Paul Buff Einstein compatible with Bowen mount: I am currently using Speed lights with a Bowen mount on soft boxes, strip lights and hair light snoot. I am wanting to switch to Paul...

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Paul Buff Einstein compatible with Bowen mount

Jan 19, 2016 02:05:09 #

jglabas Loc: Roseville, CA

I am currently using Speed lights with a Bowen mount on soft boxes, strip lights and hair light snoot. I am wanting to switch to Paul Buff Einstein's, but they don't seem compatible with my mounts (at least I see nothing on the PCB site indicating they are). Is there an adapter, or am I looking at an expensive repurchase of proprietary soft boxes, etc? Or are the Einstein's compatible with the mounts and I just missed it?

Jan 19, 2016 02:19:27 #

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I haven't found an adaptor. If you find one please pm me.

Jan 19, 2016 02:21:32 #

jglabas Loc: Roseville, CA

Will do.

Jan 19, 2016 03:30:31 #

jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA

If your soft boxes use a bowens speed ring, you can always switch out the speed ring for a PCB one.

Jan 19, 2016 03:41:31 #

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Have you tried:

http://photo.net/search/?cx=006577976762569540560%3A1n8vmghdzjw&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&q=Einstein+to+Bowen&filter=0&sa=Search+Photo.net&siteurl=photo.net%2Fsearch%2F%3Fcx%3D000753226439295166877%253A0gyn0h9z85o%26cof%3DFORID%253A11%26ie%3DUTF-8%26q%3DEinstein%2Binurl%253A%252Fphotography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum%252F%26qx%3DEinstein%26sa%3DSearch%2BThis%2BForum&ref=photo.net%2Fphotography-lighting-equipment-techniques-forum%2F%3Fcategory%3DLight%2BModifiers&ss=11662j9551718j17

Jan 19, 2016 08:03:57 #

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

You may be able to change the inner mount of your Bowens speedrings for an Einstein/ Balcar type.
Search for Balcar too, as it has the same design as the Paul Buff mounts.
I did find a Bowens to Balcar adapter here:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/291253545610?_mwBanner=1

Jan 19, 2016 12:27:59 #

jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Perfect!

Jan 19, 2016 14:39:21 #

jglabas Loc: Roseville, CA

jdubu wrote:

Perfect!

GoofyNewfie, jdubu, Mogul

Thanks. I think I will try one of the adapters and go with the Einstein

Feb 4, 2016 03:10:30 #

jglabas Loc: Roseville, CA

jglabas wrote:

GoofyNewfie, jdubu, Mogul

Thanks. I think I will try one of the adapters and go with the Einstein

I purchased the adapters from the ebay link above. Very sturdy steel construction and work perfectly. Three screws can be removed to create a flange that works nicely with Hahnel softboxes which use a spring loaded system to hold it in place (much like a reflector that is twisted into three rings for storage).

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