Yes, I'd love a RedWing QuickStand as well. A friend has one and they
are so incredibly handy it's hard to believe that RedWing has stopped
producing them. I have also thought of modifying an existing stand to
do the same. I'll be all ears for a success story.
Chuck Norcutt
Daniel Sepke wrote:
> Ali,
>
> My personal preference is for a straight stand for most of my lights (I use
> the three section non air damped version of the Manfrotto stand shown in the
> listing). If you intend to do table top shots you might need a boom arm
> stand to get a light directly over the subject. For most people/portrait
> work I find straight stands are all I need though I plan on getting a boom
> arm at some point. My setup for portraits includes five stands, two for the
> backdrop bar to sit on, one for the hair light, one for the main light and
> one for the fill. Very traditional three light setup really but versatile
> enough for my needs. If I had a permanent space I would get a wheeled dolly
> stand for the main light to sit on (or get casters for the stand I already
> have...).
>
> For location work I wish I had a RedWing Quickstand but they are now
> impossible to find since being discontinued (I didn't even find one when
> offering a $25 finders fee). The Quickstand has a mechanism that
> automatically spreads the legs when you set it down and folds the legs up
> when you pick the stand up. Very easy and quick one handed operation for
> location work. I have it in mind to try modifying a regular stand for the
> same functionality (Dr Flash, I will let you know if I have success in
> this).
>
> The price on this stand is good at the moment but you can probably beat it
> by going off brand. Used stands are probably better purchased locally so you
> can check them for bends and make sure the locks all work right. If you
> decide to get more serious then buying a branded stand over a third party
> might be worth considering, but if it works it works...
>
> Good luck and have fun with it!
>
> Dan S.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ali Shah
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 11:09 PM
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Stand to hold a flash
>>
>>
>> I am looking into a basic setup for remote flash. A light
>> stand that will hold a flash and an umbrella.
>> Will something like item # 160065512027 on yabe do the trick?
>> There are straight stands and boom stands...what will work
>> the best?!?! Right now I just want something to mess around with.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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