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p.2 #1 · Boom arm/grip arm and stands

how much weight (sandbags) do you mostly use to weigh down your stands? I'm just trying to estimate how many bags i'll need to purchase and how much sand/pennies/whatever to get as well.

Nov 06, 2009 at 10:10 PM

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p.2 #2 · Boom arm/grip arm and stands

ok I went ahead and got the Avenger A2030D for now. If i need bigger I'll buy later.

But my question now is how does a strobe mount onto the grip head? The alienbee I'm using has the light stand adapter built into it but I'm not quite sure how it would attach to the grip head safely.

Thanks

Nov 12, 2009 at 12:01 AM

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p.2 #3 · Boom arm/grip arm and stands

RobertP wrote:
To mount a light, just stick this pin: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/243787-REG/Avenger_E650_E650_Baby_5_8_Pin.html
into the grip arm and you're ready to go with a light.

See my previous post.

A grip head is really meant to hold a million different things, but mainly scrims and other items that have pins sticking out of them that can slip right into the grip head. So to mount a light, you need a pin in the grip head, OR you can stick the light on the other end of the grip arm (directly on the rod), and have the grip head on the other end.

Remember, for safety, only place the light or the load on the same side as the direction you turn the knob to tighten the grip head.

So if the grip head's tightening knob is facing you, you tighten it by turning it to the right, so you must place the load/weight/light that's on the grip arm to the right side of the stand.

I think I explained that correctly...

Nov 12, 2009 at 01:14 AM


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