Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

Well built but designed for smaller flash unit, the canon 600ex-rt is to big to use with any reflectors

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

I like these brackets a lot. I own a couple of them now and they work much better for holding and maneuvering your speedlight especially when used with a beauty dish. It is nice that they include a reflector as well. It also have a second cold shoe on top for holding a wireless flash trigger which is a nice touch. Overall worth the money.

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I bought two of these, and I'm really happy with them. They do what they are supposed to, and they do it well. I also bought barn doors and 24 x 32" soft boxes to go with them, and they all work well with my Canon speedlites. Excellent value for the price.

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

Good quality, It's a good low cost alternative to buying a studio strobe

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I researched a lot softbox bracket for speedlight..
for example the Westcott Magic Slipper..the Aurora Mini/Max Z-Bracket..I think they inculde the adpater ring..
however the interfit strobie xs bracket does not come with the adpater ring..u need to buy the adapter ring for ur type softbox..it costs 50 for the ring that to be use with the interfit softbox..so total is about 90...still less expensive than others..and good thing is it come with a reflector.
I like this design more than the Westcott one. with the interfit one..u can rotate the flash in the bracket. so u can put it horizontally or vertically..it is very handy when u use rectangular or strip softbox..so the light can spread more evenly..oh to mention u can rotate the softbox 360 degree too..very cool..
I also like the tilt bracket part..u can do tilt and also panning..yeah panning..very handy for aiming ur light..
one more thing to mention the info says work with softbox up to 1m..that is not right..it works with any size sofbox..I bought the 3 x 4 feet one by interfit..it is over 1m..I think what they mean is that the power of speedlight is not that sufficent for softbox over 1m..
u can also add other interfit accessory to it..like grid..beaty dish..etc..
I am planing to buy another one once I need to use second softbox..

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

I was worried a little about fitting my pocket wizard flextt5 in this with my speed light. It is a tight fit - but does work without resorting to bending anything. Would have liked a little more room to put remote slaves. I may try removing the cold shoe on the bracket and mounting the remote slave with the 1/4-20 thread.

The tilting head works to hold in place. I use it with the 15.5" beauty dish.

Attaches and detaches easily from the beauty dish.

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This unit materially appeared to have high quality and sturdy components overall and a well thought out design, however it came with rust on one screw, corrosion on the release knob and some screws not tightened down. I emailed the parent company and got not reply so back it went to B&H.

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I use it on location for weddings, senior, beach potraits and other loction photography needs.

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

This is a pretty slick little solution... I had my eye on it for several months until I realized it included a 7" reflector... which makes it a very good value. Briefly, it enables any shoe-mount flash to mount to Bowens-mount (aka "S-Mount") softboxes and accessories. Install a high-output speedlight and it effectively becomes a small battery-powered studio strobe... it even handles like one, with the built-in swivel and adjustments. The reflector is just big enough to soften the light a little when used up close, very handy when using strobes as rim lights.

The down side is that the Interfit design doesn't allow much adjustment of the flash position, although I find that it basically works fine with typical large flashes like a 580EX or SB-26... yeah, you could get it better if you could adjust it more, but it's completely workable, and a good compromise.

Worth noting is that the S-Mount is not large enough for two flash heads, so you're limited to a single speedlight per softbox.

Overall, I like it a lot... it's nice to be able to use my regular softboxes with my speedlites rather than buying special boxes just for occasional location work. This is one of the simplest solutions, and the Interfit is best value in this kind of mount.

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I got this to aid in mounting my 5600hs flash, for use with the Strobie Accessories in my studio. The price was another factor, there are lots of flash mounts out there, I own the Interfit Strobies Kit, so the afford ability of their bracket made the decision for me.

I am very happy with it. The unit is well constructed with places for holding wireless receivers and umbrellas, or another flash built in. My flash is held strongly in place, I don't fear that my flash will suddenly fall to the floor. If you have a larger flash unit it is a tight fit, but does the job.

The only drawback is I wish they had thought to design the bracket so you could attach the Strobies directly to the bracket instead of the flash head. Like you do when using the accessories portably on camera.

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Received one last week and put it to work right away. Really adds a professional look to your set-up and clean with no chords to tangle. Attached my SB-800 with the additional battery bracket and it's ready for anything...it would be better if there was a way to use 2 SB-800s within the bracket. You'd get faster recharge times and more power! I intend to purchase a couple of more to complete the set-up.

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I haven't had it long but it appears to be built very well and it allows me to use my s-bracket softbox with my Canon 580ex and any other s-bracket accessories that I have.

Comments about Interfit INT326 Strobie XS Bracket:

Well construction and design, direct the light where I want to and has a lot of interchangeable heads, it has a place to put the remote control, I use umbrella,beauty dish and soft box whit this product

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I just received this bracket, after waiting months for it. It was definitely worth the wait. I suspect I'll be buying another one, once supply catches up to demand.

It's designed to let you use Nikon's CLS or similar systems from any angle, but I use radio triggers. I bought it because it allows me to attach softboxes and beauty dishes to the flash - and unlike other products, the Strobie XS bracket is designed so that the flash and the bracket are offset from the stand, and act as a counterweight to your heavy softbox. This makes them MUCH more stable than other products.

Also, being able to mount a second flash is super useful when shooting big groups.

If you're willing to own 4-5 flashes and a couple of these guys, the vast majority of photographers will be able to accomplish anything with their battery-powered flashes that they could do with studio strobes. Many of you will not, but let's face it ... you guys would be buying Elinchrom or ProFoto and using assistants anyway, so you're not really part of this discussion :)

The only thing I don't like about it is that it doesn't come with a male-to-female stand adaptor. I can't think of the technical term right now ... the thicker metal rod that screws into the top of your light stand, so you're not trying to screw the XS bracket into the thin post at the top of the light stand. Anyway, I had one around ... if you don't, make sure you figure out what the heck I'm talking about and add one to your order. If you don't, the bracket will wiggle a bit when it's mounted.

So far I've used it with a 27" x 27" softbox for a portrait sitting, with said softbox on a boom for photographing food, and with a honeycomb grid as a hair light. I'm very satisfied all around.