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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Chimera Speed Ring for Flash Andrew Nelles, Photographer Chicago | Ill. | usa | Posted: 10:26 PM on 04.21.09 ->> I've been using this speed ring for my Chimera soft box for a year or so http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/13778-REG/Chimera_2790_Speed_Ring_for... However, I'm tired of the plastic design, the threaded brass insert, that screws onto the lightstand hardware keeps ripping out of the plastic. I'm tired of gluing this thing back together. Anyone know of a better speed ring option for using a shoe mount flash? Thanks.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Darrell Miho, Photographer Los Angeles : SFO : HNL | CA | usa | Posted: 11:00 PM on 04.21.09 ->> plume makes a metal speedring, but you'll have to take it to a machine shop to get a thread bored out.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Dave Prelosky, Photographer Lower Burrell | Pa | US | Posted: 11:19 PM on 04.21.09 ->> Andrew, Try a better method of reattachment. Instead of dousing the inserts with superglue, move into epoxy. I know a lot of folks (myself included) are fond of JB Weld. Less than $10 at a hardware or auto supply store.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Travis Haughton, Photographer Crystal Lake | IL | USA | Posted: 11:20 PM on 04.21.09 ->> You may have gotten a bad one. I've been using the exact same setup for about three years. Or maybe I've been lucky. I just did a quick search for the Plume speedrings. That's what we use at work for our dynalites, but I don't see anything that would work for a shoe mount flash.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Guy Rhodes, Photographer East Chicago | IN | USA | Posted: 6:04 AM on 04.22.09 ->> Have a look at this one from Photoflex (I own three and they are all metal): http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/197439-REG/Photoflex_AC_B222SM_Adjust... If your Chimera speed ring has 1/4 or 3/8th inch threads on it, you can screw this bracket directly to that. If those threads are what you claim are stripping out, then get a metal speedring like this: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/106602-REG/Photoflex_SC800SC_Speed_Ri... Your Chimera rods will fit in here just fine. If you don't already have an umbrella bracket, you'll need one to mount the "shoe mount connector". http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?ci=0&shs=IMBSM&sb=ps&pn=1&s... That umbrella bracket also comes with a shoe mount, but you won't need it. Your flash will mount onto the Photoflex deal.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jonathan Castner, Photographer, Assistant Longmont | CO | USA | Posted: 9:50 AM on 04.22.09 ->> I've had the Chimera ring for maybe 10 years and it's still in great shape. I think yours is defective.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tom Weis, Photographer Forest Hills | NY | United States | Posted: 12:01 PM on 04.22.09 ->> Not to totally hijack this thread, but there is also a Chimera ring that will accept two flashes at once. I've never used it, but it seems like a great idea.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Brian Tietz, Photographer Fort Myers | FL | USA | Posted: 12:30 PM on 04.22.09 ->> I use the Aluminuim Chimera Quick Release Speedrings http://www.chimeralighting.com/quickrelease.asp Works great and has a 1/4 -20 thread, to use a shoe mount strobe all you need is the photoflex adapter. http://tiny.cc/L2h8i  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 3:32 PM on 04.22.09 ->> You might wait a few weeks for a cool new product. Unfortunately I can't say more. But it is worth the wait.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. You need to be an active (paying) member of SportsShooter.com in order to post messages to the system. NOTE: If you would like to report a problem you've found within the SportsShooter.com website, please let us know via the 'Contact Us' form, which alerts us immediately. It is not guaranteed that a member of the staff will see your message board post. Thread Title: Chimera Speed Ring for Flash Thread Started By: Andrew Nelles Message: Member Login: Password: Return to --> Message Board Main Index

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