Light Stand Carbon Fiber, Adjustable Tripod Stand for Photography, 260cm/102inch Studio Sturdy Tripod for Speedlite Flash Softbox Strobe Light Camera with Carrying Bag

Im in love with this stand, as someone who is mobile with a flash this is light weight and can configure to be used in multiple different ways. It is compact and can easily be carried in the bag with a finger. I like the hook on the bottom for extra weighted bags to help with stability. If you have a umbrella or soft box the wind can be an issue with the top-heavy flash and light weight stand. But I still love this item for my mobile business.

I like the carbon fiber, lite weight and sturdy. The ability to add a weight at the bottom is nice.

Needed a quality tall and light stand for the ubiquitous sports parent camera setup at games. This fit the bill nicely. Hinges and joints all seem quality and lock up with minimal wiggle etc. Time will tell on durability but so far so good.

I love it. Light weight and easier to setup or breakdown. The height is perfect. I have sent the link to other photographers and videographers to purchase this .

Bought two - they are exactly as described and are lighter than expected. Considering replacing all my stands with these.

This thing is awesome. I have to admit, I got it because the red with the carbon fiber looks pretty cool and I wanted to see how the extended legs would help with uneven surfaces. But when I started using it I was blown away by the quality. Even the case is nice. The movement is very smooth all around. The twist locks are very solid and don't require a ton of twist like some other twist lock tripods I have used. I really like the feature that you can use part of it as a boom. It is very light, but the trade-off with the carbon fiber is that there is some flex to it. Not a huge deal if you have a relatively light mic on the end.The telescoping legs are a really nice feature. This combined with the weight make it the ideal field stand. I also really like the beefy center ring. And the center hook works well and feels solid. And I know this is a small personal preference of mine, but I appreciate the minimal branding.I have really enjoyed using this and have even attached a ball head to it and taken it out as my primary tripod once just to see how that would go. It was great and felt very secure because of the large and stable footprint. But as a tripod I had to watch that I did not extend it to be too high since again, the carbon fiber has a little flex to it.

This light stand was a joy to use and pretty surprising to be honest. It packs down really small but when needed can get pretty tall and also work on uneven ground. I was a little concerned with the thinner than normal frame compared to some of the sturdier C-stands and other light stands I used but for basic lights with a reflector or Strobist style speedlight shooting this thing is perfectly fine. I wouldn't put a 60 inch octobox on this or anything.Not that it matters a lot, but this light stand is very beautiful looking. It reminds me of a sports card and just carries a beautiful red/black/carbon fiber aesthetic that you may or may not like.The carbon fiber actually makes a big difference when it comes to weight. This thing packs down really small for how tall it can get. It's really not just awesome but honestly probably the evolution needed for portable anywhere you go lightstands.Not only does the center column go up a respectable height, you can also increase the length of the legs even taller, which is very unique and pretty awesome. The only thing that's limited compared to using something like a tripod as a light stand is the legs aren't independent to each other so you can't really do extreme creative setups such as having the center column tilted off axis while still having full support with the legs and a counter weight.Saying that I wouldn't get 4 of these for a studio personally. Not that it wouldn't be useful, but I would just get some nice heavy duty light stands or c-stands. Where this thing shines is in the field shooting where you want to deal with less weight, have flexibility to adjust to the terrain, and look good doing it.This will be the new on field single light support solution for me now over a 17 year old Giotto's center twist light stand that's older than my daughter. It will be odd retiring that one but this thing is really incredible.