{"id":6021,"date":"2017-07-07T07:38:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T21:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?page_id=6021"},"modified":"2018-08-26T18:25:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-26T08:25:21","slug":"manfrotto-lite-tite-026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?page_id=6021","title":{"rendered":"Manfrotto Lite Tite 026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=6024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?fit=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ManfrottoLiteTite-026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?fit=480%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/ManfrottoLiteTite-026.jpeg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pros<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beautifully made, a quality product.<\/li>\n<li>It weighs in at a hefty 40.4 grams.<\/li>\n<li>Mostly all metal construction.<\/li>\n<li>180 degree movement on the adapter. 90 degrees either side of vertical. This adapter probably moves a bit more than 180 degrees, maybe a couple of degrees more each side.<\/li>\n<li>Tear shaped umbrella slot (mount).<\/li>\n<li>The umbrella slot is angled to centre the flash onto the umbrella.<\/li>\n<li>Both the top and bottom spigot are well secured to the adapter.<\/li>\n<li>The elbow between the top and bottom of the adapter does not use a ratchet system, but the handle used for tightening is very high quality and the chance of slippage is minimal.<\/li>\n<li>The elbow handle, once tightened can be adjusted to be moved out of the way.<\/li>\n<li>The adapter can handle heavy weights, perhaps even more than the Phottix Varos PRO S rated at 25kg.<\/li>\n<li>All levers on the adapter (there are different 4 types) are easy to grip and use.<\/li>\n<li>It is easy to tighten or loosen all 4 screw heads on the adapter.<\/li>\n<li>The top spigot has a 1\/4 and 5\/8 male bolt.<\/li>\n<li>The bottom spigot attaching the adapter to the lightstand has 1\/4 or 5\/8 female threads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Manfrotto 026 can be attached directly to some lightstands without the bottom spigot, like the Lumopro LP605.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cons<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No cold shoe supplied, it must be bought separately at additional cost.<br \/>\nThe top and bottom spigot plus the umbrella screw have no curved surface, this may damage an umbrella shaft, but this issue is less important for spigots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is a quality adapter, not as well designed as the <a href=\"http:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?page_id=6027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phottix Varos PRO S<\/a>, but very good nonetheless.<strong> It is a good choice, Score: 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pros Beautifully made, a quality product. It weighs in at a hefty 40.4 grams. Mostly all metal construction. 180 degree movement on the adapter. 90 degrees either side of vertical. This adapter probably moves a bit more than 180 degrees, maybe a couple of degrees more each side. Tear shaped umbrella slot (mount). The umbrella &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/?page_id=6021\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Manfrotto Lite Tite 026<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":6004,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6021","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P42vG0-1z7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6021"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6344,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6021\/revisions\/6344"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedocaus.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}