kenyee wrote:
But you're still hanging that octa off the Einstein head.
If you had a spigot hole, you could mount the quickring on a metal umbrella adapter and hang the Einstein head off that. Hanging big modifiers off a head, no matter what mount, just makes me nervous...that's why I asked Bowens for that feature in the QR V2 :)
My AB speed ring inserts have all been modified with a hole that lines up with the Einstein's umbrella tube. Consequently, as I've posted before, it is a simple matter to secure any speed ring to the light using just a length of threaded rod:
With the rod in place, it is impossible for a modifier to fall from the light. Even without the threaded rod, my 5' octa and 36" x 48" softbox are held securely on my Einsteins. I do agree that added security is never a bad thing which is why I now always use the threaded rod when mounting large modifiers.
There is really no suitable place on the Bowens Quick Ring for the addition of a stand mounting point. The outer diameter of the ring cannot be increased to provide for the addition of a mounting point as it would then not be compatible with softbox rods that have been dimensioned to work with speed rings of a given size. I do hope Bowens acts on your suggestion(s) and comes up with a solution.
For truly LARGE modifiers, I would use the ring seen in the above image which does have an integral mounting platform. Note, though, it's now the Einstein that's at risk rather than the modifier should the mount fingers release. Consequently, the threaded rod is, again, always used, in this application.