,491 posts Likes: 181 Joined Jul 2006 More info | Jan 02, 2017 11:23 | #6 kaitanium wrote in post #18229442 Anyone else having issues with manfrottos snap tilt head (MLH1HS) not locking onto the top of their lightstands? Seems to lock on manfrotto lightstands relatively snugly (as expected) but other stands like impact, it doesnt lock at all. Theres only so far i can press in that lever. Thought this thing would be universal.
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kaitanium THREAD STARTER Goldmember 3,967 posts Likes: 15 Joined Sep 2005 Location: San Francisco USA More info | Jan 02, 2017 22:09 | #7 elv wrote in post #18230716 This has been an issue with the Snap Tilt Head since they were release a few years ago now. They only made the clamp to fit their own NanoPole stands and baby light stands properly. they actually dont even clamp their own nanopole properly. I have a nanopole. The clamp lever doesnt close all the way.
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