Flashpoint 10′ C (Century) Light Stand on Turtle Base Kit w/40 Grip Arm & 2 GOBO Heads and Baby Pin – Chrome

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I don’t give a lot of five star reviews, but the Flashpoint C stand deserves it. I have used a lot of C stands – mostly Avenger brand. I was a bit hesitant at the affordability of this stand and all of the features. I was worried the stability or quality would suffer because of the added features – boy was I wrong. If you are looking for a lightweight stand for your speedlight, this isn’t it. C stands are supposed to be heavy and in my experience scary to use. I have had my hand or finger squashed many times with the old-school C Stands, and this is resolved in the Flashpoint version with the addition of inner springs, a great touch! I love the fact that the stand comes with the boom arm the knuckle and baby pin. What this means is that most lights you would use on this stand are accommodated right out of the box. Just setup the stand attach the light and your all set. I use this stand with my profoto D2, Photoflex Flexflash 400 and Starlight 600. The larger Photoflex Constellation continuous lights also work perfectly on this stand.

Use and features:
The padded grip is nice, and feels luxurious compared to the old Avenger stands. I like that the boom arm is included. Be aware that there is no bag included (which is not unusual at all) and this stand is super heavy. The knuckles can be tightened down hard just like the old Avenger stands. The 10 foot height is great and even with heavy lights at that height, the stand was stable and not “tippy”.

Pros:
Heavy sturdy good quality stand
Boom arm included, works with most strobes and as a gobo arm right out of the box
Base is removable and the whole unit breaks down for easy travel (did I mention this stand is heavy?)
Works with or without the boom arm.
Risers are spring loaded (awesome feature)
Legs lock into place when opened

Cons:
The only real negative which is an inherent negative with C stands is that they are heavy.

Conclusion:
Still with me? awesome! if you found my review helpful would you help me out and mark it as useful. I love this stand. As I said in the introduction, I don’t give a lot of five star reviews I am very critical of my photo equipment. This stand for the price and quality is a great find. I’m sad that I waited this long to push the button and buy one from Flashpoint.

Quick assembly! Super pumped to carry this rig to my shoot next week!

This thing weighs a ton! This is my first heavy duty light stand. I’m impressed with the weight and build. However, it did not come with any sort of instructions. I’m not sure if I’m opening the legs correctly – it takes a lot of force to get them to open, as they “lock” into closed position. I feel like I’m forcing them open. The first leg is VERY hard to open and then the two others are easier. It definitely feels like there must be some sort of release, but it isn’t evident. There also doesn’t seem to be any way of locking the legs into open position, so I just randomly space them equally apart. This is a bit problematic, because as I move the stand around, the legs can shift, leaving the stand more vulnerable to tipping because the feet aren’t equally distributed. Perhaps I’m not opening them correctly – if someone would care to provide some instructions, that would be appreciated! LOL! Instructions would have been VERY helpful! It does seem very well-made and heavy duty though.

I’ve only used it once so far, and I see that it would be soooo much better if it were on wheels, as it’s very heavy, awkward, and unbalanced to lift and move it when you’ve got a head on the boom. I found that the legs moved and I had to fix them in the midst of the awkwardness. I’m going to check into putting wheels on it.