Tom, a Lite-Tite is a Manfrotto accessory used to attach a flash and/or umbrella to a lighting stand. It's in two pieces, with a through-bolt in the middle, so you can adjust the angle of the flash and/or umbrella. The bottom piece has a 5/8" hole with set-screw to match most lighting stands, but it may screw tight enough to stay on those stands with thin top tubes. The top piece takes a Manfrotto 1/4" or 3/8" adapter that you can thread into the tripod socket on the bottom of the 'off-camera shoe F'.
You put your flash into the off-camera shoe, adjust the angle to suit, and plug the other end of the cable into your camera's hotshoe (with hotshoe adapter FG). The second flash is triggered cordlessly from the first flash, by infra-red signals. Lite-Tites cost around $25 Cdn new, but I've seen them for much less at camera swaps. Pick up a Manfrotto catalog sometime. They have an amazing number of convenient lighting accessories. Right now I'm waiting for a set of casters for one of my lighting stands. That'll be handier than lifting or dragging the stand around. Pat White - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
