Recommendations: heavy duty light stand + boom arm

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Hi all,

This year I want to do a lot of personal projects, mostly alone without assistant.
Most of my projects will be executed outdoors.
I will be using Jinbei Discovery head with modifiers as big as 150cm octa.
I need a really sturdy light stand with boom arm. I will obviously use sand, stones to make it more secure.

Are you currently using a light stand + boom arm combination that you can recommend?

Thanks,

Seb
 
Lencarta Elite pro 2 600w and a 120cm profold octabox..

not sure on the weight of the lamp..but its way heavier than what you are using :)
octabox weight = 1.74kg
 
Sounds like a heavy setup!
Just few more questions: are you able to use it in this combination on a fully extended, counterbalanced arm?
Does it feel safe?
Any downsides?
 
Ive never had a problem with it...'safe' is a bit of a loose term here I think haha..dangling that much weight off a pole never feels quite safe :)

it will be perfectly fine for what you want to use it for I should imagine.
 
Thanks a lot. I will compare this one with c stands and pick the right one.
 
I've not used it outdoors but @Garry Edwards would be able to answer that I suspect.

It's very stable for my needs though!!
 
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Sebastian said:
Hi all,

This year I want to do a lot of personal projects, mostly alone without assistant.
Most of my projects will be executed outdoors.
I will be using Jinbei Discovery head with modifiers as big as 150cm octa.
I need a really sturdy light stand with boom arm. I will obviously use sand, stones to make it more secure.

Are you currently using a light stand + boom arm combination that you can recommend?

Thanks,

Seb
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Simply, I wouldn't. A 150 octa, on a boom, outdoors? That needs an assistant, possibly two.

I'm not too sure about indoors either. I have the Manfrotto linked in post #2. Weight is not a problem as such, with sufficient counter-balance, but with a big light like that there's huge twisting force on the extending arm - not sure it would hold position.
 
They are perfectly safe and stable...right up to the point where they aren't!
However you set it up, make sure that that it is properly counterbalanced, and check it every time you make an adjustment, and support the expensive end whenever you loosen anything.
 
Avenger d600 boom minimum on a combo or c-stand, with lots and lots of sandbags.

Really, and if you can rent, your best bet is a double windup and a giraffe boom, about £18 per day - and even that's only really suitable if it isn't at all windy.
 
Perfectly happy with my Walimex WT-501 from Amazon although I'm also a big Manfrotto fan and if I'd had the cash would have bought the mn420-b as suggested above.
 
Thanks guys, I'm reading all the comments and doing a lot of research
 
If you're using it on your own, outdoors, I would definitely get a lot of sandbags and even think of getting some rope to guy line it.
 
itsdavedotnet said:
http://www.ianirouk.com/product.php?ProductID=195 is a cheaper version of the arri boom. I haven't used this one but most kupo stuff is very good, and looks oddly similar to the arris....
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I have one of these for when I'm using an Elinchrom 135cm Octa and it's bloody good. I use it on one of their C stands with a sandbag counterweight and it's rock solid.

My advice would be this: Do not sod about with lightweight stands when you're using big modifiers. At best, it's a pain in the arse and at worse you'll be dropping heavy gear on your clients / models.
 
Lyope said:
Do not sod about with lightweight stands when you're using big modifiers.
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A million times this. And put a lot of sandbags on it. Booms are the single most dangerous thing used in photography really
 
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