Boom stands

[JDArt]

These seem entirely too expensive from B&H and other well-known retailers. Does anyone have any tips on good boom stands that don't cost an arm and a leg. They must, of course, be strong enough to handle the weight of a monolight plus soft box.

Thanks.

[bgeorge]

Stay away from the Amonva (however you spell it) booms on ebay.... light stand and boom arm ok, but the boom arm mounting stinks, can not tighten enough to support weight of monolight.

[JDArt]

Yipes. I was just looking at those. Which models specifically? They have three or four booms listed.

[photosbymorgan2]

Heavy duty stands from Alien Bee work great. I have 4 stands and have never had a problem. I have wheels for my stands so I can roll them around my studio with ease.

[bgeorge]

Originally Posted by JDArt

Yipes. I was just looking at those. Which models specifically? They have three or four booms listed.

I believe all of their boom arms have the same clamping method. I had one from balcar some years ago that was far better but .. no gots no more. Bogen makes a sweet setup, although not cheap.

[JDArt]

Originally Posted by photosbymorgan2

Heavy duty stands from Alien Bee work great. I have 4 stands and have never had a problem. I have wheels for my stands so I can roll them around my studio with ease.

Great. Do you have a link to a particular model?

I see this one, but it's just an arm:

http://www.alienbees.com/lb11.html

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

I use manfrotto and Impact.
I order from B&H in the states, you should see the prices here .

[photosbymorgan2]

Originally Posted by JDArt

Great. Do you have a link to a particular model?

I see this one, but it's just an arm:

http://www.alienbees.com/lb11.html

OK,

The stand I use is here - http://www.alienbees.com/ls3900.html

If you are actually looking for a boom arm then I would go with what Frank suggested as the Bee Arm is nice but not as stable as others. But the stand to hold the arm is great.

[lordarka]

The AB super-duty stand is pretty nice. I have one, but I prefer the feel and overall build quality of the Calumet brand booms and boom stands. Their booms are great; the clamp is all metal, and the boom has built in cord management, which is great to deal with dangling cables from monolights or pack+heads. I've never put my Profoto monolights on it, but the boom+stand setup handle Acute heads and AB monolights reasonably well.

Arka C.

[JDArt]

lordarka, which model specifically of the calumet? I called them today and ended up talking to a guy who didn't know their line very well. Must support, I'd say, 11 pounds, monolight plus 3-foot or 5-foot soft box.