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Because i can't find it.

i want to set up a couple of lights in a clamshell configuration for some beauty shots.

What i want is a short boom that i can attach to the main stem of a standard light stand, onto which i can fit a second light.

I have not been able to find anything like this, are they available?

At the moment, i am looking at settling for a short background stand and a standard light stand and putting them as close together as i can. But it's messy.
 
jim_j said:
Is this what you're looking for? http://www.studio-flash.com/studio-spares-accessories/light-stands/boom.html
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I have one of those just over a year ago, bought from a different store but it's identical to the one I have.

It's a shame as it's a total waste of money, the silver spigot at the end of the arm (seen below) comes loose very quickly and no amount of tightening will help.
After a while will not take any weight at all, so your flash/head/softbox/umbrella will not stay in a fixed position.

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The column grip (the black doodad in the image below) is made from plastic and won't safely take the load of a counter weight combined with a flash head.

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The only thing I can use this for now is extremely light weight stuff like flags or gobos.

Even a hotshoe flash with an umbrella won't stay in a fixed position. :(

For clam shell lights I opt for the old fashioned way = two stands.

Now I have a proper boom though, Avenger D600 with matching Avenger A0030CS base, I'll stick the top shell on that and have a regular stand for the bottom shell ;)
 
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Shame, because otherwise that would be exactly what i want.

The problems you describe seem to be down to build quality, rather than it being a flawed concept. So someone must make a decent quality version that isn't made of cheese.

I shall continue looking, cheers guys.
 
bass_junkie83 said:
The problems you describe seem to be down to build quality, rather than it being a flawed concept. So someone must make a decent quality version that isn't made of cheese.
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Yep, the build quality is the issue.

The super clamp and magic arm may work but I fear that it will put a little too much weight on and unevenly. :shrug:

The Avenger stuff is great, basically the D600 arm is like the above but a quality version, the only thing is that when you begin to enter the realms of good quality, the set will still cost around £300 or more. The base is just as important as the arm. I did try and mount the arm on a lesser quality stand but it simply wasn't safe.

I concluded that good booms cost.

Manfrotto do one at around 200 quid but this is only of use to extremely light weight loads like a hotshoe flash and brollie.
 
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How is the spigot attached Tomas? if it is threaded then you could try your local DIY place for some Loctite 243 Threadlocker (or similar) you could also try a lock washer?

Failing that if you get all the measurements together (including for where it fits to the arm) i can attempt to make something on the Lathe, we have plenty of brass and stainless steel round bar :)
 
Rovers_Andy said:
How is the spigot attached Tomas? if it is threaded then you could try your local DIY place for some Loctite 243 Threadlocker (or similar) you could also try a lock washer?
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It's as smooth as a baby's posterior. It relies on two small nuts and screws with a latch to tighten the end of the pole around the very smooth silver spigot, similar to the set up that you use when fixing a garden hose to a tap. :cuckoo:

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If you undo the black latch seen above, the silver spigot slips out like a turd.

There may be ways of making it work, but the quality of the pole is also arse, being totally hollow.

Not load worthy all round. A definite avoid to be fair.

Rovers_Andy said:
Failing that if you get all the measurements together (including for where it fits to the arm) i can attempt to make something on the Lathe, we have plenty of brass and stainless steel round bar :)
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What a stellar gent! :clap: Nice one Andy ;) :thumbs:
 
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