hot shoe light mount

[rwe 4]

I would like to mount my dive light to my Fantasea housing hot shoe. Is there an adapter made for this or has anyone done a DIY mount?

[TimG 62]

ULCS make a number of hot shoe mounts:

https://ulcs.com/accessory-shoe-mounts/

What sort of fitting does your dive light have?

[ChrisRoss 150]

You can use something like this:  https://www.scubapix.com/essentials/arms-clamps-trays/mounts/25321-long-strobe-mounting-ball-for-cold-shoe/

or

https://www.opticaloceansales.com/nauticam-long-stem-ys-cold-shoe-mount.html

I prefer the long versions as it gives more flexibility pointing the light downwards, there will be other brands about - all cold shoes are pretty much the same.

 

[pygmy_whaleshark 1]

On 4/22/2021 at 5:34 PM, rwe said:

I would like to mount my dive light to my Fantasea housing hot shoe. Is there an adapter made for this or has anyone done a DIY mount?

Highly recommend NOT mounting anything on hotshoe.  It will get loose at the worst moment and fall off, sometimes when you don't notice.  Speaking from personal experience, I now nail down tight all lights via clamps / screws, and don't even use bayonet mounts for wide angle wet lenses.

[Dann-Oh 40]

If you go with the ULCS system they will also include an "Oh $hit Leash" for your light in case it does fall off.

[ChrisRoss 150]

3 hours ago, Dann-Oh said:

If you go with the ULCS system they will also include an "Oh $hit Leash" for your light in case it does fall off.

My focus light is cold shoe mounted and has a lanyard and I loop that around the closest arm clamp and tighten the little bungee clip down - doesn't interfere with the clamp operation  or positioning the light and will save the light if it comes loose, plus it keeps the lanyard from floating around.

[tursiops 81]

10 hours ago, pygmy_whaleshark said:

 I ... don't even use bayonet mounts for wide angle wet lenses.

It really depends on what kind of bayonet mount. Some (like the Nauticam) have a positive lock you must press to release them.

[PhotoJunkie 17]

Even with the bayonet mount I use a lanyard.  When it is moved from the port to the arm bracket I know that if I don’t have a lanyard I will drop it, and most likely on a wall dive! 

[pygmy_whaleshark 1]

On 7/20/2021 at 8:11 PM, tursiops said:

It really depends on what kind of bayonet mount. Some (like the Nauticam) have a positive lock you must press to release them.

I used to use the INON bayonet mount, which also had the lock. Guess what a quick accidental twist during a strong current caused me to lose the lens once, and I only found out when I drifted too far away.   I've never found the need to constantly swap wide/ macro wet lenses on any dive, so I just screw them in now.