NEEWER S Type Bracket Holder with Bowens Mount for Square Head Flash Speedlite Compatible with Godox AD200Pro NEEWER Z760 NW760 NW700 TT560 Q3, Large Handle, Umbrella Mount, ST-FS

One of the best brackets I have owned. Simply slip in your flash and tighten down the upper knob. This positions your flash to fire to the center of your umbrella or soft box.This bracket will allow you to use attachments with your flash that would normally only be usable with a mono-light. For example, I mount a large snoot/grid with wonderful results. If your attachment has a Bowens mount, then this bracket will allow you to use it with your flash gun.Just insert your flash and tighten down the upper knob. It does not need to be very tight because there is enough friction to hold it. I never over tighten. The amount of pressure needed to hold the flash securely does not damage the flash gun in any way. I mount a fairly large flash gun with a radio trigger attached to it.I have used this with a very large umbrella and a large softbox, and it has performed perfectly.Order this several weeks before you need it. Mine took a long time to get here. But it was worth the wait.UPDATE: March 8, 2015 Still the best speedlight holder I have ever seen. I just ordered another one.

This bracket is very well thought-out, and works really well with my small strobes. The flat shape makes it much easier to pack than other brackets I've owned. The plastic parts seem sturdy and there are metal reinforcements where needed, giving a good combination of strength and light weight -- I'm sure it will have no trouble holding any size of modifier that you'd be likely to use with a small strobe. The screw-down mounting clamp is a clever idea: attaching a strobe is quick and easy; it holds securely even with smaller strobes such as my Nissan i40; and it lets you rotate the body of the strobe so you can see the control panel. My only gripes are minor: I don't like the ratcheting action of the tilt mechanism, and I wish they'd been able to find a place to put an accessory shoe to hold shoe-mount slaves. Overall: I liked it so much that I just ordered a second one!

Awesome flash speedlight mount do improve equipment safety. Each time I operate my flash, I have been worried so many times about its shaking , now I have an artifact! They are plastic, but they are very solid in construction. The top clip is easy to adjust and feels good and firm on the flash head. The Bowen mount is an added bonus, it can actually connect quite a few auxiliary equipment, and they work harmoniously and remain stable. Finally, the position of the flash's opening relative to the canopy ensures that your flash operates directly in the center of the umbrella. Great product, highly recommended.

I'll begin by saying that this product meets my needs but I'd prefer something a little more robust and well thought out. Initially I'll talk about the physical aspects. First of all, it's mostly made of, what appears to be, a high density plastic. I understand that some modern composite materials can be very durable and robust but this doesn't inspire me with confidence. The light stand mount has a metal tube inside and the bolt fastener feels fairly robust so I feel comfortable tightening it down reasonably far. The mechanism to clamp the flash also seems reasonable. The mount for the accessories seems sturdy enough for my largest accessory, a 1m octobox, though it remains to be seen how durable it is. I am a little concerned about the racheting tilt mechanism in that it feels "plasticy" so I am a little worried that it won't stand up over time.So on to use. Fitting the flash is as simple as inserting it and turning the bolt until the it's held in place. Assuming one surface of your flash is flat the platform it rests on provides ample friction. I basically tighen it until I can't easily pull the flash out (and no further). I'd be concerned that over tightening could crack the flash head so it's probably better to be conservative. Attaching an accessory to the mount is as simply as inserting it and turning it until the retaining pin clicks into place. There seems to be quite a bit of free play in the mount once fitted but it doesn't feel in danger of coming loose and in typical use this shouldn't be a problem. An umbrella is fitted by sliding it through the hole in the bottom of the ring, having loosened the bolt, then tightening it up. As with the flash mount you should tighten it enough that the umbrella can't be readily pulled out and no more, especially with a cheap umbrella whose shaft will dent readily.I've tried this out with 3 soft boxes and 2 umbrellas (shoot through and reflector). With the soft boxes I typically tilt/swivel the flash so the rear (ready light/control panel) is facing me and the body of the flash is hanging as low as possible. With an umbrella you can't tilt to have the flash hang down as the umbrella's shaft is there. You can, however, still rotate the flash to face you and rest it on the umbrella's shaft (which feels safe enough).So how is it to reposition? Given that it's typically carrying a reasonable amount of weight I typically just rotated the entire light stand to turn the light. To tilt the story is slightly different. The lever has a button on the end that disengages the ratchet allowing it to be cranked down little by little without interfering with the mounted accessory. It feels fairly robust but I am somewhat concerned about the durability of the ratchet mechanism as it feels plasticy.Overall this works and is acceptable for the price. I would, however, prefer to have paid twice as much for something more precisely constructed with higher quality materials.