The Lovegrove Flash Bracket MkIII

Stock now in. Many thanks for your patience. :)

Update: Over 100 of these brackets have been sold already and the feedback from users is fantastic.

* The flashgun and lighting stand are shown for illustration purposes and are not included with the Lovegrove Flash Bracket.

We are now stocking the Lovegrove Flash Bracket mk III. Complete with an all-new and improved lever-locking ballhead component.

The mk I & mk II brackets are out of stock and now unavailable to purchase due to the discontinuation of the ball-head component.

Take control of your flash and mount it on a stand in any orientation with this nifty bracket by the team at Lovegrove Consulting.

Over 6 months of rigorous testing by Damien Lovegrove has resulted in this combination of components from 4 different sources making up the Lovegrove flash bracket.

The cold shoe is made from extruded aluminium and has been hard anodized for longevity. It has an integral insulating plate to protect the delicate electrical contacts of your flash unit. Because it is metal it can have the correctly sized thin runners to accommodate the Nikon SB-900, Nikon SB-800 plus all the Canon Speedlights too. There are still manufacturers making plastic cold shoes to a size that is not universal. It took me quite some time to establish that this unit made by Hama is the best.

Below the cold shoe is the tried and tested Manfrotto 492 camera head. I tried cheaper units and concluded that they were not strong enough for the job. Because a flash gun often needs to be rigged in a horizontal way there are lever forces not usually associated with securing a camera. This ball and socket head is perfect for the job and will last for years.

Next came the spigot socket unit. I needed a device that would allow horizontal as well as vertical mounting on a lighting stand. This allows the flash to tip down with the lens in a vertical orientation. This unit distributed by Arri with it’s 3/8” Whitworth thread is ideal. I had to include an 8mm acetal spacer to ensure the threads mated perfectly. This spacer was custom made for the job by a local engineering firm.

The result is a light, strong, robust bracket with full flexibility that will last you for years.

Use this flash bracket in conjunction with your Speedlight to take pictures like these. Click here