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Anybody got any recommendations for a stand that will let me get a studio head nice and close to the ground?

It's for toddlers and most stands don't go low enough for me.

Before Garry jumps in the Lencarta background stand would be ideal if it folded :)
 
paul williams said:
You mean this - can be used with or without the column - no wheels though!

Paul
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I bought one of those years ago. OK for a speedlight - just - but very unstable even then.
 
Garry Edwards said:
I bought one of those years ago. OK for a speedlight - just - but very unstable even then.
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Yeah I was thinking that. Nice find but the legs look like they would be kind of bouncy.

Obviously I'll be hanging a really have beauty dish from it :)
 
JonathanRyan said:
Yeah I was thinking that. Nice find but the legs look like they would be kind of bouncy.

Obviously I'll be hanging a really have beauty dish from it :)
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I can't stand these people who use their iphones and don't bother to correct the text:)

It won't work with a beauty dish - or anything bigger than a SB-800 with nothing on it. I used mine just the other day because I only have one of the Lencarta ones and needed two:'( With a standard head fitted with a standard reflector, I put a 10kg weight on the base but it still looked like falling over.
 
That's not even an iPhone. OS X Lion does that for you. It's only a matter of time before it sends something really embarrassing to a client.
 
JonathanRyan said:
Yeah I was thinking that. Nice find but the legs look like they would be kind of bouncy.

Obviously I'll be hanging a really have beauty dish from it :)
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I have two, a Manfrotto version and a Chinese one. The legs on the Chinese one are built of heavier duty steel than the Manfrotto - the legs on the Manfrotto are rated at 15kg, But I don't know about the pole! I have used both with a 70cm gridded beauty dish mounted on my heads for floor level shots, but mostly they are used without the poles with background reflectors or for use under my mini product table.

Paul
 
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is a manfrotto nano at its lowest not ok for you? goes pretty damn low, and you can get away with putting some pretty heavy stuff on them.

if not, the manfrotto/calumet backlight stand is 'the' solution really, (I'm a bit surprised you say they're pants - I haven't used them but have handled them a few times in grip kits and stuff, seem pretty sturdy) - unless you go to movie industry floor stands - ie screwing a baby pin plate to an apple box...


this one folds... a bit.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Broncolor...Equipment_RL&hash=item336fa30703#ht_500wt_922 looks like it still receives a spigot so you could either get one of the manfrotto/calumet backlight stands and use the extending pole from it, or use a magic arm or something like that...
 
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paul williams said:
You mean this - can be used with or without the column - no wheels though!

Paul
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That's got to be perfect for a really low light stand!
Folds down well and is solid (without the riser), no bad with.

I've both the Manfrotto and Calumet versions - pretty much identical.
 
paul williams said:
Of course if you have the necessary to spend then this + and optional column would be a 'pro' solution ;)

Paul
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That looks like a good bit of kit - but how much is it for just one? :)
 
Yeah, I've actually got Nano stands. They do seem to bend a bit when you put heavy stuff on them. I'll do some testing....
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yeah, they're usually fine though. stick a sandbag on an almost horizontal and flat on the floor leg and while it might wobble a little, it won't go anywhere.
 
If you need the head actually on the deck, you can usually do it with a boom. Kinda cumbersome ;)
 
HoppyUK said:
If you need the head actually on the deck, you can usually do it with a boom. Kinda cumbersome ;)
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yeah, or get a grip extension arm from calumet for about £20 :)

either way actually, get a couple, they're crazy useful.
 
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