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Light Stands! What to Look For When Buying

3,286 views · Published 19 February 2014 · 3:19 · Indexed 16 October 2026

Channel: Curtis Judd · 2014 · Education

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Light stands are not the most exciting piece of gear but if you're shooting with lights, you've got to have them.

In this episode we take a quick tour through the light stands that I have and I give some insights on what to look for when shopping for yours.

Gear Used in this episode:

ePhoto Light Stands -- I do NOT recommend these but if you need a cheap lighting kit, they come with the ePhoto 4500 Watt Softbox Kit which puts out nice light, if you can live with the flimsy build quality:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NJIWYY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005NJIWYY&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Slightly better quality but still affordable light stand by PBL:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BI3WX9O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BI3WX9O&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Manfrotto Stands--updated from when I bought mine 20 years ago but this seems to be the best price for a stand that will work for a good long time:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001B16TN4/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001B16TN4&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Sandbags to stabilize your stand--be sure to put gaff tape over any protruding screws on your stand legs before putting these on. Also put the sand in heavy ziploc bags and then put the ziploc bags with sand into these. Trust me, it'll save you some grief and prevent an angry significant other/spouse.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006U4BD1A/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006U4BD1A&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Cheap Umbrella adapter--gets the job done for less than $10 USD:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TYDBYQ/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B003TYDBYQ&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Manfrotto Umbrella adapter--same as above but much better built if you're buying for the long-term:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ENW61I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001ENW61I&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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Century Stand--built like a tank and super sturdy, but can be a lot to schlep around for location work and on the pricey side. But again, if you're buying for the long-term, these will last longer than most of us will live:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006BGSVQ2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006BGSVQ2&linkCode=as2&tag=timligmusonth-20

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This episode shot with the following:

- Nikon D600
- Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AF-D Lens
- Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D Lens
- Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 DSP Audio Interface
- Golden Age Project R1 Active mk III Ribbon Microphone
- Adobe Premiere Pro CC
- Adobe Speedgrade CC

Music copyright Curtis Judd 2014

Ethics statement: Some of the links above are Amazon.com, B&H Photo, or other affiliate links.

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