Refractique Lensball Flexarm Instructions

Refractique Lensball Flexarm

Thank you and congratulations on your purchase of our Lensball Flexarm! We custom-built the Lensball Flexarm based on the feedback from you – our customers. Customers came to us with the problem that they were sometimes carrying around two tripods for Lensball shoots. They also wanted something more appealing to sit the beautiful Lensball and Gold Lensball Stand on rather than a bulky tripod. After many months of design, testing and refinement we at Refractique are glad to bring you this purpose-built product to the Lensball photography community. It’s a product which many of our most loyal customers have been involved in whether communicating the problem or testing prototypes. The end-product is extremely light and sturdy. Most importantly, it’s extremely appealing.

Product features

• Aesthetic curvature of Lensball Flexarm
• Custom Precision Steel Spiral Cuttings
• Weight tested at 1kg (well above the Lensball Vivid 80 mm weight)
• Both ends feature a ¼ inch thread and solid alloy machined construction
• Designed to fit with our Gold Lensball Stand and Lensball Mini (60 mm) or Lensball Vivid(80mm)

Set Up Instructions

To ensure the safe setup of your Lensball products, while making sure not to damage your camera equipment, please follow the instructions below.

General Precautions

Once your product is setup, please make sure that if moving your camera position and location to a new vantage point that the Lensball is always removed prior to doing so.
In some instances where the tripod and camera are very light weight, please ensure that your tripod is weighted so that the weight of the mounted Lensball does not pull the tripod over.

1. Step 1
   Set up your tripod with the legs at the widest point, evenly spaced apart and make sure it is completely level.

2. Step 2
   Secure/ Mount your camera on the tripod via the screw fitting in the base place as you normally would. Raise the centre pole of your tripod at least 3 cm.

3. Step 3
   Remove the clamp from the packaging and open the clamp to its widest point. Place clamp around the centre pole at its base, just above the legs of your tripod and tighten, ensuring clamp is secure.

4. Step 4
   Remove Flexarm from its packaging and screw one end (both ends are the same) of the Flexarm into the smaller of the two holes located at the protruding end of the clamp. Make sure that the Flexarm is tightened into the clamp until no further movement can be achieved.

5. Step 5
   Check that the clamp and Flexarm is completely secured first then if needed adjust Flexarm slightly into roughly the desired position for your photograph.

6. Step 6
   Screw the Lensball Stand to the remaining end of the Flexarm until it is completely tightened, while making sure the Lensball Stand is approximately parallel to the ground.

7. Step 7
   Carefully place your Lensball onto the Lensball Stand ensuring that the ball is completely level and secure (“sucked in” by the black rubber suction cup)

8. Step 8
   Once your Lensball is secured, check your viewfinder and frame your creative shot. If making any minor movements or adjustments to the positioning, always ensure that the Lensball and Lensball Stand are firmly connected to each other as well as the Flexarm, and that you are holding the ball securely.

Remember the general precautions as mentioned prior, particularly remembering to remove the Lensball before moving the tripod around.
Obviously, if you are moving far, also remove the Flexarm to avoid poking anyone with it! Some common safety sense prevails here as always. Any failure to follow these instructions may result in damage to your Lensball or camera equipment. You are now ready to enjoy some creative photography with the innovative Lensball Flexarm for Tripod. Thanks again to the many of you that have been involved in thiscreation. Remember to share your best photos on our social media pages! We are confident it will add even more beauty to your awesome Lensball photography.

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