Thank you for purchasing the Impact Standard or Deluxe Umbrella-Mount
Bracket. These versatile brackets allow you to mount an umbrella and/or a
portable ash* on almost any light stand, tripod, or boom. The bracket can
tilt 180,° allowing you to aim your light in any direction. Tricky or tight
positions are not a problem as you can mount your ash anywhere from
vertical to horizontal orientations. Both models include two removable,
reversible brass stud adapters which will allow you to mount the bracket
not only to stands with the standard 5/8˝ stud, but also to stands or tripods
with a 3/8˝ or 1/4˝ screw tting.
The Standard model features a oating lever for easy adjustments. It locks
securely with a non-slip geared tooth mechanism. The Deluxe model is a
sturdy metal bracket and features an adjustable shoe that accepts almost
every standard shoe-mount ash.
We trust that our umbrella-mount brackets will serve your creative
inspirations reliably for years to come. Please read these instructions
carefully on how to set up and use your Impact Umbrella-Mount Bracket.
Caution
These brackets are not intended for use with umbrellas larger than 45.˝
For safety, and to protect your equipment, use weighted sand bags to
stabilize your light stand.
*Impact Standard Umbrella Mount is not compatible with
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Nikon
SD-900 ashes.
All ima ges in this manua l are for illustrat ive purposes onl y. Your umb rella-mount b racket may differ s lightly
from the on e pictured. Light s tands, oodl ights, umbre llas, and port able ash unit s are not included
with th is bracket unless i t was purchased as pa rt of a kit.
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Standard Umbrella-Mount Bracket
Cold-shoe mount
Rever sible stud
adapter wit h
1/4-20 and 3/8˝
male threads
Locking knob
Umbrella
locking knob
Umbrella socket
Locking knob
Vertical tap
(port for mounting)
Horizontal tap
(port for mounting)
Locking
swivel lever
Horizontal tap
(port for mounting)
Rever sible stud
adapter wit h
1/4-20 and 3/8˝
female threads
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Deluxe Umbrella-Mount Bracket
Adjustable
cold-shoe mount
Rever sible stud
adapter wit h
1/4-20 and 3/8˝
male threads
Locking knob
Locking knob
Horizontal tap
(port for mounting)
Vertical tap
(port for mounting)
Horizontal tap
(port for mounting)
Umbrella socket
Umbrella
locking knob
Locking knob
Rever sible stud
adapter wit h
1/4-20 and 3/8˝
female threads
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Setting Up Your Umbrella-Mount Bracket
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The S tandard and Deluxe Umbrella-Mount brackets are very similar, but we’ll show how
to set up both models in this guide. Begin by loosening t he locking knob. Remove the
brass mounting st ud adapter. Even i f you don’t need t his stud adapter for your current
setup, don’t lose it. You may need it in t he future.
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If your light s tand has a standard 5/8˝ stud on top, mount your bracket on the stud and
tighten the locking knob.
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Some light stands have a threaded screw on top. If the s tud is 5 /8˝ in diameter below the
threads, you may wish t o mount your bracket directly to this stud. If the screw is 3 /8˝ or
1/4,˝ use the removable brass mounting stud adapter. Screw the brass adapter onto the
threads of your light s tand and mount the umbrella bracket as shown in s tep 2.
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Your Impac t Umbrella-Mount bracket can also be mounted in a horizontal position. The
horizontal taps (mounting holes) are also useful for mounting the bracket onto boom
arms.
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The cold-shoe mount on the S tandard Umbrella-Moun t Bracket will t any model of ash
wit h a standard shoe (except Nikon
features an adjustable cold shoe that will t any portable ash. Loosen the tension screw to
expand the cold shoe. Mount your ash and retighten the tension screw.
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SB-90 0 ashes). The Deluxe Umbrella-Moun t Bracket
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Your Umbrella-Mount Bracket can also be used to mount a small light ing xture. Because
of it s abili ty to tilt and swi vel, the bracke t will give you more opt ions for aiming your light
than by using the light stand alone. Plus, you can mount an umbrella with lights that don’t
feature an umbrella mount.
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oror
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To mount a small ligh t xture, unscrew and remove the cold shoe. Mount t he light using
the exposed 1/4˝ screw. Or turn this tting around for the 3/8˝ screw. If you need a 5 /8˝
stud tting, connect the two brass t ting adapter s. This gives you a st andard 5/8˝ stud
t ting t hat most lights use.
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The umbrella socket slopes upwards slightly to gi ve your ash bet ter beam spread into
your umbrella. Inser t the umbrella shaf t into the high end of the umbrella socket and
tigh ten the thumbscrew. Don’t over-tighten, to avoid pinching the umbrella shaft .
Umbrellas larger than 4 5˝ are not recommended for use wit h these brackets.
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Make your adjustments to point the ash in to your umbrella. Release the locking knob
underneath the cold shoe to rotate the ash. Retighten the knob.
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Release the locking lever (standard model) or t he large locking knob (deluxe model) to tilt
the ash. Retighten. If your ash can til t, adjust that also, if necessary.
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It’s a good practice to stabilize your setup with a sand bag or weigh t bag. This will
prot ect you and your equipmen t from injury and damage.
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You are ready to start shoot ing.
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Accessories
Impact Super Clamp
This is a great complement to the Impact
Umbrella-Mount Bracket . Used together,
the combinat ion allows you to mount a
portable ash to tubes 1/ 2˝ to 2-1/8 ˝ in
diameter or practically any rigid sur face.
The Super Clamp is a versatile tool for
which you’ll discover dozens of uses.
Impact Sand Bags & Shot Bags (Full)
Impact Sand Bags and Shot Bags come in
a varie ty of shapes and weights, and are
either black or orange. They are used for
anchoring the bases of light stands and
set walls. The saddle-style bags have t wo
wings so they can be draped over light
stand legs. Each side of the bag has a
hand strap for easy handling and hanging
on hooks. The outer shell is water
resistant, heavy- dut y cordura nylon.
Impact Sand Bags (Empty)
Impact Sand Bags also come in an empt y
version with a double-zippered closure.
They can be lled with sand, small rocks,
or any thing heavy, and emptied at t he
end of the shoot. They come in a variety
of sizes and capaci ties.
To see these accessories and all of our lighting equipment ,
please visit our Web site.
www.impactstudiolighting.com
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Impact provides a limited warranty that this product is free from defects in
materials and workmanship to the or iginal purchaser under normal use for a
period of one (1) year from t he original purchase date. Impac t’s responsibility
wit h respect to this limi ted warranty shall be limi ted solely to repair or
replacement , at its op tion, of an y product which fail s during normal consu mer
use. This warrant y does not extend to damage or failure which results from
misuse, neglect, accident, alteration, abuse, improper ins tallation or
maintenance. To obtain a replacement during the t ime of this warrant y,
please return the defective item with proof of purchase along wit h an RMA
number to the place of purchase. This warrant y gives you specic legal
rights, and you may also have other rights w hich var y from state to s tate.