Umbrellas softboxes from Phottix and other manufacturers are great lighting modifiers. Easy to transport and use, fast to set-up – but there's one big drawback: Because of the design they are almost impossible to tilt on a traditional light stand.

Phottix has realized this flaw and overcome it. Introducing the Phottix Multi Boom. The compact Multi Boom mounts in a standard umbrella swivel, holds two flashes on axis with the umbrella shaft, and allows the softbox to be tilted. Halleluiah, the days of freakish, jury-rigged mounting are over.

Multi Boom Features -

• Mount one or more flashes with the heads centered inside umbrellas or Phottix Easy-Up Umbrella Softboxes, or umbrella-style softboxes from other manufacturers for more even light output.
• Places the umbrella swivel outside umbrella-style softbox, allowing much greater tilt angles and fast easy access to the swivel handle.
• Mount in an umbrella swivel, or in a grip head for tilt and swivel movement.
• Allows full 180 degree tilt with Phottix Easy-Up Umbrella Softboxes, up to 90 cm (of 36") in height or diameter.
• Fast and easy set-up, base plate swivels and locks into position with one simple thumbscrew.
• Quickly folds flat and compact for transport. Carrying bag included.
• Mount the baseplate in multiple positions for different flash layouts, or lower center of gravity.
• The hand grip allows for holding of flashes mounted in a shoot-through umbrella or similar modifier.
• Large, easy-to grip-thumbscrews are captured in the slots – no worries of lost thumbscrews.
• Folded flat the bracket acts as a base stand for 2 flashes to sit on a flat surface (floor or table etc).
• Solid all metal construction is simple, strong and long lasting with lightweight 6061 machined alloy material, with hard wearing black anodized finish.
• Upright flash mounting is ideal for hotshoe mounted radio triggers.
• The eye bolt handle grip provides easy access to a handle outside the softbox, as well as a point to attach battery packs or small counterweights.
• Using the base plate from a second Multi-Boom bracket allows for quad flash mounting, or two flash units and 2 battery packs.