As jlafferty mentions I do have that Kupo base and its nice and gives options for the top part (20" or 40" riser or junior adapter ) . https://www.adorama.com/kuks301012.html
The cool thing with Kupo is you could buy the segments for the stand and alternate between the rolling base or a turtle stand base depending on what you want and they both can compact up for more space savings when not in use.
Yeah, and I should add, supplement the rolling base with a pair of pumpkin weights on the legs and it’s pretty rock solid. In studio I use 35lb sandbags with my c stands anytime I’m booming something that feels moderately risky, but on location I get away with BOA bags instead.
I just bought my first c stand and can't believe I never invested in one before, it's truly a game changer for me. I wished I would have listened to the veteran photographers when I first started out who told me that a c stand would be the one tool that I would most likely not have to worry about when it comes to upgrading. I actually ordered another one once I realized how much space I gained in my small home studio. I probably went over board but I fell in love with the Savage c stand.
story_teller wrote:
Since you're new to using C-stands, there are things you have to do correctly for safety. Otherwise you can injure people or damage equipment...
Agreed in full 110%.
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Therefore, the following Video Tutorial is also 'Excellent':
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JOHN FORE III wrote:
I just bought my first c stand and can't believe I never invested in one before, it's truly a game changer for me. I wished I would have listened to the veteran photographers when I first started out who told me that a c stand would be the one tool that I would most likely not have to worry about when it comes to upgrading. I actually ordered another one once I realized how much space I gained in my small home studio. I probably went over board but I fell in love with the Savage c stand....Show more →
Of if you are handy with a hacksaw, you can build your own out of slotted angle bracket. Use the oval slots as the hanger and just cut away a slot so the 5/8" spigot slides through. I've built a few of them and if you have stud walls you can fashion them to go between the studs further saving yourself floor space: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-1-2-in-x-96-in-Zinc-Plated-Slotted-Angle-800117/204325588
Always been a big fan of Norm's C-stands, primarily for their super quick deployment - loosen the lockbolt, grab the top leg and twist. Bam. You're done. But also because you can slide that top leg up as high as you want on the stand to put it next to a stairwell (with one leg up two or three steps) or up on a low wall or just on uneven ground. Any stand that has all three legs locked together won't be able to do that. And the same feature that makes them so easy to set up also makes them just as easy to collapse for the trip home. And that they're less expensive than many of the others is an added bonus. Have a set of 20' high rollers from Norm's too, as well as a ton of their sandbags. Nice that they're in Burbank for anyone near Lo-Cal where you can do like Johnny Cash and pick 'em up at the factory, one piece at a time.
Like Rico, I like the heavier duty rolling stands. Rico you got me to pull out a huge rolling flashpoint stand and transfer the heavy boom, light and strip box for hair/shoulder light. An old Alien Bee stand has given up the ghost on not swiveling all over the place w/5' octa and never rolled well on the wheels I attached. The 5' octa will reside on a rolling avenger stand with 19" long legs that allows precise and easy placement. You don't want to try moving a c stand with a boom out 4'and light attached and the same stand is great for booming a beauty dish on 40 inch arm. I don't need it boomed all the way, just get the stand out of the shot. A rolling stand, piece of cake. And these are really durable.
I love roller stands in a studio but on location they usually aren't practical. Of course on most of the roller stands I have, the rollers come on and off easily. As much as I too love C -Stands, I'm not sure I understand the attraction to them, compared to the same size risers in a folding base stand. The biggest pain with C-Stand is packing them for travel. Even with turtle bases, they need a wide space vs. folding stand of the same scale that take up less space. The other advantage of a folding base stand is having one leg with an adjustable length. We called them rocky mountain legs but not sure if that's just "crew slang" or not. Again because I'm always working on location, often outside, that option is also very important to me.
rico wrote:
Stacking C-stands close together is their main claim to fame. Matthews roller light stands are not quite as stackable but are just as easy to step over in a crowded set and, of course, enjoy much higher mobility. Steel construction, natch.
Take note that this is a Junior boom requiring a Junior light stand. It's also one heavy beast at 45 lbs with the two counterweights I always use. That's before attaching the payload! While usually a Matthews loyalist, I doubt they could match this particular rig for build quality and ease of use.
Take note that this is a Junior boom requiring a Junior light stand. It's also one heavy beast at 45 lbs with the two counterweights I always use. That's before attaching the payload! While usually a Matthews loyalist, I doubt they could match this particular rig for build quality and ease of use.
Take note that this is a Junior boom requiring a Junior light stand. It's also one heavy beast at 45 lbs with the two counterweights I always use. That's before attaching the payload! While usually a Matthews loyalist, I doubt they could match this particular rig for build quality and ease of use.
In this social media age, there are often things that take off like rockets as fads, generally when someone starts asking, "What is the best...."
C-stands fall into that category. They've been used since forever primarily as flag holders in the cine world, and secondarily as light holders. But thirty years ago, nobody was talking about them as light holders in the still photography world.
Suddenly they took off in social media for still photographers.
The fact is, in every still photography light stand application, there is a better light stand option than a C-stand. I've got one C-stand, and I've got maybe a dozen other stands of half a dozen different types, from a broad-based rolling studio stand with a long boom to diminutive low-boy lightweight backlight stands.
Sometimes I need a stand that can hold a light on a boom over my subject and yet be responsive to being moved by a touch of a few fingers. Sometimes I need to pack six stands into a case and heft it by myself into my minivan.
There is no task for which some other light stand isn't better than a C-stand...except for when I need a flag or cookie held out by a grip arm close to the scene.
For example, my Manfrotto Master 004B stands have the following specs and they will take wheels:
Footprint diameter: 37"/94 cm
Weight: 2.15Kg
Load capacity: 9Kg
Max Height: 385 cm
vs
Impact Turtle Base C-Stand specs:
Footprint diameter: 37"/94 cm
Weight: 9Kg
Load capacity: 10Kg
Max Height: 330 cm
My Manfrotto steel Cine Stands far exceed the capacity of a c-stand and are more stable.
