Tilting Light Stand Mount Adapter

Eric Coughlin

Eric Coughlin

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I'm looking for a 5/8" to 1/4" tilting mount for mounting a light to a light stand.

Some lights come with cruddy mounts, some with no mounts. I just bought a few Zylight Z90 lights and they didn't come with mounts.

So, there is the Zylight Tilting Stand Adapter (https://www.adorama.com/zytsa.html?discontinued=t) which is pretty much what I want, but it's discontinued and I can't find it. Everything else I've found is extra bulky, requires extra parts, costs too much money, etc.

Any suggestions?
 
Imamacuser said:
I use these umbrella holders, they have 1/4-20 threads if you unscrew the cold shoe adapter.
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Not quite as streamlined and small as the Zylight Tilting Stand Adapter, but I suppose it could get the job done. Still hoping to find a better solution, though.



rob norton said:
Is a pin/grip head too bulky?

What about the smallest ballhead you can get away with, mounted to the pin or other smaller stud (example)?
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Yeah, a grip head is way too bulky. I want something that can permanently stay on the light itself so I don't have to waste time screwing it on each time I take the light out. I'm more of a light stand person than a C-stand person, so I don't have grip heads on each of my light stands as C-stands often have.

The mini-ball head could work if the bottom were 5/8", but it's threaded 3/8" which is a pain as only maybe a couple of my light stands have 3/8" on top, and screwing it on takes a lot longer than a standard 5/8" setup. If there was a small ballhead that had a 5/8" for mounting, that could work. A ballhead still seems like it would need to be bigger than Zylight's Tilting Stand Adapter, though.


It seems so many small lights come with mounts for cold shoes, which means to put them on a light stand you need a cold shoe to 5/8" adapter (which I have), but I'd much rather not have to deal with all these adapters on my light stands and just have a 5/8" to 1/8" adapter permanently mounted onto the light itself.


This is the light I'm looking for an adapter for. And some other lights in general.

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I think I just found what I'm looking for. The Lowel Tota-Tilter. I thought the Zylight Tilting Stand Adapter looked a lot like a Lowel product, so I just Googled "Lowel pro light stand mount" and found the Lowel Tota-Tilter which is in stock at B&H. I guess Lowel must have made Zylight's tilting adapter as they're practically the same thing.


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/32278-REG/Lowel_T1_36.html

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It looks like the screw is a bit longer than necessary, but not a big deal. Should do the trick.

If anyone has any better suggestions, feel free to chime in.
 
I had a couple of the Lowel Tota-Tilters for many years and they worked OK for smaller lights, although the construction is not extremely robust. I couldn't find one the last time I went looking, though. I think the lengths of both screws are exaggerated in that illustration, and you'll have no problem with the actual device. Check the friction on the tilting joint from time to time, as it can loosen up with use, but can be tightened with a wrench.

- Greg
 
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