Mini Light Stand

[Livin The Dream]

I'm wanting to put a D-Lite on the floor to illuminate the background and so what's the smallest stand I could get away with? Also have an 18cm reflector and wanted a shower cap to fit over the end to diffuser the power a bit, I can only find caps for 44cm BD's. Concious of colour issues if I just get an actual shower cap.

 

[Ian Boichat]

Baby stud on an quarter apple box or pancake.

 

[Finste]

One of these perhaps;

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-manfrotto-mn003-backlite-stand-without-pole/p1527683

Regards...

 

[Livin The Dream]

Ah that could do it. Was searching micro or mini stands and so that didn't show up.

 

[Livin The Dream]

Baby stud on an quarter apple box or pancake.

Just googled a quarter apple box but still none the wiser?

 

[Kodiak Qc]

One of these perhaps;

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Yes, good suggestion. I have 4 of these and two
are fitted with a 50cm column… and don't forget
at least a sand bag!

 

[Ian Boichat]

This should explain. I've gradually moved all my stands over to c-stands and other grip equipment like this. Way more durable than the usual light stands which I got fed up of breaking. http://blog.kupogrip.com/category/grip-glossary/

 

[Garry Edwards]

One of these perhaps;

http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-manfrotto-mn003-backlite-stand-without-pole/p1527683

Regards...

I had something very similar, in fact unless I filed it in the bin it will still be around somewhere... Identical except that it also had a removable column. The design is seriously flawed and it used to be fine unless I did something really silly, like put a flash head on it, at which point it would wobble badly and sometimes fall over

 

[Finste]

I had something very similar, in fact unless I filed it in the bin it will still be around somewhere... Identical except that it also had a removable column. The design is seriously flawed and it used to be fine unless I did something really silly, like put a flash head on it, at which point it would wobble badly and sometimes fall over

If you mean put a flash head on the column on the stand then yes. Very unstable. With the flash head directly on the mount, its a bit more difficult to fall over but I do agree it could do with a wider footprint to make it more stable.

Regards...

 

[sk66]

I would just use a spigot adaptor on a tripod, I have a variety of tripods/sizes that will set just about on the floor and easily support the weight. But a baby plate attached to a piece of plywood (pancake) or wooden box (apple box) is another very good/economical solution.

I've never found a "backlight stand" I would really trust...

 

[juggler]

Also have an 18cm reflector and wanted a shower cap to fit over the end to diffuser the power a bit, I can only find caps for 44cm BD's. Concious of colour issues if I just get an actual shower cap.

Get some ND gel sheet from Lee or Rosco. Just remember to turn the modelling light off / down once everything is set up.

 

[Livin The Dream]

Thanks everyone I shall check these out.

 

[Garry Edwards]

I would just use a spigot adaptor on a tripod, I have a variety of tripods/sizes that will set just about on the floor and easily support the weight. But a baby plate attached to a piece of plywood (pancake) or wooden box (apple box) is another very good/economical solution.

I've never found a "backlight stand" I would really trust...

We now have one that even I'm totally happy with http://www.lencarta.com/studio-lighting/light-stands/dual-use-floor-stand

Get some ND gel sheet from Lee or Rosco. Just remember to turn the modelling light off / down once everything is set up.

Good answer - diffusion just spreads the light over a larger area, you need ND, either as a gel over the light or as a filter over the lens, to reduce the effective power.

 

[Livin The Dream]

Thanks for that Garry I'll get one ordered up in the week.

 

[itsdavedotnet]

different ways to skin a cat...

c-stand turtle and the beautifully named 'buttplug' spigot:

in this configuration these work great in my experience, and are cheap? the stalk works ok (though only ok) if you stick a sandbag around it.

a nano light stand with the legs at almost 90degrees makes a neat low height backlight stand in a pinch too, with a sandbag on they can take quite a load